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MOP, Bk 10, v.5, pt.2, 412
[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 464, March 10, 1983 ]
CREATING AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF COMMEMORATIVE ACTIVITIES FOR THE FALL OF BATAAN, FALL OF CORREGIDOR AND BATTLE OF BESANG PASS
WHEREAS, the Fall of Bataan, Fall of Corregidor and Battle of Besang Pass are milestones in our nation’ s history and WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to commemorate these historic events with appropriate activities to impress upon our people the valor and sacrifices of those who fought and died during our struggle for freedom and democracy; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law do hereby constitute and create an Executive Committee to formulate and devise ways and means for the successful execution of appropriate activities for the commemoration of the anniversary of the Fall of Bataan, Fall of Corregidor and Battle of Besang Pass. The Committee shall be composed of the following: The Chief of Staff Armed Forces of the Philippines Chairman The Deputy Minister of Tourism Ministry of Tourism Co-Chairman The Deputy Chief of Staff Armed Forces of the Philippines Vice-Chairman The Administrator Philippine Veterans Affairs Office Member The General Manager Philippine Tourism Authority Member The Commanding General Philippine Army Member The Flag Officer-In-Command Philippine Navy Member The Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Armed Forces of the Philippines Member The Executive Vice-President Veterans Federation of the Philippines Member The Special Assistant on Veterans Affairs Ministry of National Defense Member The Chairman National Historical Institute Member The Director National Media Production Center Member The Deputy Minister Ministry of Public Works & Highways Member The Commanding General Civil Relations Service, AFP Member The National Commander Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Member The Chief Military Shrines Service, PVAO Member The Committee is hereby authorized to call upon any ministry, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the Government for such assistance as it may need in the discharge of its duties and functions. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed. Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-three. (Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) MANUEL M. LAZARO Presidential Assistant for Legal Affairs