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Section 1
Agency Centennial Celebrations
Section 1. Agency Centennial Celebrations.
The Departments of National Defense, Interior and Local Government, Finance, Trade and Industry, Justice, Foreign Affairs, Education, Culture and Sports, Health, Agriculture, Public Works and Highways, Transportation and Communication, the Philippine Army, the Philippine Navy and the Office of the President Proper shall undertake programs and activities in preparation for their respective Centennial Celebrations in 1997, 1998 and 1999, in close coordination with the NCC and the National Historical Institute (NHI).
Sec. 2
Creation of Committees
Sec. 2. Creation of Committees.
The above-mentioned agencies shall create their respective Committees to take charge of the preparations for the Centennial Celebrations. These Committees shall have the following functions and responsibilities:
1.
Act as principal coordinator for all activities related to their Centennial Celebrations;
2.
Recommend to the Secretary/Head of Office all programs, projects and activities that shall be conducted for the purpose;
3.
Constitute sub-committees and working groups which shall undertake the implementation of the programs and projects;
4.
Coordinate with the NCC and NHI and other concerned government agencies, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations and their subsidiaries to ensure well-coordinated, synchronized and successful implementation of their respective Centennial Anniversary plans, programs and activities; and,
5.
Prepare the fund requirements and source funds for its Centennial programs and activities, as necessary.
Sec. 3
Fund Raising Activities
Sec. 3. Fund Raising Activities.
The Committees of the above-mentioned agencies may, when deemed necessary, engage in fund-raising activities to augment funds for its Centennial Programs and activities, in coordination with the NCC. These Committees are likewise authorized to manage whatever donations, contributions and other forms of financial assistance received from the government and private sectors. A Trust Fund shall be set up solely for the purpose with a Government depository bank of their choice and with their respective Secretaries/Heads of Office establishing appropriate guidelines for the utilization of said Fund.
Sec. 4
Centennial Commemorative Items
Sec. 4. Centennial Commemorative Items.
Whenever appropriate and upon clearance from the NCC, the agencies are hereby allowed to coordinate with concerned agencies for the provision of commemorative notes, coins, stamps, centennial plates and the installation of historical markers, such as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Philippine Postal Corporation, Department of Transportation and Communications, among others.
Sec. 5
Centennial Anniversary Bonus
Sec. 5. Centennial Anniversary Bonus.
Pursuant to the provisions of AO 263 S. of 1996, the above-mentioned agencies are likewise authorized to grant Centennial Anniversary Bonus to its officials and employees in an amount not to exceed P3,000.00 and subject to availability of savings from released allotment for operating expenditures.
Sec. 6
Monitoring of Centennial Anniversary Activities
Sec. 6. Monitoring of Centennial Anniversary Activities.
The National Centennial Commission shall coordinate and monitor all Centennial Anniversary activities, plans and programs of the above-mentioned agencies.
Sec. 7
Supplementary Provision
Sec. 7. Supplementary Provision.
All of the abovementioned Sections shall be deemed consistent and supplementary to Executive Order No. 128 s. of 1993, Proclamation No. 804, s. of 1996 and E.O. 312, s. of 1996.
Sec. 8
Effectivity
Sec. 8. Effectivity.
This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE
in the City of Manila, this 20th day of March, in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven.
(Sgd.)
FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary