MALACAÑANG

MANILA

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 366

CREATING A SPECIAL CABINET COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE PLANNING OF APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES TO COMMEMORATE THE 3RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF MARTIAL LAW THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES

WHEREAS, the declaration of martial law throughout the Philippines on September 21, 1972, is a significant event in our struggle to preserve the stability of our nation; And

WHERE S, it is deemed fitting and proper to commemorate and give meaning to this historic event with appropriate activities/ceremonies in order to remind our people as well as impress upon the rest of the world of the overriding importance and urgency of the declaration of martial law not only for the survival of our country but also to enable it to pursue its national objectives and aspirations;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby constitute and create a Special Cabinet Committee to take charge of planning appropriate activities to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the declaration of martial law throughout the Philippines. The Committee shall be composed of the following:

Hon. CARLOS P. ROMULO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Chairman

Hon. JUAN MANUEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secretary of Education and Culture
Vice-Chairman

Hon. JUAN PONCE ENRILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secretary of National Defense
Member

Hon. ALEJANDRO MELCHOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Executive Secretary
Member

Hon. CONRADO ESTRELLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secretary of Agrarian Reform
Member

Hon. JOSE ROÑO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secretary of Local Governments & Community Development
Member

Hon. JOSE D. ASPIRAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secretary of Tourism
Member

Hon. JOSE J. LEIDO, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secretary of Natural Resources
Member

Hon. DAVID CONSUNJI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secretary of Public Works, Transportation & Communications
Member

Hon. BLAS OPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secretary of Labor
Member

Hon. BALTAZAR AQUINO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secretary of Public Highways
Member

Hon. FRANCISCO TATAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secretary of Public Information
Member

The Committee is empowered to call upon any department, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the government for such assistance as it may need, and to create such sub-committees as may be necessary for the accomplishment of its task.

Done in the City of Manila, this 21st day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR

Executive Secretary

Source: Malacañang Records Office

Office of the President of the Philippines. (1975). [Administrative Order Nos. : 349 – 438]. Manila : Malacañang Records Office.