MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 72, September 30, 2014 ]
DIRECTING THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
WHEREAS, the Philippines will host the state visit of His Holiness Pope Francis on 15 to 19 January of 2015; and
WHEREAS, the massive scale of the visit is anticipated given the profound and great significance of the visit to the Filipino people, and to all those who will be gathering from all over the country to take part in this celebration.
NOW, THEREFORE, there is hereby created The Papal Visit 2015 National Organizing Committee (PV-NOC).
The PV-NOC shall be composed of the following:
| Chairperson: |
Executive Secretary |
| Vice-Chair: |
Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs |
| Members: |
Secretary, Department of National Defense |
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Secretary, Department of the Interior and Local Government |
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Secretary, Department of Public Works and Highways |
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Secretary, Department of Health |
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Secretary, Department of Transportation and Communications |
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Secretary, Department of Tourism |
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Secretary, Presidential Communications Operations Office |
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Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines |
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Chief, Philippine National Police |
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Chairman, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority |
The PV-NOC Chairperson shall take charge of all government participation and responses in connection with the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis, to (a) ensure smooth coordination among public and private sectors, particularly with the Central Committee of the Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines, which is tasked to manage and coordinate all plans and activities, religious and civil, of the Papal Visit; (b) maintain peace and order, and safeguard participants, and (c) prepare a traffic management plan for the efficient and smooth transport of persons and goods during the visit.
The PV-NOC Chairperson may call upon any department, bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality of the government, local government units, non-government organizations, and the private sector for assistance as the circumstances and exigencies may require.
Two local Executive Committees, hereinafter referred to as the EXECOM-Manila and EXECOM-Leyte, shall be established in places of engagement of His Holiness to serve as the full time, day-to-day operations arm of the PV-NOC on-site to ensure that the programs and activities to be undertaken in preparation for and during the visit shall run smoothly, efficiently, and effectively.
The EXECOM-Manila shall be composed of the following:
| Head: |
Undersecretary, Office of the Executive Secretary |
| Members: |
Undersecretary for Administration, Department of Foreign Affairs |
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Undersecretary, Department of National Defense |
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Undersecretary, Department of the Interior and Local Government |
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Undersecretary, Department of Public Works and Highways |
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Undersecretary, Department of Health |
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Undersecretary, Department of Transportation and Communications |
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Undersecretary, Department of Tourism |
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Undersecretary, Presidential Communications Operations Office |
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Chief of Protocol, Office of Presidential Protocol |
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Representative, Office of the President |
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Representative, Armed Forces of the Philippines |
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Representative, Philippine National Police |
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Representative, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority |
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General Manager, Manila International Airport Authority |
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Group Commander, Presidential Security Group |
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Head, Radio-Television Malacañang |
The EXECOM-Leyte shall be composed of the following:
| Head: |
Undersecretary, Office of the Executive Secretary |
| Members: |
Regional Director, Philippine National Police |
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Commander, Central Command, Armed Forces of the Philippines |
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Regional Director, Department of Transportation and Communications |
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Regional Director, Department of Public Works and Highways |
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Security Task Action Group Commander-Leyte, Presidential Security Group | 1âшphi1
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Representative, Radio-Television Malacañang |
The EXECOM-Manila and EXECOM-Leyte are tasked to prepare the necessary budget, which shall be charged to the Contingent Fund of the Office of the President, for approval of the Chairperson.
This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately and shall be functus officio upon the conclusion of the Papal Visit in 2015.
(SGD.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
By the President:
(SGD.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.
Executive Secretary
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