Administrative Order No. 374 — ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 374 CONSTITUTING A NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF THE TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FEBRUARY 22-25, 1986 EDSA REVOLUTION

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SECTION 1 · Constitution of a National Committee SEC. 2 · Functions SEC. 3 · Staff Support SEC. 4 · Guidelines SEC. 5 · Funding

SECTION 1

Constitution of a National Committee

SECTION 1. Constitution of a National Committee . There is hereby constituted a National Committee for the Commemoration of the 12th Anniversary of the February 22-25, 1986 EDSA Revolution which shall be Chaired by a private sector representative and Co-Chaired by the Secretary of the Department of National Defense, the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, and the Administrator, Livelihood Corporation. The Secretary of the Department of Tourism is hereby designated as Vice-Chairperson, with three Co-Vice-Chairpersons from the private sector. The National Committee shall have twenty (20) members from the private sector and the following from the government sector: 1. Secretary, Department of Agrarian Reform 2. Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry 3. Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs 4. Secretary, Department of Budget and Management 5. Secretary, Department of Finance 6. Secretary, Department of Labor and Employment 7. Secretary, Department of Education, Culture and Sports 8. Chairman, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority 9. Chairman, Commission on Higher Education 10. Cabinet Officer for Regional Development - National Capital Region 11. Chairperson, National Youth Commission 12. Acting Head, Presidential Management Staff 13. Chairman, Bases Conversion and Development Authority 14. Chairman, Development Bank of the Philippines 15. Chairperson, National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women 16. Executive Director, National Centennial Commission 17. National Program Director, Moral Recovery Program 18. Director-General, Philippine Information Agency 19. Administrator, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration 20. Administrator, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration 21. Director-General, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority 22. Director, National Historical Institute 23. President, League of Provinces of the Philippines 24. President, League of Cities of the Philippines 25. President, League of Municipalities of the Philippines The private sector Chairperson, Co-Vice-Chairpersons, and representatives shall be recommended to the President by the Co-Chairpersons after due consultation with concerned private sector groups. Mr. Manolo Lopez, former Chairperson of the National Committee for the Commemoration of the 11th Anniversary of the EDSA Revolution, shall serve as Adviser to the National Committee.

SEC. 2

Functions

SEC. 2. Functions . The Committee shall have the following functions: 1. Formulate and implement a comprehensive plan for the nationwide commemoration of the 12th Anniversary of the February 22-25, 1986 EDSA Revolution and coordinate with all sectors concerned in the implementation of the same, taking into consideration austerity measures and the spirit of volunteerism; 2. Create such working committees and designate the respective members thereof from both the private and government sectors, as may be necessary, to ensure the success of the celebration; and 3. Invite or enjoin and mobilize all sectors to participate in the celebration and call upon any government instrumentality to render the necessary assistance therefor.

SEC. 3

Staff Support

SEC. 3. Staff Support . There shall be organized a joint secretariat composed of personnel from the Department of National Defense, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, and the Department of Tourism which shall provide technical and secretariat support to the National Committee. The heads of departments, agencies, government-owned-and-controlled corporations and other government instrumentalities are directed to give full support to the National Committee and its various working committees and to actively participate in the celebrations.

SEC. 4

Guidelines

SEC. 4. Guidelines . The National Committee shall pattern this year’s celebration after the celebration plan of the 10th Anniversary of the EDSA Revolution and relate this year’s theme to the celebration of the Philippine Centennial and the holding of an honest, orderly and peaceful elections (HOPE) in 1998.

SEC. 5

Funding

SEC. 5. Funding . The Secretary of Budget and Management is hereby directed to allocate the amount of THREE MILLION PESOS (P3,000,000) to support this activity. Concerned agencies may allocate such amount as may be necessary to defray the expenditures that may be incurred from participation in the EDSA Anniversary. This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately. DONE in the City of Manila this 13th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight. (Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) ALEXANDER P. AGUIRRE Acting Executive Secretary