DECLARING THE THIRD WEEK OF NOVEMBER OF EVERY YEAR AS SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION WEEK

WHEREAS, in this period of rehabilitation it is
imperative that we preserve our manpower and conserve our material
wealth;

WHEREAS, the progressive industrialization of our
country has increased hazards in workplaces with the consequent rise of
accident frequency;

WHEREAS, accidents entail not only heavy
financial losses that adversely affect the economic stability of the country
but also untold human sufferings and tragedies that cause dislocation in our
social life;

WHEREAS, to minimize such sufferings and losses,
it is necessary that steps be taken towards making the people safety-conscious;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of
the Philippines, do hereby proclaim the third week of November of every year as
Safety and Accident Preven­tion Week and designate the Department of Labor to
take charge of, and coordinate, all activities in celebration of said Week.
Public and private schools, public and private industrial and commercial
establishments, government and private offices, and labor unions are hereby
enjoined to observe the Week in an appropriate manner with a view to
disseminating safety consciousness and propagating the gospel of the Green
Cross throughout the country.

Proclamation No. 309 dated April 1, 1952, is
hereby revoked.

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 28th day of May,
in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, and of the
Independence of the Philippines, the eighth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

FRED RUIZ CASTRO
Executive Secretary