Instructions for Successful Philippine Hosting of the 8th World Basketball Championship Games
Letter of Instructions No. 720, issued on July 14, 1978, directs various Philippine government agencies to collaborate in hosting the 8th World Basketball Championship Games scheduled for October 1978. Key responsibilities include facilitating the entry and exit of international delegations, ensuring security for participants, and managing promotional activities through mass media. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other agencies are tasked with coordinating logistics, while the Ministry of Trade will oversee the production of commemorative items. Overall, the letter emphasizes a coordinated effort among multiple sectors to ensure the event's success.
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- What is Instructions for Successful Philippine Hosting of the 8th World Basketball Championship Games about?
- Letter of Instructions No. 720, issued on July 14, 1978, directs various Philippine government agencies to collaborate in hosting the 8th World Basketball Championship Games scheduled for October 1978. Key responsibilities include facilitating the entry and exit of international delegations, ensuring security for participants, and managing promotional activities through mass media. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other agencies are tasked with coordinating logistics, while the Ministry of Trade will oversee the production of commemorative items. Overall, the letter emphasizes a coordinated effort among multiple sectors to ensure the event's success.
- What type of law is Letter of Instructions No. 720?
- Instructions for Successful Philippine Hosting of the 8th World Basketball Championship Games (Letter of Instructions No. 720) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Instructions for Successful Philippine Hosting of the 8th World Basketball Championship Games enacted?
- Instructions for Successful Philippine Hosting of the 8th World Basketball Championship Games (Letter of Instructions No. 720) was enacted on Jul 14, 1978.
- What is the citation for Instructions for Successful Philippine Hosting of the 8th World Basketball Championship Games?
- Instructions for Successful Philippine Hosting of the 8th World Basketball Championship Games, Letter of Instructions No. 720, Jul 14, 1978 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 720
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 14, 1978
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 720
| TO | : | The Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| The Minister of Tourism | ||
| The Minister of Public Information | ||
| The Minister of Trade | ||
| The Governor, Central Bank of the Philippines | ||
| The Minister of Youth and Sports Development | ||
| The Commissioner of Land Transportation Commission | ||
| The Commissioner of Customs | ||
| The Commissioner of Immigration and Deportation | ||
| The Postmaster General, Bureau of Posts | ||
| The Director, National Media Production Center | ||
| All Police, Agencies and Local Governments in | ||
| Metropolitan Manila and the Manila International Airport |
To insure the successful hosting of the 8th World Basketball Championship Games scheduled in October 1978, under the auspices of the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) and the Federation Internationale de Basketball Amateur (FIBA), you are hereby directed to implement the following instructions:
1. Communicate immediately with the President of the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) with regard to your active participation in this significant international sports event;
2. Assume the proper tasks, duties and responsibilities in the various aspects of preparation of the World Basketball Championship Games which may be required by the President of the BAP;
3. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall assist in the protocolar requirements of the World Basketball Championship Games to facilitate the entry and exit of delegations of participant countries; aisa dc
4. The Ministry of Tourism, the Bureau of Customs, the Commission on Immigration and Deportation, the Manila International Airport and the agencies and local governments in Metropolitan Manila shall coordinate with the WBC Secretariat all plans and activities for the reception and entertainment of the delegates and for facilitation of their entry into and departure from the Philippines;
5. The Ministry of Trade shall assist and coordinate with the WBC Secretariat in the production and distribution of Commemorative items;
6. The Metropolitan police agencies shall coordinate with the WBC Secretariat all plans and activities for providing adequate security for the delegates, particularly those coming from abroad;
7. The National Media Production Center shall assist and coordinate with the WBC Secretariat to insure the proper promotion and publicity of the event through the mass media; and
8. The Bureau of Posts shall assist and coordinate with the WBC Secretariat for the printing of commemorative mail stamps and other commemorative items.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 14th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Eight. aisa dc
Cite This Law
Instructions for Successful Philippine Hosting of the 8th World Basketball Championship Games, Letter of Instructions No. 720, Jul 14, 1978 (Philippines)
Instructions for Successful Philippine Hosting of the 8th World Basketball Championship Games, Letter of Instructions No. 720 (Phil. 1978)
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