Creation of Special Rizal Day Commemoration Committee

December 15, 1984

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 491

CREATING THE SPECIAL RIZAL DAY COMMEMORATION COMMITTEE

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, in order to ensure the successful commemoration throughout the Philippines of this year's death anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal on December 30, 1984, do hereby create a special committee to take charge of all arrangements for the activities composed of the following:

 

The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports	Chairman
The Deputy Minister of National Defense	Vice-Chairman
The Director General of the Office of
	Media Affairs	Member
The Deputy Minister of Public Works
	and Highways	Member
The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry	Member
The Deputy Minister of Local Governments	Member
The Deputy Minister of Tourism	Member
The Deputy Minister of the Budget	Member
The Mayor of Manila	Member
The Chairman of the National Historical
	Institute	Member
The Executive Director of the National
	Commission on the Role of Filipino
	Women	Member
The President of the Civic Assembly of
	Women of the Philippines	Member
The Supreme Commander of the Knights
	of Rizal	Member
The Vice-Chairman of the National Parks
	Development Committee	Member
The Assistant 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 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. DcCITS

DONE in the City of Manila, this 15th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Four.