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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 198, October 19, 1999 ]

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER 22 TO 28, 1999, AS “CIVIL ENGINEERING WEEK”

WHEREAS, the government recognizes the important role of civil engineers in nation-building;

WHEREAS, the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Inc., will hold its annual national convention on November 25 to 27, 1999, in Cebu City;

WHEREAS, there is a need to focus public attention on the importance of the Civil Engineering profession and highlight its role in nation-building;

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 November 22 to 28, 1999, as “Civil Engineering Week” under the auspices of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Inc.1aшphi1

I call upon all civil engineers and students to give the observance of the week their full support.

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 19Th day of October, 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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