DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 4 TO 11, 1955, AND EVERY WEEK BEGINNING WITH THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY DECEMBER THEREAFTER AS BARRIO FARMERS’ WEEK

WHEREAS, there are fifteen million Filipinos
living in the rural areas under economic and social conditions which call for
more desirable improvement;

WHEREAS, national progress may be advanced a
great deal by pursuing a program of amelioration operating at the barrio level
and which aims to broaden the opportunities of the people for developing human
and natural resources available in rural areas; and

WHEREAS, it is essential to focus attention on
the requirements and capacities of our barrios, to foster rural-mindedness and
leadership among the barrio people, and to stimulate nationwide efforts of
self-help towards rural betterment;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare
the period from December 4 to 11, 1955, and every week beginning with the first
Sunday of every December thereafter, as Barrio Farmers’ Week and authorize and
direct municipal, provincial, and national government officials to make
available their facilities and per­sonnel in the successful prosecution of the
objectives of the Barrio Farmers’ Week, and designate the Department of
Agriculture and Natural Resources to take charge of, and coordinate, all
activities in commemoration of said week. I also hereby authorize and direct
the Department of Education, the Department of Health, the Department of Public
Works and Communications, the Social Welfare Administration, the Agricultural
Credit and Cooperative Financing Administration, and other related government
agencies to participate actively in the celebration and to cooperate with the Department
of Agriculture and Natural Resources. I likewise urge civic-spirited citizens
and civic associations or organizations, such as the Rotary, Lions, Jaycees,
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, National Federation of Women’s Clubs, PRRM, PRUCIS,
NAMFREL, Chamber of Agriculture, Farmers Clubs of the Philippines, and others,
to participate actively in the celebration and to extend their wholehearted
cooperation to insure its success.

Proclamation No. 76, dated October 12, 1954, is
hereby repealed.

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 23rd day of
September, 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 YENGKO, JR.
Assistant Executive Secretary