Administrative Order No. 442 (1979)

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 442, November 19, 1979 ]

CREATING THE SPECIAL RIZAL DAY COMMEMORATION COMMITTEE

I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law and in order to ensure the successful commemoration throughout the Philippines of this year’s death anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal on December 30, 1979, to hereby create a special committee to take charge of all arrangements for the activities composed of the following:

Minister Onofre D. Corpuz of Education and Culture | Chairman Deputy Minister Jose M. Crisol of National Defense | Vice-Chairman Supreme Court Associate Justice Claudio Teehankee (Supreme Commander, Knights of Rizal) | Member Deputy Minister Aber P. Canlas of Public Works | Member Deputy Minister Vicente B. Valdepeñas, Jr. of Trade | Member Deputy Minister Salvador P. Socrates of Local Governments and Community Development | Member Deputy Minister Gregorio Araneta II of Tourism | Member Budget Deputy Minister Manuel S. Alba | Member Mayor Ramon D. Bagatsing, Manila | Member National Historical Institute Chairman Esteban de Ocampo | Member National Media Production Center Director Gregorio Cendaña | Member Bureau of National and Foreign Information Director Lorenzo Cruz | Member National Commission on the Role of Pilipino Women Executive Director Leticia P. de Guzman | Member Civic Assembly of Women of the Philippines President Carolina Basa Salazar | Member National Parks Development Committee Vice-Chairman Teodoro F. Valencia | Member Presidential Protocol Officer Cristobal Osoteo | Member-Secretary

The Committee shall moot 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 ministry, 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 19th day of November, in the year of Our Lord., nineteen hundred and seventy-nine.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA

Presidential Assistant