Memorandum Circular No. 50 (1988)

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Memorandum Circular No. 50, February 24, 1988 ]

PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ATTEND TO THE SUCCESSFUL OBSERVANCE OF “ARAW NG KAGITINGAN”

WHEREAS, April 9, every year, has been declared by law as “Araw ng Kagitingan,” to afford all Filipinos a recurring opportunity to appreciate the role our heroes played in the historical development of our country;

AND WHEREAS, there is a need to provide for appropriate activities to properly commemorate on that chosen day the sacrifices and valor of our honored dead;

IN VIEW HEREOF, an Executive Committee is hereby created to attend to the successful observance of “Araw ng Kagitingan,” composed of the following:

The Undersecretary for Civilian Relations Department of National Defense | Chairman The Chief of Staff Armed Forces of the Philippines | Co-Chairman The Undersecretary Department of Tourism | Member The Undersecretary Department of Public Works and Highways | Member The Administrator Philippine Veterans Affairs Office | Member The Chairman National Historical Institute | Member The President Veterans Federation of the Philippines | Member The National Commander Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor | Member The Director Philippine Information Agency | Member The National Commander AFP National Reservists Association, Inc. | Member The Officer-in-Charge Military Shrines Service, PVAO | Member

The Committee is hereby authorized to call upon any Department, Bureau, Office, Agency, or instrumentality of the Government for such assistance as it may need in the discharge of its duties and functions.

This Circular shall take effect immediately.

By authority of the President:

(Sgd.) CATALINO MACARAIG, JR.

Executive Secretary

Manila, February 24, 1988