QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 347)
Proclamation No. 347 declares the tenth (10th) day of December of every year as Human Rights Day in the Philippines.
December 10 of every year.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948.
The UN General Assembly invited all States to adopt December 10 as Human Rights Day; thus the Philippines follows this invitation.
The President acted “by virtue of the powers vested in me by law.”
It is intended to be observed in the country as it calls upon citizens and officials at the national, provincial, city, and municipal levels.
Citizens; national, provincial, city and municipal officials; teachers in public and private schools; and other elements in the country, public or private, local or foreign.
To publicize the text of the UDHR and to disseminate, display, and expound it.
It implies active public information efforts—sharing the UDHR text widely, presenting it publicly (e.g., displays), and explaining it to promote understanding.
It is recurring annually because it declares “the tenth day of December of every year” as Human Rights Day.
It was done in the City of Manila on October 21, 1952, with wording including the year of Our Lord and the Independence of the Philippines.
Marci ano Roque signed as Acting Executive Secretary; this indicates the required attestation/administrative confirmation accompanying the President’s signature.
It directly calls upon all teachers in both public and private schools to help publicize and expound the UDHR.
It includes “other elements in this country, public or private, local or foreign,” indicating that the dissemination and explanation efforts are meant to be inclusive.
It provides the international impetus for the Philippines’ action, framing the proclamation as a response to a UN initiative.