Administrative Order No. 136 (1955)
Creating a Committee to take charge of the celebration of National Heroes Day on Sunday, August 28, 1955
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 136, August 22, 1955 ]
CREATING A COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL HEROES DAY ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 1955.
WHEREAS, National Heroes Day falls on the last Sunday of August of every year; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that the day be observed with appropriate ceremonies designed to perpetuate the significance of the event;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby create a committee to take charge of the celebration of National Heroes Day on Sunday, August 28, 1955. The committee shall be composed of the following:
Hon. Gregorio Hernandez, Jr., Secretary of Education | Chairman Dr. Vidal A. Tan, President, University of the Philippines | Member The President, Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities | " General Emilio Aguinaldo, Asociacion de los Veteranos de la Revolucion | " The President, Confederation of Filipino Veterans | " The President, Philippine Veterans Legion | " The Executive Officer, Boy Scouts of the Philippines | " The President, Kapatirang Alagad ni Bonifacio, Inc. | " The President, Girl Scouts of the Philippines | " The President, National Federation of Women’s Clubs | " The Supreme Commander, Knights of Rizal | " Dr. Patrocinio Valenzuela, Dean of the College of Pharmacy, University of the Philippines | Executive Secretary
The Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman, and for the purposes of discharging its functions, may create such sub-committees as may be necessary.
Done in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.
(Sgd.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) FRED RUIZ CASTRO
Executive Secretary