WHEREAS, the Fall of Bataan, Fall of Corregidor and Battle of Besang Pass are milestones in our nation ™ s history and

WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to commemorate these historic events with appropriate activities to impress upon our people the valor and sacrifices of those who fought and died during our struggle for freedom and democracy;

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 an Executive Committee to formulate and devise ways and means for the successful execution of appropriate activities for the commemoration of the anniversary of the Fall of Bataan, Fall of Corregidor and Battle of Besang Pass. The Committee shall be composed of the following:

The Chief of Staff  Armed Forces of the Philippines	Chairman
The Deputy Minister of Tourism  Ministry of Tourism	Co-Chairman
The Deputy Chief of Staff  Armed Forces of the Philippines	Vice-Chairman
The Administrator  Philippine Veterans Affairs Office	Member
The General Manager  Philippine Tourism Authority	Member
The Commanding General  Philippine Army	Member
The Flag Officer-In-Command  Philippine Navy	Member
The Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations  Armed Forces of the Philippines	Member
The Executive Vice-President  Veterans Federation of the Philippines	Member
The Special Assistant on Veterans Affairs  Ministry of National Defense	Member
The Chairman  National Historical Institute	Member
The Director  National Media Production Center	Member
The Deputy Minister  Ministry of Public Works & Highways	Member
The Commanding General  Civil Relations Service, AFP	Member
The National Commander  Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor	Member
The Chief  Military Shrines Service, PVAO	Member

The Committee is hereby authorized to call upon any ministry, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the Government for such assistance as it may need in the discharge of its duties and functions.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-three.


By the President:

(Sgd.) MANUEL M. LAZARO
Presidential Assistant for Legal Affairs