Legal basis and stated rationale
- The President issues the proclamation by authority vested by law.
- The proclamation recognizes the Gusi Peace Prize Foundation as a duly registered charitable organization that confers the GUSI PEACE PRIZE as awards of excellence and distinction.
- The proclamation recognizes the awardees as individuals or groups worldwide who exemplify society in fields such as Scientific Discovery, Medicine and Physiology, Chemistry, Physics, Literature, Journalism, Academe, Politics, Performing Arts, Philantropy, Economics, Visual Arts, Engineering Technology, Agricultural Industry, Religion, and Internationalism.
- The proclamation also recognizes individuals or groups with outstanding contributions toward peace and respect for human life and dignity.
- The proclamation cites that the Foundation has Manila as its homebase and that its annual international event in the country promotes friendship, peace, and unity among people regardless of race, religion, culture, beliefs, and tradition.
Declaration of annual special day
- Proclamation No. 1476 declares the fourth Wednesday of November of every year as “Gusi Peace Prize International Friendship Day.”
- The declaration establishes the day as a special day for the promotion of peace and goodwill through the annual international event.
- The declaration affirms that the event has contributed to cultural exchange, and to the economic and tourism industry in the country and the international community.
- The proclamation’s directive is to observe the named day on the specified schedule: the fourth Wednesday of November each year.