National Educational and Fund Campaign of the Foundation for Youth Development in the Philippines, Inc.

Proclamation No. 2112Presidential Issuances

Proclamation No. 2112, issued on August 31, 1981, authorizes the Foundation for Youth Development in the Philippines, Inc. to conduct a national educational and fundraising campaign for one year. This initiative aligns with the government’s policy under the "Educational Development Decree of 1972," emphasizing the importance of literacy in achieving socio-economic growth. The proclamation highlights the need for collaborative efforts between the government and private sectors to combat ignorance and poverty, promoting dignity and equal opportunities. The campaign aims to enhance functional literacy and mobilize human resources in support of national development.

August 31, 1981

PROCLAMATION NO. 2112

AUTHORIZING THE FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES, INC. TO CONDUCT A NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND FUND CAMPAIGN FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR

WHEREAS, under the "Educational Development Decree of 1972," one of the declared policies of the government is to assure the maximum participation of all the people in the attainment and enjoyment of the benefits of accelerated economic development and social progress; cdt

WHEREAS, literacy and socio-economic growth are closely interrelated;

WHEREAS, functional literacy promotion, integrated with the over-all national development plan, is the most practical and effective approach for the training and mobilization of our human resources so that they can support intelligently the thrust of national development under the New Society; and

WHEREAS, the combined efforts of the government and private agencies to implement the fundamental duty of unfettering our illiterates from ignorance, poverty and fear to give them dignity and equal opportunities and to enable them to participate creatively in nation building, can succeed only if the whole nation extends maximum moral and financial support;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby authorize the Foundation for Youth Development in the Philippines, Inc. to conduct its seventh national educational and fund campaign for a period of one year from the issuance of this proclamation.

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 31st day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-One.

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 77 No. 35, 4420-12 Supp., on August 31, 1981.