PROCLAMATION NO. 84, October 27, 1954
DECLARING DECEMBER 5, 1954, AS PEACE THROUGH PRAYER DAY
wHEREAS, peace is the common concern and
obsession of all mankind; and
WHEREAS, there can be no durable peace, peace
with justice and dignity, unless it is built on some spiritual foundation in
the hearts and souls of men;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of
the Philippines, do hereby declare December 5, 1954, as Peace Through Prayer
Day. I call upon all the people and residents of the Philippines, regardless of
race or creed, to take active part in the observance of this Day to the end
that we may enjoy the blessings of true and pasting peace.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
Ramon Magsaysay President of the Philippines
Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of
October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, and of the
Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.
RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines
By the President:
FRED RUIZ CASTRO
Executive Secretary