[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 361, September 22, 1997 ]

AMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 322, DATED MARCH 20, 1997, ENTITLED œAUTHORIZING CERTAIN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO UNDERTAKE ACTIVITIES IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS IN 1997, 1998 AND 1999,  BY CLARIFYING THE FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.



In order to rationalize and harmonize the sequence of centennial anniversary celebrations of certain government agencies/offices mentioned in Administrative Order No. 322, dated March 20, 1997, entitled œAuthorizing Certain Government Agencies to Undertake Activities in Preparation for their Centennial Anniversary Celebrations in 1997, 1998 and 1999,  I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare March 22, 1897 as the Foundation Day of the Office of the President, considering that on said date Emilio Aguinaldo was elected President at the Tejeros Convention held in Cavite which was the basis of all his subsequent acts covering all branches of government.

All issuances inconsistent herewith are hereby amended, modified or revised accordingly.

Done in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety seven.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:
(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary