WHEREAS, this Organization has more than amply demonstrated that it merits, the continued moral encouragement and material support of our people and that there is a great need to extend Girl Scouting to thousands of other girls all over the country; and

WHEREAS, the Girl Scouts of the Philippines is in need of funds to carry on its work effectively, to intensify and promote such program activities as will be of great benefit to its members and the communities in which they live, and to meet its obligations and participate actively as a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the authority vested in me by law, do hereby authorize the Girl Scouts of the Philippines to conduct a national fund drive during the period from November 15 to December 30, 1954, in the province and territories outside of Greater Manila. I call upon all citizens and residents of the Philippines outside Greater Manila to assist wholeheartedly in this campaign and to give their utmost support so that the Girl Scouts of the Philippines may be assured of adequate funds with which to carry on its work. I authorize all the treasurers of provincial, city and municipal government, as well as school officials and teachers, to accept, for the Girl 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 31st day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO
Executive Secretary