Authorization for Elks Cerebral Palsy Campaign

The President acts by virtue of the authority vested in the President by law to authorize the campaign.
The proclamation calls on all citizens and residents of the Philippines, irrespective of race and creed, to support the humanitarian campaign by giving generously.
The proclamation authorizes government officials and employees, including school authorities and teachers, to accept fund-raising responsibilities for Elks Cerebral Palsy Project, Inc.
The proclamation directs those officials and teachers to provide active support and leadership in their respective communities.

The proclamation identifies cerebral palsy as a condition that impairs and can result in complete loss of muscular control, rendering affected persons unable to take care of themselves.
The proclamation states that without proper occupational and physical therapy, cerebral-palsied children are liable to grow up as liabilities to society.
The proclamation states that with necessary care, cerebral-palsied persons may be improved to such a degree that burdens on parents and the community may be relieved, and that they may become valuable assets to the nation.
The proclamation emphasizes an urgent need for an intensive and extensive two-pronged campaign: (1) educational efforts and (2) fund-raising.

The proclamation authorizes an educational component to educate the people on various aspects of cerebral palsy.
The proclamation aims to minimize, if not totally eliminate, the deleterious effects of cerebral palsy through education.
The proclamation authorizes a fund-raising component to support the operation and expansion of existing Elks Cerebral Palsy clinics.
The proclamation authorizes fundraising to finance the purchase of adequate medicine and specialized equipment for treating those afflicted with cerebral palsy.

The proclamation recognizes that Elks Cerebral Palsy Clinics built by Elks Cerebral Palsy Project, Inc. currently operate for the rehabilitation of cerebral-palsied persons.
The proclamation identifies the ongoing clinics as funded through prior fund drives in 1956 and 1957.
The proclamation frames the authorization as necessary to address a dearth of authoritative knowledge about the nature and treatment of cerebral palsy.
The proclamation supports the operation and expansion of present facilities and the procurement of specialized treatment resources.

The proclamation is signed by DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL, with AMELITO R. MUTUC acting as Executive Secretary “By the President.”
The proclamation provides for the President’s signature and the affixing of the seal of the Republic of the Philippines.
The campaign authorization is expressly tied to the specific period May 1 to June 30, 1962.