EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 320, May 14, 1996
CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE CENTENNIAL OF THE DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF MARCELO H. DEL PILAR
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WHEREAS, Marcelo H. del Pilar is one of
our great Filipino heroes revered for his fearless writings denouncing the
abuses of friars and their oppression of the Filipinos during the Spanish
regime;
WHEREAS, in 1892 Marcelo H. del Pilar
founded the first Tagalog daily, the Diariong Tagalog, which denounced Spanish
maladministration of the Philippines and later edited the newspaper, La
Solidaridad, which championed the cause for greater Philippine autonomy;
WHEREAS, in the words of Governor General
Ramon Blanco, then Chief Executive of the erstwhile Philippine colony, Del
Pilar was “the most intelligent leader, the real soul of the separatists”;
WHEREAS, July 4, 1996 will mark the
centennial of the death anniversary of this great hero and it is only fitting
that such significant event be commemorated and celebrated not only in his home
province of Bulacan but also throughout the country with fitting programs,
activities and projects;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS,
President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in
me by law, do hereby order as follows:
SECTION 1. A Special Committee is hereby
created to take charge of the nationwide preparations to commemorate the
centennial of the death anniversary of Marcelo H. del Pilar on July 4, 1996, to
be composed of the following:
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Secretary Ricardo T. Gloria |
Chairman |
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2. |
Senator Blas F. Ople, Senate of the Philippines |
Co-Chairman |
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3. |
Representative Teodulo C. Natividad, House of |
Co-Chairman |
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4. |
The Executive Director of the National Centennial |
Co-Chairman |
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5. |
The Executive Director of the National Historical |
Vice-Chairman |
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6. |
The Executive Director or his duly designated |
Member |
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7. |
The Governor of the Province of Bulacan or his |
Member |
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8. |
The President of the National Press Club or his |
Member |
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9. |
The President of the Manila Overseas Press Club |
Member |
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10. |
The President of the Publishers Association of |
Member |
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A representative from the family of Marcelo H. |
Member |
SEC. 2. The Committee shall be provided
with technical and administrative support to be composed of detailed personnel
from the National Historical Institute, the National Commission for Culture and
the Arts, and the National Centennial Commission.
SEC. 3. The Committee shall be funded
with an initial budget to be drawn from the President’s Contingent Fund, in an
amount to be recommended by the Committee and approved by the President.
SEC. 4. The Committee shall be an ad
hoc body and its existence shall terminate upon the completion of all the
activities, programs and projects related to the centennial of the death
anniversary of Marcelo H. del Pilar.
SEC. 5. This Order shall take effect
immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 14th day of May
in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Six.
(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines
By the
President:
(Sgd.) RUBEN
D. TORRES
Executive Secretary
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