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MOP, Bk 5, v.5, 48

[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 5, July 23, 1946 ]

CREATING A COMMITTEE TO SELECT THE PLACE ON WHICH TO BUILD THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE CAPITOL BUILDING OR BUILDINGS



By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, MANUEL ROXAS, President of the Philippines, do hereby create and constitute a Committee which shall be composed of the following:

Hon. Melecio Arranz

Chairman

Mr. Jose Paez

Vice-Chairman

Hon. Raul Leuterio

Member

Hon. Salipada Pendatun

Member

Hon. Pedro Hernaez

Member

Hon. Anastacio Agan

Member

Hon. Maximo Noel

Member

Hon. Sergio Bayan

Member

Mr. Antonio Toledo

Member

Maj. Perfecto M. Vasquez

Member

Mr. Juan Arellano

Member

Mr. Manuel Mañosa

Member

Mr. Lino Gutierrez

Member

Mr. Louis P. Croft, Adviser to the President on Land Planning, shall act as adviser of the Committee.

The Committee shall take charge of the selection of the most suitable site on which to build the capital city of the Philippines and the Capitol building or buildings. The Committee shall submit its report to the President not later than August 31, 1946.

Done at the City of Manila, this 23rd of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the first.

(Sgd.) MANUEL ROXAS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) EMILIO ABELLO
Chief of the Executive Office
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