Declaring October 22-28, 1984 as Public Relations Week
Proclamation No. 2385, issued on October 22, 1984, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, designates the period from October 22 to 28, 1984, as "Public Relations Week" in the Philippines. This declaration coincides with the First National Congress on Public Relations, which aims to address current challenges in the field. The proclamation recognizes the significant role of public relations in facilitating communication between the government, private industry, and the public. It emphasizes the contributions of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines, comprised of esteemed practitioners and corporate leaders in the field.
October 22, 1984
PROCLAMATION NO. 2385
DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 22 TO 28, 1984, AS "PUBLIC RELATIONS WEEK"
WHEREAS, the Public Relations Society of the Philippines is composed of members, the majority of whom are outstanding PR practitioners, PR managers of the country's top corporations and prominent PR directors of government corporations and offices;
WHEREAS, the Public Relations Society of the Philippines is scheduled to hold its First National Congress on Public Relations in Manila from October 22 to 28, 1984;
WHEREAS, the National Congress on Public Relations will be a forum for the deliberation of various ways and means of meeting the present difficulties from the public relations point of view; and
WHEREAS, the proclamation of October 22 to 28, 1984, will be a fitting recognition of the role of public relations in bridging the gap between the government and the private industry and the people;
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 October 22 to 28, 1984, as "Public Relations Week" under the auspices of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines.
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 22nd day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Four.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 80 No. 49 Page 6151 on December 3, 1984.