Executive Order No. 501 (1978)
Creating a National Committee to Take Charge of the Celebration of Philippine Independence Day on 12 June 1978
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 501 March 30, 1978
CREATING A NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE CELEBRATION OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY ON 12 JUNE 1978
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, 1978.
The Committee shall be composed of the following:
The Secretary of Education & Culture | Chairman The Secretary of Public Information | Vice Chairman The Commissioner of the Budget | Member The Presidential Assistant on National Minorities | Member The Presidential Assistant on Legal Affairs | Member The Undersecretary of Public Works | Member The Undersecretary of Labor | Member The Undersecretary of National Defense | Member The Undersecretary of Trade | Member The Undersecretary of Local Gov'ts. and Community Development | Member The Undersecretary of Tourism | Member The Undersecretary of Youth and Sports Development | Member The Mayor of Manila | Member The Chairman, National Historical Commission | Member The Director, National Media Production Center | Member The President, Philippine Assn. of Colleges and Universities | Member The President, Civic Assembly of Women of the Philippines | 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 its 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 function.
Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.