[ PROCLAMATION NO. 136, July 16, 1963 ]
DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 2 TO 8, 1963, AS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WEEK AND CREATING A COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE OF ITS OBSERVANCE
In order to give impetus to the role of science in the economic development of the country, I, Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare the period from December 2 to 8, 1963, as Science and Technology Week to be observed throughout the country in schools, colleges, and universities, with appropriate ceremonies, under the sponsorship of the National Science Development Board.
The following are hereby designated members of a committee to take charge of the national observance of the week with particular emphasis on the role of science in the Five-Year Socio-Economic Program:
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The Chairman, National Science Development Board |
Chairman |
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The President, Philippine Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
1st Vice-Chairman |
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The President, Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science |
2nd Vice-Chairman |
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The President, Confederation of Scientific Organization of the Philippines |
Member |
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The President, Philippine Council of Science and Technology |
Member |
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The President, United Technological Organization, of the Philippines |
Member |
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The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources |
Member |
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The Secretary of Commerce and Industry |
Member |
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The Secretary of Education |
Member |
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The Secretary of Health |
Member |
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The Chairman, National Research Council |
Member |
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The Chairman, United Nations Educational Science and Cultural Organization |
Member |
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The President, Chamber of Agriculture and Natural Resources |
Member |
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The President, Philippine Chamber of Industries |
Member |
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The President, National Press Club of the Philippines |
Member |
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-three.
DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL
President of the Philippines
By
the President:
RUFINO G. HECHANOVA
Executive Secretary