JESUS THE NEW AND LIVING WAY MINISTRIES
#055 Del Rosario St., Poblacion 1,
Basud, Camarines Norte
January 26, 2023
JENNY Q. JASARENO
Teacher In Charge
Mandazo Elementary School
Mandazo, Basud, Camarines Norte
A blessed day!
The undersigned respectfully request for your approval to allow some youth of Jesus
the New and Living Way Ministries (JNLWM) Mandazo Ekklesia to share January as our
National Bible Month. The attached document summarizes the following Republic Acts that
supports to celebrate/recognize the month of January as the National Bible Month.
We desire to share with the pupils and teachers of Mandazo Elementary School the
above stated matter, atleast 10-15mins in every classroom.
Your approval and unconditional support on this matter are highly appreciated.
Thank you and GOD bless you.
Very truly yours,
RUFINA S. ARCIGA
JNWLM Mandazo Church
Pastora
Approved by:
JENNY Q. JASARENO
Teacher In Charge
SHORT HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL BIBLE CELEBRATION
President Rodrigo R. Duterte has declared the last Monday of January every
year as Special Working Holiday in observance of the National Bible day under the
Republic Act 11163 signed on Dec 20, 2018. He recognizes the value of the Holy
Bible as the core of Christian faith
Last JANUARY 5, 2017 the President declared that for every year, the month of
January will be the National Bible Month under Proclamation No. 124.
This rings true of the need for national transformation. In the words of
Proclamation, “it is fitting and proper that national attention be focused on the
important role being played by reading and study of the Bible in molding the moral
fiber of our society.”. Celebrating the Bible reminds the Filipino people of the
primacy of God’s Word over their lives and decisions.
In Basud, Municipal Ordinance No. 171-2018 has adopted this P.P 124 S.
2017 DECLARING January each year of the National Bible Month in the
Municipality of Basud.
This annual event started IN 1982 after former Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos signed
Presidential Proclamation No. 2242 declaring a nationwide Bible Celebration.
President Marcos originally declared the first Sunday of Advent and the last week
of November every as National Bible Sunday and National Bible Week.
The celebration in January came about during the term of President Corazon
C. Aquino who issued Proclamation No. 44 in 1986 which transferred and made
official the NBW Celebration in the first month of the Year. The proclamation was
reinforced by President Fidel V. Ramos in the Presidential Proclamation No. 1067
which urged that “national attention be focused in the importance of reading and
studying the Bible in molding the spiritual, moral and social fiber of our citizenry”
As more and more people read and study the Bible, the universal truths found in its
pages empower them to live with hope and courage in these days of despair and
difficulty.
