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[ PROCLAMATION NO. 176, October 21, 1963 ]

DECLARING THE THIRD WEEK OF OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR AS FISH CONSERVATION WEEK

WHEREAS, the diet of the masses of our people is deficient in protein;

WHEREAS, fish is one of the cheapest sources of this vital substance;

WHEREAS, the Philippines can be self-sufficient in fish if our fishery resources are properly developed and exploited and illegal fishing stopped; and.

WHEREAS, it has become necessary that the people must be shown the importance of fish and other aquatic products to their well-being and to the economy of the country;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the third week of October of every year as Fish Conservation Week to be observed throughout the country in the manner that the following Committees shall deem proper and fitting:

National Committee

1. The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources	Chairman
2. The Secretary of Education	Member
3. The Secretary of National Defense	Member
4. The Executive Secretary	Member
5. The President, National Federation of Women’s Clubs	Member
6. The Chief Scout Executive, Girl Scouts of the Philippines	Member
7. A private citizen to be appointed by the President	Member
8. The Commissioner of Fisheries	Executive Officer

Provincial Committee

1. Provincial Governor	Chairman
2. Fisheries Regional Director, or District Fishery Officer, or Office in Charge of Sub-station or Fish Farm	Executive Officer
3. Division Superintendent of Schools	Member
4. Provincial Agricultural Supervisor	Member
5. Municipal Mayor of Provincial Capital	Member
6. A private citizen to be appointed by the Chairman	Member

Chartered City Committee

1. City Mayor	Chairman
2. Fisheries Regional Director of District Fishery Officer or Office in Charge of Sub-station or Fish Farm	Executive Officer
3. Supervising Teacher or Principal Teacher	Member
4. Local Agronomist	Member
5. A private citizen to be appointed by the Chairman	Member

Municipal Committee

1. Municipal Mayor	Chairman
2. Fisheries Regional Director of District Fishery Officer or Office in Charge of Sub-station or Fish Farm	Executive Officer
3. Supervising Teacher or Principal Teacher	Member
4. Municipal Agricultural Supervisor	Member
5. A private citizen to be appointed by the Chairman	Member

(Where there is no fishery officer in the locality, the Chairman of the Committee shall appoint the Executive Officer thereof).

The above Committees are hereby empowered to appoint such sub-committee as may be necessary to carry into effect the objectives of this proclamation.

Proclamation No. 101, dated October 26, 1948, as amended, is hereby revoked.

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 21st day of October, 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