Administrative Order No. 131

SECTION 1. There is hereby constituted a National Executive Committee to commemorate the various centennial celebrations relating to the Philippine-American War which shall be composed of the Chairman and Executive Director of the National Historical Institute, as Chairman, with the following members: Undersecretary of Tourism Undersecretary of Education, Culture and Sports Undersecretary of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary of Interior and Local Government Undersecretary of Budget and Management Undersecretary of National Defense Undersecretary of Transportation and Communication Head, Philippine Information Society Director General, Philippine National Police Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines Governors of Marinduque, Laguna and Misamis Oriental Mayors of Torrijos and Boac, Marinduque, Mabitac, Laguna and Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental National President, Boy Scouts of the Philippines National President, Girl Scouts of the Philippines Other members from government and private sectors, as may be designated by the National Historical Institute.

Section 2. The Committee shall take charge of the nationwide preparations for the centennial celebrations of the various events relating to the Philippine American War. For this purpose, it shall have the following responsibilities: (a) To undertake the overall study, conceptualization, formulation and implementation of the necessary programs/activities of the centenary celebrations; (b) To act as overall coordinator for the nationwide promotion and dissemination of all centennial related programs/activities; (c) To organize sub-committees and sub-working groups which shall undertake the implementation of the Committee’s programs and other related undertakings; (d) To call upon any government agency or instrumentality and corporation, and to invite private individuals and organizations to assist the Committee in the performance of its tasks and for such financial assistance as it may deem necessary in the discharge of its functions but only for the duration of the celebrations; and (e) To submit regular reports to the President on the plans, programs, projects, activities as well as the status of the preparations for the celebrations.

Section 3. The release of an initial amount of THREE MILLION PESOS (P3,000,000) chargeable against FY 2000 President’s Contingent Fund is hereby authorized to carry out the provisions of this Administrative Order. Any deficiency shall be charged against the regular budget of the participating agencies.

This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately

Section 4. This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately. Done in the City of Manila, this 19 th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand. (Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA Executive Secretary