QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 263)
Proclamation No. 263 amends Proclamation No. 246 and declares/adjusts the period for the “Aid to the Blind and Handicapped Week,” requiring the Social Welfare Administration to conduct a fund-raising campaign for the blind and other handicapped persons.
Proclamation No. 263 amends Proclamation No. 246 dated January 18, 1956.
The second paragraph of Proclamation No. 246 is amended.
The period from April 1 to April 7, 1956.
The Social Welfare Administration.
The Foundation for the Blind of the Philippines, Inc.; the Philippine Association for the Sightless; the United Blind Association, Inc.; and the Philippine Blind, Deaf, Dumb, and Crippled Association, Inc.
The Social Welfare Administration.
It shall issue rules and regulations regarding the manner of participation of the mentioned associations or entities.
They are subject to direct supervision and control of the Social Welfare Administration; their activities must comply with the rules and regulations issued by the same agency.
In this context, it authoritatively declares an official period and directs a specific government agency to conduct a campaign, with governance over how participating associations may do so.
Fortunato De Leon, Acting Executive Secretary. This indicates that the proclamation is issued by the President and countersigned by the Executive Secretary as part of official presidential issuance practice.
Done in the City of Manila on February 23, 1956.
Funds for the blind and other handicapped persons.
Listing organizations clarifies which entities are expected to assist and ensures that the Social Welfare Administration’s supervision and participation rules apply to identifiable groups.