MALACAÑANG
RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 622

DECLARING THE LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER OF
EVERY YEAR AS PHILATELIC WEEK

WHEREAS, philately, the collection and study of postage stamps, provides an individual with knowledge not only of his country’s history, its people and traditions, but also of the rest of the world;

WHEREAS, philately fosters international understanding and friendship, and promotes patriotism, interest in arts, culture and science;

WHEREAS, the promotion of philately in our country will provide an effective means of projecting the Philippines abroad, and consequently boost our tourism industry; and

WHEREAS, it is desirable that public attention be focused on the significance of philately;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the last week of November of every year as Philatelic 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 13th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-nine.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) ERNESTO M. MACEDA
Executive Secretary

Source: National Library