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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 181, September 30, 1999 ]

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 10 TO 16, 1999 AS PURCHASING AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT WEEK

WHEREAS, the Purchasing and Materials Management Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PMMAP) is a non-stock, non-profit organization of purchasing and materials managers of the countrys top corporations;

WHEREAS, the PMMAP will celebrate, this October, its 31st anniversary with the theme: “Facing the Global Challenge”;

WHEREAS, in line with the goals of Philippine 2000, purchasing and materials managers and PMMAP must help upgrade the quality and competitiveness of Philippine goods and services for both the domestic and foreign markets;

WHEREAS, it is desirable that the important role played by the purchasing materials managers in commerce and industry be brought to the attention of the people.1aшphi1

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from October 10 to 16, 1999, as Purchasing and Materials Management 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 30Th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety nine.

(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA

By the President:

(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary

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