Extension of the Balikbayan Program
Letter of Instructions No. 985, issued by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on January 21, 1980, extends the Balikbayan program for overseas Filipinos and their families until February 28, 1981. This initiative aims to promote cultural pride and heritage among overseas Filipino communities while allowing them to visit the Philippines and witness the country's developments. The program continues to provide the same incentives and benefits previously established in 1974. The extension reflects the enthusiastic participation of overseas Filipinos in the program over the past six years.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 985
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 21, 1980
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 985
TO : All Concerned
WHEREAS, the response of overseas Filipinos to the Balikbayan program continues to be enthusiastic; for the past six years they have constituted the second largest group of tourist arrivals;
WHEREAS, overseas Filipino communities, either directly or through Philippine diplomatic missions, continue to appeal for the extension of the program so that community members can visit the homeland and personally observe the achievements of the New Society; casia
WHEREAS, the Balikbayan program continues to develop among the second and third generation of overseas Filipinos pride in their historical and cultural heritage;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby extend the Balikbayan program to overseas Filipinos who are now citizens or permanent residents of other lands, and their families and descendants, to another period beginning 1 March 1980 to 28 February 1981 featuring the same incentives and benefits provided by Letter of Instructions No. 210 issued on 20 August 1974.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 21st day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty. cd
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Extension of the Balikbayan Program, Letter of Instructions No. 985, Jan 21, 1980 (Philippines)
Extension of the Balikbayan Program, Letter of Instructions No. 985 (Phil. 1980)
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