Amendments to Proclamation No. 64 (October 2, 1992)
Proclamation No. 64-A, issued on October 26, 1992, amends a prior proclamation that authorized the Philippine Postal Corporation to conduct a nationwide fundraising campaign for Mt. Pinatubo eruption victims. The fundraising period was extended from December 31, 1992, to February 28, 1993, with a surcharge of twenty-five centavos (P0.25) on all postage stamps. Additionally, an extra surcharge of one peso (P1.00) was imposed on foreign airmail from November 1, 1992, to February 28, 1993. The funds raised are intended to support the resettlement of affected communities in Central Luzon and are exempt from income tax under the 1992 General Appropriations Act.
October 26, 1992
PROCLAMATION NO. 64-A
AMENDING PROCLAMATION NO. 64, DATED OCTOBER 2, 1992, WHICH AUTHORIZED THE PHILIPPINE POSTAL CORPORATION TO CONDUCT A NATIONWIDE FUND CAMPAIGN FOR THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1992, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE VICTIMS OF THE MT. PINATUBO ERUPTIONS THROUGH THE IMPOSITION OF A SURCHARGE ON ALL POSTAGE STAMPS, INCLUDING METERED POSTAGE, IN THE AMOUNT OF TWENTY-FIVE CENTAVOS (P0.25), BY EXTENDING THE PERIOD TO FEBRUARY 28, 1993, AND INCLUDING THE IMPOSITION OF AN ADDITIONAL SURCHARGE OF ONE PESO (P1.00) ON ALL FOREIGN AIRMAIL, INCLUDING METERED POSTAGE FOR THE PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER 1, 1992 TO FEBRUARY 28, 1993
WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 64, dated October 2, 1992, authorized the Philippine Postal Corporation to conduct a nationwide fund campaign during the period from October 1 to December 31, 1992, for the benefit of the victims of the Mt. Pinatubo eruptions through the imposition of a surcharge on all postage stamps, including metered postage, in the amount of twenty-five centavos (P0.25); cd
WHEREAS, in order to fully pursue the conceived resettlement program to affected citizens surrounding the Mt. Pinatubo area and the other towns of Central Luzon, the government desires to utilize and maximize all non-tax fund sources to support said program;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby amend Proclamation No. 64, dated October 2, 1992, which authorized the Philippine Postal Corporation to conduct a nationwide campaign for the period from October 1 to December 31, 1992, for the benefit of the victims of the Mt. Pinatubo eruptions through the imposition of a surcharge on all postage stamps, including metered postage, in the amount of twenty-five centavos (P0.25), by extending the period to February 28, 1993, and including the imposition of an additional surcharge of one peso (P1.00) on foreign airmail, including metered postage, for the period from November 1, 1992 to February 28, 1993, pursuant to Section 6 (a and c) of Republic Act No. 7354, Provided, that the same be exempt from any form of income tax whatsoever pursuant to Section 15, General Provisions, of CY 1992 General Appropriations Act. aisa dc
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 26th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Two.