Proclamation No. 524 – The Philippine celebration of the International Year of Rice in 2004, and declaring the month of November as National Rice Awareness Month WHEREAS, the Government continually supports the ideals of the United Nations (UN) and recognizes the importance of the declaration of 2004 as the International Year of Rice (IYR); WHEREAS, the Philippines was instrumental to have 2004 declared as IYR; WHEREAS, the UN Declaration of 2004 as IYR emphasizes the […]