ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 5, July 23, 1946

CREATING A COMMITTEE TO SELECT THE PLACE ON WHICH TO BUILD THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE CAPITOL BUILDING OR BUILDINGS

Administrative Orders July 23, 1946

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By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, MANUEL ROXAS, President of the Philippines, do hereby create and constitute a Committee which shall be composed of the following:

Hon. Melecio Arranz	Chairman
Mr. Jose Paez	Vice-Chairman
Hon. Raul Leuterio	Member
Hon. Salipada Pendatun	Member
Hon. Pedro Hernaez	Member
Hon. Anastacio Agan	Member
Hon. Maximo Noel	Member
Hon. Sergio Bayan	Member
Mr. Antonio Toledo	Member
Maj. Perfecto M. Vasquez	Member
Mr. Juan Arellano	Member
Mr. Manuel Mañosa	Member
Mr. Lino Gutierrez	Member

Mr. Louis P. Croft, Adviser to the President on Land Planning, shall act as adviser of the Committee.

The Committee shall take charge of the selection of the most suitable site on which to build the capital city of the Philippines and the Capitol building or buildings. The Committee shall submit its report to the President not later than August 31, 1946.

Done at the City of Manila, this 23rd of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the first.

(Sgd.) MANUEL ROXAS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) EMILIO ABELLO
Chief of the Executive Office

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