Declaring March 7-12, 1983 as National Printing Week

March 3, 1983

PROCLAMATION NO. 2275

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 7 TO 12, 1983, AS "NATIONAL PRINTING WEEK"

WHEREAS, the printing industry renders indispensable service to the country in the promotion of arts and culture, and in the government's efforts against illiteracy;

WHEREAS, the printing industry, as one of the most effective tools of communication, has contributed to the far-reaching goals of the New Society; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to focus the attention of the public on the vital role played by the printing industry in our national development;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from March 7 to 12, 1983, as "National Printing Week" under the auspices of the Printing Industries Association of the Philippines, Inc.

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 3rd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Three.