DESIGNATING THE SECOND WEEK OF SEPTEMBER OF EACH YEAR AS “EDUCATION WEEK”

WHEREAS, in a democracy like the Philippines, in
order that an intelligent public opinion may be formed, it is necessary that
the people be kept constantly informed about the policies and achievements of
the Government;

WHEREAS, under Article XIV, section 5, of the
Constitution of the Philippines, the education of all the people, young and
adult, is one of the primary concerns of the Government; and

WHEREAS, it was in or about the second week of
September, 1898, that the first public schools were established in the
Philippines after the American occupation on August 13, 1898;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of
the Philippines, do hereby declare the second week of September of each year as
“Education Week,” during which period vital information about the objectives,
work, and accomplishments of the public schools may be disseminated among the
people.

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 Baguio, this 22nd day of
April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen and forty-nine, and of the
Independence of the Philippines, the third.

ELPIDIO QURINO
President of the Philippines

By the President:
TEODORO EVANGELISTA
Executive Secretary

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