MALACAÃANG
Manila
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 196
CONSTITUTING A NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE 1994 OBSERVANCE OF ARAW NG KAGITINGAN AND THE PHILIPPINE VETERANS WEEK
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 203, s. of 1987, declared April 9, of every year as a regular holiday for the celebration of Araw ng Kagitingan;
WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 466, s. of 1987, designated the period April 5 to 11 of every year as Philippine Veterans Week in order to promote, preserve, and memorialize the principles, ideals, and deeds of our War Veterans and as a means to enhance patriotism and love of country, especially among the youth of the land;
WHEREAS, there is a need to create a body that shall spearhead the commemoration of the said events with fitting activities to ensure their success;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. There is hereby constituted a National Executive Committee on the Observance of Araw Ng Kagitingan and the Philippine Veterans Week, which shall be headed by the Undersecretary for Veterans and Reserve Affairs, Department of National Defense, as Chairman, with the following members:
The Undersecretary of Tourism
The Undersecretary of Public Works and Highways
The Undersecretary of Education, Culture and Sports
The Undersecretary Interior and Local Government
The Undersecretary Budget and Management
The Undersecretary Transportation and Communications
The Press Undersecretary and OIC Philippine Information Agency
The Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines
The Administrator, Philippine Veterans Affairs Office
The Chairman, Metropolitan Manila Authority
The Chairman, National Historical Institute of Bataan
The Governor, Province of Bataan
The Governor, Province of Cavite
The Governor, Province of Tarlac
The President, Veterans Federation of the Philippines
The National Commander, Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor
The President, VFP Sons and Daughters Association
The National President, Boy Scouts of the Philippines
The National President, Girl Scouts of the Philippines
The Director, National Printing Office
The Chief, Military Shrines Service
SEC. 2. The Committee is hereby empowered to call upon any agency or instrumentality of the Government including government-owned and controlled corporations and to invite any private individual, or Non-Governmental Organization, for such financial and other kinds of assistance as it may need in the discharge of its functions.
SEC. 3. This Memorandum order shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-four.
(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
By the President:
(Sgd.) TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR.
Executive Secretary
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