Proclamation No. 1163, issued on July 16, 1973, designates the period from August 1 to December 31, 1973, for a national fundraising campaign for the Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP). The proclamation emphasizes the importance of youth development and recognizes the GSP's significant role in character building and citizenship education. It also notes the inclusion of Girl Scouting in the high school curriculum, necessitating additional funding to support these initiatives. Citizens and residents are called upon to contribute generously to ensure the GSP can sustain its programs and activities.
July 16, 1973
PROCLAMATION NO. 1163
DESIGNATING THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1973, FOR THE NATIONAL FUND CAMPAIGN OF THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE PHILIPPINES
WHEREAS, youth development and training is a primary concern of the New Society in its efforts to build a strong, healthy and responsible citizenry in accordance with the mandate of the new Constitution;
WHEREAS, Girl Scouting has shown, in the last 33 years, that it is one of the most effective vehicles for youth development through its positive program for character building and citizenship education;
WHEREAS, the Government, in recognition of the GSP's contribution to national growth, has decreed the inclusion of Girl Scouting in the high school curriculum; and
WHEREAS, the GSP Organization needs funds to sustain its existing projects and activities and support the program which the inclusion of Scouting in the curriculum would necessarily require;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROBERTO V. REYES, Acting Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby authorize the Girl Scouts of the Philippines to conduct a national fund drive during the period from August 1 to December 31, 1973. I call upon all citizens and residents of the Philippines to assist wholeheartedly in this campaign and to give generously of their means so that the Girl Scouts of the Philippines may be assured of adequate funds with which to carry on its week.
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 16th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Three.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 69 No. 30 Page 6596-I on July 23, 1973.