DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM JULY 14 TO JULY 20, 1952, AS NATIONAL PLANTING WEEK

WHEREAS, the Philippines being essentially ah agricultural country, the soil
may well be regarded as the very foundation of our national economy;

WHEREAS, one of our main and immediate objectives
is to achieve self-sufficiency in our basic foodstuffs; and

WHEREAS, the attainment of this objective could
be accelerated by intensifying planting activities;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare
the period from July 14 to July 20, 1952, as National Planting Week, and
designate the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to take charge
of, and coordinate, all activities in commemoration of said Week.

I call upon all citizens and residents of the
Philippines, of whatever race, nationality or creed, to undertake during said
Week such planting activities as would strengthen the national economy, and I
enjoin all governors, city mayors and officers and employees of the national
and local governments to extend their assistance and cooperation in the
celebration to give it full force and effect.

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 9th day of June,
in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, and of the
Independence of the Philippines, the sixth.

ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARCIANO ROQUE
Acting Executive Secretary

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