MALACAÑANG
RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
PROCLAMATION NO. 176
DECLARING THE THIRD WEEK OF OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR AS FISH CONSERVATION WEEK
WHEREAS, the diet of the masses of our people is deficient in protein;
WHEREAS, fish is one of the cheapest sources of this vital substance;
WHEREAS, the Philippines can be self-sufficient in fish if our fishery resources are properly developed and exploited and illegal fishing stopped; and.
WHEREAS, it has become necessary that the people must be shown the importance of fish and other aquatic products to their well-being and to the economy of the country;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the third week of October of every year as Fish Conservation Week to be observed throughout the country in the manner that the following Committees shall deem proper and fitting:
National Committee
| 1. The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Chairman |
| 2. The Secretary of Education | Member |
| 3. The Secretary of National Defense | Member |
| 4. The Executive Secretary | Member |
| 5. The President, National Federation of Women’s Clubs | Member |
| 6. The Chief Scout Executive, Girl Scouts of the Philippines | Member |
| 7. A private citizen to be appointed by the President | Member |
| 8. The Commissioner of Fisheries | Executive Officer |
Provincial Committee
| 1. Provincial Governor | Chairman |
| 2. Fisheries Regional Director, or District Fishery Officer, or Office in Charge of Sub-station or Fish Farm | Executive Officer |
| 3. Division Superintendent of Schools | Member |
| 4. Provincial Agricultural Supervisor | Member |
| 5. Municipal Mayor of Provincial Capital | Member |
| 6. A private citizen to be appointed by the Chairman | Member |
Chartered City Committee
| 1. City Mayor | Chairman |
| 2. Fisheries Regional Director of District Fishery Officer or Office in Charge of Sub-station or Fish Farm | Executive Officer |
| 3. Supervising Teacher or Principal Teacher | Member |
| 4. Local Agronomist | Member |
| 5. A private citizen to be appointed by the Chairman | Member |
Municipal Committee
| 1. Municipal Mayor | Chairman |
| 2. Fisheries Regional Director of District Fishery Officer or Office in Charge of Sub-station or Fish Farm | Executive Officer |
| 3. Supervising Teacher or Principal Teacher | Member |
| 4. Municipal Agricultural Supervisor | Member |
| 5. A private citizen to be appointed by the Chairman | Member |
(Where there is no fishery officer in the locality, the Chairman of the Committee shall appoint the Executive Officer thereof).
The above Committees are hereby empowered to appoint such sub-committee as may be necessary to carry into effect the objectives of this proclamation.
Proclamation No. 101, dated October 26, 1948, as amended, is hereby revoked.
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 21st day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-three.
DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL
President of the Philippines
By the President:
RUFINO G. HECHANOVA
Executive Secretary
Source: University of the Philippines, College of Law Library
