PROCLAMATION NO. 76
WHEREAS, Section 9, Article II of the Constitution
provides that "The State shall promote a just and dynamic social order
that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation and free
the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate social
services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living and an
improved quality of life for all;
WHEREAS, the Filipino national
now at the crossroads of history faces great problems as it adjusts its
goals, approaches and institutions toward national reconstruction,
recovery and human progress;
WHEREAS, these problems threaten the
day by day survival of the most vulnerable among our population — the
large number of women and children that would be denied of their right
to health care, nutrition, knowledge and education, and better access to
economic and social opportunities;
WHEREAS, underscoring the
problems is the pace of our population growth and that of our capability
to provide for our women and children which depends to a large measure
on how we meet our population challenge;
WHEREAS, there is a need
to launch an envigorated and intensified campaign that shall provide
focus on population with national development efforts.
NOW,
THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of
the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from
November 23 to 29 and every year thereafter as "Population and
Development Week". The Commission on Population, with the cooperation
of the Department of Health, shall plan for, organize and coordinate the
activities for the celebration of the week.
All government
departments, agencies and government owned and controlled corporations
are hereby enjoined to support and participate in the Celebration.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
Adopted: 16 Oct. 1992
(SGD.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President