Administrative Order No. 313 (1971)

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 313, November 29, 1971 ]

CREATING THE SPECIAL RIZAL DAY CELEBRATION COMMITTEE

In order to ensure the successful celebration throughout the Philippines of this year’s death anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal on December 30, there is hereby created a special committee to take charge of all arrangements for the festivities composed of the following:

Secretary Juan Manuel | Chairman Secretary Alejandro Melchor | Vice-Chairman Press Secretary Francisco Tatad | Member Budget Commissioner Faustino Sy-Changco | Member Justice Claudio Teehankee (Supreme Commander, Knights of Rizal) | Member Undersecretary Baltazar Aquino | Member Labor Undersecretary Amado Inciong | Member Assistant Executive Secretary Flores Bayot | Member OEC Deputy Administrator Severino Salang | Member Mayor Antonio J. Villegas | Member BTTI Commissioner Gregorio Araneta II | Member Dr. Esteban de Ocampo (National Historical Commission) | Member Mrs. Leticia de Guzman (President, Civic Assembly of Women of the Philippines) | Member Mr. Teodoro Valencia | Member Mr. Cristobal Osoteo | Member-Secretary

The Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman and, for the purpose of discharging its functions, may create such sub-committees as may be necessary.

The Committee is hereby authorized to call upon any department, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the Government, including government-owned or controlled corporations, for such assistance as it may need in discharging its duties and functions.

Done in the City of Manila, this 29th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-one.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR

Executive Secretary