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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Memorandum Circular No. 50, February 24, 1988 ]

PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ATTEND TO THE SUCCESSFUL OBSERVANCE OF “ARAW NG KAGITINGAN”

WHEREAS, April 9, every year, has been declared by law as “Araw ng Kagitingan,” to afford all Filipinos a recurring opportunity to appreciate the role our heroes played in the historical development of our country;

AND WHEREAS, there is a need to provide for appropriate activities to properly commemorate on that chosen day the sacrifices and valor of our honored dead;

IN VIEW HEREOF, an Executive Committee is hereby created to attend to the successful observance of “Araw ng Kagitingan,” composed of the following:

The Undersecretary for Civilian Relations Department of National Defense	Chairman
The Chief of Staff Armed Forces of the Philippines	Co-Chairman
The Undersecretary Department of Tourism	Member
The Undersecretary Department of Public Works and Highways	Member
The Administrator Philippine Veterans Affairs Office	Member
The Chairman National Historical Institute	Member
The President Veterans Federation of the Philippines	Member
The National Commander Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor	Member
The Director Philippine Information Agency	Member
The National Commander AFP National Reservists Association, Inc.	Member
The Officer-in-Charge Military Shrines Service, PVAO	Member

The Committee is hereby authorized to call upon any Department, Bureau, Office, Agency, or instrumentality of the Government for such assistance as it may need in the discharge of its duties and functions.1aшphi1

This Circular shall take effect immediately.

By authority of the President:

(Sgd.) CATALINO MACARAIG, JR.
Executive Secretary

Manila, February 24, 1988

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