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MOP, Bk 6, v.5, 186

[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 155, May 10, 1951 ]

CREATING A NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE; OF THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ON JULY 4, 1951.



WHEREAS, the fourth of July, 1946, is of great historical importance to the Filipino people because it was on that day that Philippine Independence was granted and the Republic of the Philippines proclaimed and inaugurated; and

WHEREAS, in order to impress upon our people, especially the youth and the laboring class, the significance of that important event in our national life, it is fitting and proper that the day be observed with appropriate ceremonies stressing that peace and order and economic development constitute cornerstones of a sound, enduring and prosperous democracy;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby constitute and create a National Committee to formulate plans and devise ways and means for the appropriate celebration of the Fifth Anniversary of the Republic of the Philippines. The Committee shall be composed of the following:

Hon. Ramon Magsaysay

Chairman

Hon. Teodoro Evangelista

Vice-Chairman

Hon. Jose Figueras

Member

Hon. Salvador Araneta

Member

Hon. Jose Camus

Member

Hon. Saturnino Mendinueto

Member

Brig. Gen. Calixto Duque

Member

Brig. Gen. Florencio Selga

Member

Hon. Manuel de la Fuente

Member

Mr. Manuel Elizalde

Member

Mr. Gil Puyat

Member

Dr. Vidal A. Tan

Member

Dr. Mariano V. de los Santos

Member

Dr. Concepcion Aguila

Member

Hon. Jorge B. Vargas

Member

Dean Francisco M. Africa

Member

Mrs. Trinidad F. Legarda

Member

Mrs. Amparo S. Lardizabal

Member

Mr. Vicente Lontok

Executive 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.

Done in the City, of Manila, this 10th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the fifth.

(Sgd.) ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) MARCIANO ROQUE
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary
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