DESIGNATING THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 19 TO SEPTEMBER 19, 1949 AS “ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS MONTH” AND AUTHORIZING THE PHILIPPINE TUBERCULOSIS SOCIETY TO CONDUCT A NATIONAL FUND AND EDUCA…

WHEREAS, the campaign against tuberculosis in the
Philippines must be carried on year after year through the concerted efforts of
all the people in order to advance further the progress so far achieved in the
prevention and control of this dreadful disease;

WHEREAS, to enable the Philippine Tuberculosis
Society to prosecute more vigorously and extensively the all-important task of
combating this constant threat to the health, economic security and general
welfare of the people, said Society should be provided with the needed funds
and other forms of assistance from the public; and

WHEREAS, education of the masses is one of the
most effective means of controlling the ravages of tuberculosis;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of
the Philippines, by virtue of the authority vested in me by law, do hereby
designate the period from August 10 to September 19, 1949, as
“Anti-Tuberculosis Month” and authorize the Philippine Tuberculosis Society to
conduct a national fund and educational drive during said period. I call upon all
citizens and residents of the Philippines, irrespective of nationality or
creed, to assist in this humanitarian campaign by giving generously so that we
may keep this dreadful disease under control. I authorize all the treasurers of
provincial, city, and municipal governments as well as school officials to
accept, for the Philippine Tuberculosis Society, voluntary contributions and
donations and to issue official receipts therefor.

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 22nd day of
July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, and of the
Independence of the Philippines, the second.

ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines

By the President:
TEODORO EVANGELISTA
Executive Secretary

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