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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 182, September 30, 1999 ]

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 17-24, 1999 AS “NATIONAL FEDERATION OF HOG FARMERS WEEK”

WHEREAS, the National Federation of Hog Farmers, Inc. (NFHFI) is the largest and most vigilant umbrella organization of hog farmers;

WHEREAS, all hog farmers nationwide will converge at Bacolod City for their 9th National Convention this year, from October 21-23, 1999;

WHEREAS, it is necessary to focus our national attention on the role which the hog farming sector plays in accelerating the development of the livestock industry;

WHEREAS, there is the imperative need to rechannel the hog farmers energies towards excellence in production, animal health and become most vital in the daily food chain, responsible for the Filipino consumers daily pork requirements;

WHEREAS, the National Federation of Hog Farmers believes in being self-directed and empowered to instill in all its members and actualize the goals of the present administrations food security program;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from October 17-24, 1999 as “NATIONAL FEDERATION OF HOG FARMERS WEEK.”

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.1aшphi1

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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