MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 155, May 10, 1951 ]
CREATING A NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE; OF THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ON JULY 4, 1951.
WHEREAS, the fourth of July, 1946, is of great historical importance to the Filipino people because it was on that day that Philippine Independence was granted and the Republic of the Philippines proclaimed and inaugurated; and
WHEREAS, in order to impress upon our people, especially the youth and the laboring class, the significance of that important event in our national life, it is fitting and proper that the day be observed with appropriate ceremonies stressing that peace and order and economic development constitute cornerstones of a sound, enduring and prosperous democracy;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby constitute and create a National Committee to formulate plans and devise ways and means for the appropriate celebration of the Fifth Anniversary of the Republic of the Philippines. The Committee shall be composed of the following:
| Hon. Ramon Magsaysay |
Chairman |
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| Hon. Teodoro Evangelista |
Vice-Chairman |
| Hon. Jose Figueras |
Member |
| Hon. Salvador Araneta |
Member |
| Hon. Jose Camus |
Member |
| Hon. Saturnino Mendinueto |
Member |
| Brig. Gen. Calixto Duque |
Member |
| Brig. Gen. Florencio Selga |
Member |
| Hon. Manuel de la Fuente |
Member |
| Mr. Manuel Elizalde |
Member |
| Mr. Gil Puyat |
Member |
| Dr. Vidal A. Tan |
Member |
| Dr. Mariano V. de los Santos |
Member |
| Dr. Concepcion Aguila |
Member |
| Hon. Jorge B. Vargas |
Member |
| Dean Francisco M. Africa |
Member |
| Mrs. Trinidad F. Legarda |
Member |
| Mrs. Amparo S. Lardizabal |
Member |
| Mr. Vicente Lontok |
Executive 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.
Done in the City, of Manila, this 10th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the fifth.
(Sgd.) ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) MARCIANO ROQUE
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary
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