Memorandum Order No. 298

Section 1. The Secretary of National Defense shall lead the observance of the 2009 Araw ng Kagitingan and the Philippine Veterans Week.

Section 2. The Secretary of National Defense may call on any agency or instrumentality of the government, including government-owned and controlled corporations, and to invite any private individual or non-government organization for assistance as he may need in the discharge of his functions for the duration of the celebration. All such government agencies and private individuals or organizations are enjoined to cooperate with the Secretary of National Defense to ensure success in the commemoration of these important events.

Section 3. The allocation of THREE MILLION PESOS (Php3,000,000.00) from the Fiscal Year 2008 re-enacted budget or from the FY 2009 authorized appropriation of the Military Shrines Service for Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE), whichever is appropriate and available, is hereby allocated for the operating expenses for the preparation and conduct of the activities of the observance of Araw ng Kagitingan and the Philippine Veterans Week. Done in the City of Manila, this 2 nd day of March in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine. (Sgd.) GLORIA M. ARROYO By the President: (Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary