[ PROCLAMATION NO. 215, November 25, 1955 ]
DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY 14 TO MARCH 31, 1956, AS THE TIME FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS
WHEREAS, the Philippine National Red Cross, the body corporate and politic duly created and officially designated by Republic Act No. 95 to assist the Republic of the Philippines in discharging its obligations set forth in the Geneva Convention and to perform other functions vested upon a national Red Cross society, depends solely upon voluntary public contributions to carry out its duties and responsibilities, having no other regular source of income; and
WHEREAS, said organization has, through unstinted labor, proven itself an indispensable institution in the promotion of public welfare, especially in times of emergency, symbolizing our national spirit of compassion and our universal aspirations for peace and understanding;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare the period from February 14 to March 31, 1956, as the time for the Ninth Annual Fund Campaign of the Philippine National Red Cross. I urge all citizens and residents of this country, as well as all associations and organizations, to help actively in this campaign by giving of their means, time, and effort to realize the aims and purposes of the Philippine National Red Cross.
I authorize all national, provincial, city, and municipal government officials and school authorities to accept, for the Philippine National Red Cross, fund-raising responsibilities, and urge them to take the initiative and active 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 25th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.
RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines
By the President:
MARIANO YENKO, JR.
Assistant Executive Secretary