PROCLAMATION NO. 213, November 19, 1955
DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER 25 TO DECEMBER 1, 1955, BOTH DATES INCLUSIVE, AS CORN PRODUCTION WEEK
WHEREAS, in order to encourage the production of
corn, one of the basic commodities of our country, it is necessary to set aside
a period during which the people’s attention may be drawn to the importance of
increasing our corn production;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of
the Philippines, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 30 of the
Revised Administrative Code, do hereby declare the period from November 25 to
December 1, 1955, both dates inclusive, as Corn Production Week.
The Department of Agriculture and Natural
Resources shall take charge of and coordinate all activities in connection with
the celebration of said Week.
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 19th day of
November, 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:
FRED RUIZ CASTRO
Executive Secretary