MALACAÑANG

MANILA

PROCLAMATION NO. 217

AUTHORIZING THE BOY SCOUTS OF THE PHILIPPINES TO CONDUCT A NATIONAL FUND CAMPAIGN FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 1993 TO 30 JUNE 1994

WHEREAS,

the noble and laudable purposes of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) deserve the full support of every Filipino and resident in the country, and every government office and agency, including the private sector;

WHEREAS,

under Proclamation No. 787, S. of 1991, the BSP was authorized to conduct a National Fund Campaign during the period from 1 September 1991 to 31 August 1992;

WHEREAS,

such authority granted to the BSP was extended up to 31 August 1993 under Proclamation No. 73, S. of 1992; and

WHEREAS,

the BSP needs additional time to enable it to raise more funds to effectively carry out its projects and achieve its goals and objectives.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS,

President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby authorize the Boy Scouts of the Philippines to conduct a national fund campaign from 1 September 1993 to 31 June 1994.

The BSP shall submit its financial reports on its fund raising activities to the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

DONE

in the City of Manila, this 29

^th

day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Three.

(Sgd.)

FIDEL V. RAMOS

By the President:

(Sgd.)

TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR.


Executive Secretary