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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 214, December 17, 2007 ]

DIRECTING THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL INSTITUTE TO ORGANIZE THE OBSERVANCE OF THE 111TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARTYRDOM OF DR. JOSE RIZAL ON DECEMBER 30, 2007

WHEREAS, December 30, 2007, marks the 111th Anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal, our national hero;

WHEREAS, the entire country will be commemorating this momentous occasion, and the National Historical Institute is the agency best fit to organize programs/activities in the observance of this significant event.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby direct the National Historical Institute (NHI) to organize the observance of the 111th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal on December 30, 2007.ℒαwρhi৷

The Department of Budget and Management is hereby authorized to release the amount of TWO MILLION PESOS (P2,000,000.00), chargeable against the regular budget of the National Institute per General Appropriation Act (GAA) of 2007 and from other savings to defray the expenses for the Year 2007 activities commemorating the heroic martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal.

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 17th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seven.

(Sgd.) H.E. GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary

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