[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 492, April 19, 1985 ]

CREATING AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF COMMEMORATIVE ACTIVITIES FOR THE ARAW NG KAGITINGAN CELEBRATION



WHEREAS, Letter of Instruction No. 1087 declared May 6, every year as Araw ng Kagitingan to enable the Filipino people to reminisce the heroic deeds of our brave and illustrious Filipinos; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to commemorate this heroism of our people with appropriate activities to impress upon our citizenry 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 created an Executive Committee to formulate and devise ways and means for the successful execution of appropriate activities for the commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan. The Committee shall be composed of the following:

The Chief of Staff
Armed Forces of the Philippines

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Chairman

The Deputy Minister
Ministry of Tourism

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Co-Chairman

The Deputy Chief of Staff
Armed Forces of the Philippines

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Vice-Chairman

The Assistant Minister for Planning and Design
Ministry of Public Works and Highways

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Member

The Administrator
Philippine Veterans Affairs Office

-

Member

The Chairman
National Historical Institute

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Member

The General Manager
Philippine Tourism Authority

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Member

The Special Assistant on Veterans Affairs
Ministry of National Defense

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Member

The Director
Bureau of Local Government Supervision
Ministry of Local Government

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Member

The President
Veterans Federation of the Philippines

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Member

The National Commander
Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor

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Member

The Director
National Media Production Center

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Member

The Commanding General
Philippine Army

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Member

The Chief PC/Director General, INP
Philippine Constabulary

-

Member

The Commanding General
Philippine Air Force

-

Member

The Flag-Officer-In-Command
Philippine Navy

-

Member

The Commanding General
Presidential Security Command

-

Member

The Commanding General
Civil Relations Service, AFP

-

Member

The National Commander
AFP National Reservists Associations, Inc.

-

Member

The Chief
Military Shrines Service, PVAO

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Member/Secretary

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 19th day of April in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-five.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Executive Assistant