Administrative Order No. 312, October 6, 1959

PROVIDING FOR THE CELEBRATION OF FAMILY WEEK AS DECLARED BY PROCLAMATION NO. 147, DATED MARCH 30, 1949.

WHEREAS, in recognition of the significance and importance of the family as the pillar of the structure of our democratic way of life, the first week of December of every year was declared Family Week under Proclamation No. 147, dated March 30, 1949;

WHEREAS, the celebration of Family Week serves to highlight the continuing attention given to family life by the community through various entities of the government and private organizations; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary that steps be taken for the effective and meaningful celebration of Family Week with these entities and organizations working together;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CARLOS P. GARCIA, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

1. The Family Week shall be celebrated under the auspices of the Department of Education with the cooperation of the Family Life Workshop of the Philippines.

2. A national committee is hereby created which shall be responsible for the planting and execution of the program of celebration. The committee shall be composed of the following:

The Secretary of Education	Chairman
The Chairman of the Family Life Workshop of the Philippines	Member
Representatives of the Department of Health, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of National Defense, Social Welfare Administration, Local Governments and Civil Affairs Office, Office of the President	“
Heads of various educational, professional, cultural and civic organizations to be invited by the Chairman of the National Committee	“

3. The celebration shall give emphasis to the holding of conferences, seminars, or forums on various aspects of Filipino family life, and continuous evaluation, planning and implementation of program for the welfare of the Filipino family.

Done in the City of Manila, this 6th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred- and fifty-nine, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the fourteenth.

(Sgd.) CARLOS P. GARCIA

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) ENRIQUE C. QUEMA

Assistant Executive Secretary