PROCLAMATION NO. 130, March 05, 1955
DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 21 TO 27, 1955, AS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WEEK
WHEREAS, the employees constituting the backbone
of the governmental machinery are fully dedicated to the public service; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that the people
take cognizance of the invaluable services rendered by these public servants,
and of their loyalty and devotion to duty;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of
the Philippines, do hereby declare the period from March 21 to 27, 1955, as
Government Employees Week. I call upon all citizens and residents of the
Philippines as well as all schools and civic organizations to turn their
thoughts to the honest, loyal and devoted government employees in grateful
appreciation of the services rendered by them. The Week should likewise be
devoted to the attainment of maximum service efficiency and the highest degree
of harmony and cooperation between the public and the employees.
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 5th day of
March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-five, and of the
Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.
RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines
By the President:
FRED RUIZ CASTRO
Executive Secretary