MALACAÑANG

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 650

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 24 TO 30, 1996, AS “CONSTRUCTION WEEK”

WHEREAS,

on March 26-29, 1996, the WORLDBEX ’96 (The First Philippine World Building & Construction Exposition) is going to be held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), to attended by the construction trade professionals, architects, engineers, property owners, designers, developers, distributors, and direct corporate users;

WHEREAS

; construction is essential the country since requirements are expected to leap beyond our wildest expectation as our booming economy takes flight to Philippines 2000;

WHEREAS

, there is a need to promote construction in both the public and private sectors to help achieve the development goals of the nation;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS

, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from March 24 to 30, 1996, as “Construction Week”.

All construction trade professionals, architects, engineers, developers, and designers are enjoined to give the observance of the week their full support.

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 12

^th

day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety five.

(Sgd.)

FIDEL V. RAMOS

By the President:

(Sgd.)

RUBEN D. TORRES