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SECTION 1
Creation of a National Executive Committee
SECTION 1.
Creation of a National Executive Committee
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There is hereby constituted a National Executive Committee on the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Manila hereinafter referred to as the Committee, to be composed of the following:
(a) The Executive Secretary;
(b) The Secretary of National Defense;
(c) The Secretary of Tourism;
(d) The Secretary of Foreign Affairs;
(e) The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports;
(f) The Secretary of Interior and Local Government;
(g) The Secretary of Transportation and Communications;
(h) The Secretary of Public Works and Highways;
(i) The Secretary of Budget and Management;
(j) The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources;
(k) The Secretary of Finance;
(l) Press Secretary;
(m) Chairman, Metro Manila Authority;
(n) Mayor, City of Manila;
(o) Head, Philippine Information Agency;
(p) Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines;
(q) Chief, Philippine National Police;
(r) Administrator, Philippine Veterans Affairs Office;
(s) Chairman, National Historical Institute;
(t) President, University of Sto. Tomas;
(u) President, Veterans Federation of the Philippines;
(v) National President, Boy Scouts of the Philippines;
(w) Chairman, MEMORARE - Manila 1945;
(x) National President, Girl Scouts of the Philippines; and,
(y) Chief, Military Shrines Service.
The Chairman of the Committee shall be the Secretary of National Defense and the Vice Chairman shall be the Secretary of Tourism.
Section 2
Functions of the Committee
Section 2.
Functions of the Committee
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The Committee shall take charge of the preparations for the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Manila on 3 February to 3 March 1995. For this purpose, it shall have the following functions:
(a)
Formulate all the programs, projects and activities that shall be conducted in observance of the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Manila;
(b)
Prepare the implementing guidelines for all the programs, projects and activities that shall be undertaken for the commemoration;
(c)
Orchestrate and coordinate the implementation of all the programs, projects and activities that shall be undertaken for the commemoration;
(d)
Source funds and prepare the budget which shall be required by the Committee in the discharge of its functions; and
(e)
Perform other tasks as may be given by the President.
SECTION 3
Operational Relationships
SECTION 3.
Operational Relationships
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In the conduct of all programs, projects and activities in the observance of the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Manila, the Committee shall coordinate with the National Centennial Commission.
The Committee is also authorized to call upon the assistance of any department, bureau, agency, office and other instrumentality of the Government, as well as invite non-governmental organization as it may deem necessary in the performance of its functions.
SECTION 4
Creation of Sub-Committees
SECTION 4.
Creation of Sub-Committees
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The Committee may form sub-committees as it may deem necessary to effectively carry out its duties and responsibilities.
SECTION 5
Technical and Secretariat Support
SECTION 5.
Technical and Secretariat Support
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The Department of National Defense shall provide technical, secretariat and administrative support to the Committee.
SECTION 6
Funding
SECTION 6.
Funding
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Funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this Administrative Order shall be taken from the respective appropriations of the concerned agencies.
SECTION 7
Effectivity
SECTION 7.
Effectivity
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This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 30
th
day of August, in the year of our Lord, Nineteen hundred and Ninety-Four.
(Sgd.)
FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR.
Executive Secretary