WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, a public corporation created under Commonwealth Act No. Ill for the purpose of promoting1 the character development and citizenship training of the youth of the land, conducts an annual nation-wide campaign for funds, outside of Greater Manila, with which to realize its avowed aims, including the development and expansion of essential services necessary for the accomplishment of its mission;

Whereas, the activities of the organization are national in scope but as a member of the Community Chest it benefits only from contributions derived within the territorial limits of Greater Manila;

WHEREAS, the organization has more than amply demonstrated that it merits and deserves the continued moral encouragement and material support of our people and that there is a great need for it to make the Scouting Program available to the thousands of boys all over the Philippines;

WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts of the Philippines is in need of funds to carry on its annual operations effectively, to intensify its nation-wide training and recruiting program so that great number of boys of Scout age seeking admission into the organization may be enrolled, to plan and promote other programs of activity for the benefit of its member, and to meet its obligations as a member of the International Scout Body; and

WHEREAS, the annual fund campaign, aside from offering us an opportunity to express in a concrete and tangible way or appreciation for the good work being done by the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, affords a means by which we may meet a civic obligation to our country by helping the Youth Organization train and mould every boy in the land to be a clean, upright, responsible, patriotic and God-fearing citizen;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines, do hereby designate and set aside the period from January 15 to February 14, 1951, for the Boy Scouts of the Philippines to conduct its 1951 Fund Campaign in the provinces and territories outside of Greater Manila and raise funds for the attainment of its avowed aims and purposes. I call upon all government officials and employees and all citizens and residents of the Philippines outside of Greater Manila to assist in this campaign and to give it their entire support so that the Boy Scouts of the Philippines will be assured of funds that will enable it to carry on its work all over the country and administer its program to as many of our boys of Scout age as possible. I also authorize all national authorities and teachers to accept, for the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, fund-raising responsibilities and urge them to give active support and leadership in their respective communities.

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 8th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the fifth.

ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines

By the President:
TEODORO EVANGELISTA
Executive Secretary