The Proclamation encourages all government agencies to initiate and implement programs and activities to help generate awareness and public support in promoting the said occasion in offices, schools, universities, local government units (LGUs) and business establishments.
In celebration of the ASEAN Week, all public and private elementary and secondary schools are enjoined to undertake activities integrated in related subject areas during the regular classroom discussions in which students could actively participate, such as essay writing contests, wearing of national costumes of ASEAN member-states and other commemorative activities.
The activities to be undertaken, however, must not disrupt the contact time between the teachers and learners as provided for in DepEd Order No. 9, s. 2005 entitled "Instituting Measures to Increase Engaged Time-on-Task and Ensuring Compliance Therewith."
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
PROCLAMATION NO. 1008
DECLARING AUGUST 7 TO 13 OF EVERY YEAR AS "ASEAN WEEK"
WHEREAS, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) founded on 8 August I967 in Bangkok, Thailand to promote the economic, and cultural development of the region through cooperative program, safeguard the political and economic stability of the region and to serve as a f for the resolution of intra-regional differences;
WHEREAS, the Philippines is a founding member and has been one of active members of the ASEAN since its establishment thirty years ago;
WHEREAS, ASEAN will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary on Augus this year;
WHEREAS, the Philippines recognizes the need to further promote ASEAN awareness, and instill in the minds of the Filipino people the importance andd meaning of ASEAN in achieving and maintaining regional peace sustainable development;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RA.MOS, President of the Philippines. By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare August 7 to 13 every year as "ASEAN WEEK".
All government agencies, specifically the Department of Foreign Affairs agency;, Department of Education, Culture and Sports. Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Tourism, Department of Trade and Industry and the Commission for Higher Education, are enjoined to initiate and implement programs and activities to help generate awareness and public support in promoting the observance of ASEAN Week in the various offices, schools, universities, local government units and business establishments.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 21st day of May in the year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven.
