Executive Order No. 375 (1996)

Section 1. A Special Committee is hereby created to take charge of the nationwide preparations to commemorate the centennial of the birth anniversary of Geronima Tomelden Pecson on December 19, 1996, to be composed of the following:

1. Secretary Ricardo T. Gloria Department of Education, Culture and Sports

- Chairman

2. Hon. Salvador H. Laurel Chairman, National Centennial Commission

- Co-Chairman

3. Dr. Serafin D. Quiason National Historical Institute

- Vice-Chairman

4. Mr. Dante G. Santos Chairman, Board of Trustees Foundation for Youth Development in the Philippines

- Co-Vice-Chairman

5. Governor Oscar Orbos Province of Pangasinan

- Member

6. Amb. Lourdes R. Quisumbing (Secretary, FYDP Board of Trustees) Secretary-General, UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines

- Member

7. Ms. Carmen D. Padilla Acting Chairman, National Commission for Culture and Arts

- Member

8. Mrs. Nona S. Ricafort National Council of Women of the Philippines

- Member

9. Mrs. Purita R. A. Braganza Member, Board of Regents Pangasinan State University, and Regional Director for Northern Luzon Girl Scouts of the Philippines

- Member

10. Ms. Aminah Rasul Bernardo Presidential Adviser on Youth Affairs, and Chairman, National Youth Organization

- Member

11. Mrs. Loreto T. Herrera Treasurer, National Federation of Women's Clubs of the Philippines (Only living sister of late Senator Geronima T. Pecson)

- Member

The Committee, in coordination with all agencies concerned, is hereby designated to take charge of the celebration and to undertake the following activities:

a. Prepare the general program of the Centennial and submit a copy of the same to the President for information;

b. Promote and direct an appropriate symposium on the life of Geronima Tomelden Pecson either in Manila or in Pangasinan;

c. Prepare and publish a comprehensive biography of Geronima Tomelden Pecson; and

d. Install a fitting and inspiring monument in honor of the late Senator Geronima Tomelden Pecson in her birth place of Lingayen, Pangasinan.

Section 2. The Committee shall be provided with technical and administrative support to be composed of detailed personnel from the National Historical Institute, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and the National Centennial Commission.

Section 3. The Committee shall be funded with an initial budget to be drawn from the President—s Contingent Fund, in an amount to be recommended by the Committee and approved by the President.

Section 4. The Committee shall be an ad hoc body and its existence shall terminate upon the completion of all the activities, programs and projects related to the centennial of the birth anniversary of Geronima Tomelden Pecson.

This Order shall take effect immediately

Section 5. This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 25th—day of—October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety six. 1a⍵⍴h!1

(Sgd.)— FIDEL V. RAMOS

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.)— RUBEN D. TORRES

Executive Secretary