Declaring October 21-27, 1985 as Agrarian Reform Week
Proclamation No. 2459, issued on October 10, 1985, declares the week of October 21 to 27, 1985, as Agrarian Reform Week in the Philippines. This proclamation commemorates the anniversary of Presidential Decree No. 27, which emancipated tenants from feudal bondage on October 21, 1972, marking a significant milestone in the country’s agrarian reform program. The declaration aims to highlight the importance of tenant emancipation in enhancing farmers' security of tenure and improving their socio-economic conditions, as part of the national economic recovery efforts. The observance is organized by various government bodies and farmers' associations to focus national attention on agrarian reform.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 2459
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 10, 1985
PROCLAMATION NO. 2459
DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 21 TO 27, 1985 AS AGRARIAN REFORM WEEK
WHEREAS, a milestone in our agrarian reform program was the promulgation of P.D. 27 on October 21, 1972, emancipating tenants from feudal bondage;
WHEREAS, agrarian reform has strengthened the security of tenure of the farmers and improved their social and economic conditions and is now being pursued as a support measure to the national economic recovery program; cd i
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to declare an agrarian reform week to celebrate the anniversary of this significant event in our history to focus national attention on Tenant Emancipation as a turning point in our efforts at national development;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declared the period from October 21 to 27, 1985 as AGRARIAN REFORM WEEK under the auspices of the Ministry of Agrarian Reform, Land Bank of the Philippines, Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation and duly organized farmers associations.
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 10th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five.
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Declaring October 21-27, 1985 as Agrarian Reform Week, Proclamation No. 2459, Oct 10, 1985 (Philippines)
Declaring October 21-27, 1985 as Agrarian Reform Week, Proclamation No. 2459 (Phil. 1985)
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