MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Memorandum Order No. 54, March 7, 2002 ]

AMENDING MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 52 DATED JANUARY 24, 2002 CONSTITUTING A NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE 2002 OBSERVANCE OF ARAW NG KAGITINGAN AND THE PHILIPPINE VETERANS WEEK

Consequent to the fine-tuning of the functions and organization of the Office of the Secretary, Department of National Defense (DND), which would vest on the DND Undersecretary for Civilian Relations supervision over veterans matters, it would be appropriate if the National Executive Committee on the 2002 observance of Araw ng Kagitingan and the Philippine Veterans Weeks be chaired by the DND Undersecretary for Civilian Relations, vice the DND Undersecretary for Operations as provided under Memorandum No. 52 dated 24 January 2002. Accordingly, Section 1 of Memorandum Order No. 52 dated January 24, 2002, is hereby amended to read as follows:

“Section 1. There is hereby constituted a National Executive Committee on the observance of Araw ng Kagitingan and Philippine Veterans Week, which shall be headed by the Undersecretary for Civilian Relations, Department of National Defense, as Chairman, with the following members:

Undersecretary of Tourism;

Undersecretary of Education;

Undersecretary of Public Works and Highways;

Undersecretary of Interior and Local Government;

Undersecretary of Budget and Management;

Undersecretary of Transportation and Communications;

Head, Philippine Information Agency;

Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines;

Director General, Philippine National Police;

Governor, Province of Bataan;

Governor, Province of Tarlac;

Governor, Province of Cavite;

Administrator, Philippine Veterans Affairs Office;

Executive Director, National Historical Institute;

President, Veterans Federation of the Philippines (VFP);

National Commander, Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor (DBC);

President, VFP Sons and Daughters of Veterans, Inc. (VFP-SDAI);

President, Corregidor Foundation, Inc. (CFI);

National President, Boy Scouts of the Philippines;

National President, Girl Scouts of the Philippines; and

Chief, Military Shrines Service.”

This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.1aшphi1

Done in the City of Manila, this 7th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, two thousand and two.

By authority of the President:

(Sgd.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Executive Secretary


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