Executive Order No. 408 (1973)

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 408 March 20, 1973

CREATING A NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE CELEBRATION OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY ON JUNE 12, 1973

Pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby create a national committee to take charge of the celebration of Philippine Independence Day on June 12, 1973.

The Committee shall be composed of the following: The Secretary of Education and Culture | Chairman The Executive Secretary | Vice Chairman The Secretary of Public Information | Member The Secretary of Local Government and Community Development | Member The Commissioner of the Budget | Member The Commissioner on National Integration | Member The Undersecretary of Public Works | Member The Undersecretary of Labor | Member The Undersecretary of National Defense | Member The Undersecretary of Trade and Tourism | Member The Mayor of Manila | Member The Chairman, National Historical Commission | Member The President, Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities | Member The President, Veterans Federation of the Philippines | Member The President, Civic Assembly of Women of the Philippines (CAWP) | Member The President, Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines | Member Representative from Youth Group | Member The Presidential Protocol Officer | Member-Secretary

The Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman and for the purpose of discharging its functions, may create 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 the discharge of its duties and functions.

Done in the City of Manila, this 20th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen hundred and seventy-three.