By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, in order to ensure the successful commemoration throughout the Philippines of this year ™s death anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal on December 30, 1984, do hereby create a special committee to take charge of all arrangements for the activities composed of the following:

The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports	Chairman
The Deputy Minister of National Defense	Vice-Chairman
The Director General of the Office of Media Affairs	Member
The Deputy Minister of Public Works and Highways	Member
The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry	Member
The Deputy Minister of Local Governments	Member
The Deputy Minister of Tourism	Member
The Deputy Minister of the Budget	Member
The Mayor of Manila	Member
The Chairman of the National Historical Institute	Member
The Executive Director of the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women	Member
The President of the Civic Assembly of Women of the Philippines	Member
The Supreme Commander of the Knights of Rizal	Member
The Vice-Chairman of the National Parks Development Committee	Member
The Assistant Presidential Protocol Officer	Member-Secretary

The Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman and, for the purpose of discharging its functions, may create such sub-committees as may be necessary.

The Committee is hereby authorized to call upon any Ministry, Bureau, Office, Agency or instrumentality of the government, including government-owned or controlled corporations, for such assistance as it may need in discharging its duties and functions.

Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-four.


By the President:

(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Executive Committee