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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Memorandum Order No. 265, March 1, 1995 ]

CONSTITUTING A NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE 1995 OBSERVANCE OF ARAW NG KAGITINGAN AND PHILIPPINE VETERANS WEEK

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 203, s. of 1987, declared April 9, of every year as a regular holiday for the celebration of Araw Ng Kagitingan;

WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 203, s. of 1987, designated the period April 5 to 11 of every year as Philippine Veterans Week in order to promote, preserve, and memorialize the principles, ideals, and deeds of our War Veterans and as a means to enhance patriotism and love of country, especially among the youth of the land;

WHEREAS, there is a need to create a body that shall spearhead the commemoration of the said events with fitting activities to ensure their success;

NOW, THEREFORE, I FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

Section 1. There is hereby constituted a National Executive Committee on the Observance of Araw ng Kagitingan and Philippine Veterans Week, which shall be headed by the Undersecretary for Veterans and Reserve Affairs, Department of National Defense, as Chairman, with the following members:

The Undersecretary of Tourism;

The Undersecretary of Education, Culture and Sports;

The Undersecretary of Public Works and Highways;

The Undersecretary of Interior and Local Government;

The Undersecretary of Budget and Management;

The Undersecretary of Transportation and Communications;

Head, Philippine Information Agency;

Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines;

Director General, Philippine National Police;

Governor, Province of Bataan,

Governor, Province of Tarlac,

Governor, Province of Cavite,

Administrator, Philippine Veterans Affairs Office;

Chairman, National Historical Institute;

President, Veterans Federation of the Philippines (AFP);

National Commander, Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor (DBC);

President, VFP Sons and Daughters of Veterans, Inc.;

President; DBC Sons and Daughters of Veterans, Inc.;

National President, Boy Scouts of the Philippines;

National President, Girl Scouts of the Philippines;

Chief, Military Shrines Service;

Section 2. - The Committee is hereby empowered to call upon any agency or instrumentality of the government including government-owned and controlled corporations and to invite any private individual, or Non-Governmental Organization, for such financial and other kinds of assistance as it may need in the discharge of its functions and only for the duration of the celebration.

Section 3. - This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.1aшphi1

DONE in the City of Manila, this 1st day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Five.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS

By the President:

(Sgd.) TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR.
Executive Secretary

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