Declaring the Second Week of July of Every Year as National Science and Technology Week

June 30, 1982

PROCLAMATION NO. 2214

DECLARING THE SECOND WEEK OF JULY OF EVERY YEAR AS "NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WEEK," AND AUTHORIZING THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY TO UNDERTAKE APPROPRIATE COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONIES AND ACTIVITIES WITH THE SUPPORT OF OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR

WHEREAS, the Constitution provides that "the advancement of science and technology shall have priority in the national development;" casia

WHEREAS, the government recognizes the importance of giving impetus to the role of science and technology in the development of the country;

WHEREAS, the celebration of a "National Science and Technology Week" will provide an opportunity to focus regional and national attention on the contributions of science and technology to national development; and aisa dc

WHEREAS, there is a need for an opportune occasion to give recognition and appreciation of outstanding accomplishments and personalities in science and technology;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the second week of July, of every year as "National Science and Technology Week," and authorize the National Science and Technology Authority to undertake appropriate commemorative ceremonies and activities in connection thereof.

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 30th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Two.

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 78 No. 29, 3718-9 Supp., on July 19, 1982.