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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 322 -
AUTHORIZING CERTAIN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO UNDERTAKE ACTIVITIES IN
PREPARATION FOR THEIR CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS IN 1997, 1998
AND 1999
WHEREAS, several offices/agencies have been
established by the First Philippine Government under President Emilio
Aguinaldo during the 22 March 1897 Tejeros Convention; 17 April 1897
Naic Assembly; in President Aguinaldo's 23 June 1898 Proclamation; and
the Proclamation of President Aguinaldo as President by the First
Philippine Congress on 23 January 1899;
WHEREAS, these offices/agencies
include the Philippine Army created on 22 March 1897 during the Tejeros
Convention; the Ministries of War, Interior, Finance, and Justice (now
the Departments of National Defense, Interior and Local Government,
Finance and Justice), created on 17 April 1897 during the Naic
Assembly; Department of Foreign Affairs, Navy and Commerce (now the
Philippine Navy and Department of Trade and Industry, respectively),
Public Works, Education and Hygiene (now Departments of Public Works,
Education Culture and Sports and Health, respectively); Agriculture and
Manufacturing (now Department of Agriculture) created through the 23
June 1898 Proclamation of President Emilio Aguinaldo; Department of
Communication (now Department of Transportation and Communications)
created during the 20 January 1899 Ratification of the Malolos
Constitution; and the Office of the President created during the 23
January 1899 Official Proclamation of the Presidency of President
Emilio Aguinaldo by the First Philippine Congress;
WHEREAS, to ensure the
successful celebration of the 100th Founding Anniversary of these
agencies and to heighten awareness on the significance of these
centennials, there is need to supplement the efforts of the National
Centennial Commission (NCC) by creating a body in the respective
agencies which shall initiate plans and programs, coordinate with
multi-sectoral components from business, education, culture and media,
and oversee the successful implementation and completion of their
respective Centennial Celebrations; and
WHEREAS, Administrative Order
No. 263 dated 26 March 1996 authorizes the grant of anniversary bonuses
to government personnel of agencies which are celebrating milestone
anniversaries, which shall be sourced from their respective savings
from released allotment for operating expenditures.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V.
RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, do hereby order as follows:
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DONE in the City of Manila, this 20th day of March in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven.
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