EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 48 - CREATING AN AD HOC SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO SUPERVISE THE LIQUIDATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION OF 1986, PRESERVATION OF ITS RECORDS, AND TO UNDERTAKE ITS CONSTITUTION EDUCATION CAMPAIGN

WHEREAS, the Constitutional Commission of 1986 shall approve the final draft of the Constitution on October 15, 1986;  

WHEREAS, there is an imperative need to create an Ad Hoc Special Committee which will wind up and liquidate the affairs of the Constitutional Commission, take steps to ensure that the valuable records, documents, papers and memorabilia of the said Commission are preserved, and assist in the Constitution Education Campaign.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:

Section 1. There is hereby created an Ad Hoc Special Committee composed of the President of the Constitutional Commission of 1986, as Chairman, its Vice- President and the Chairman of its Committee on Budget and Personnel, as members.

Sec. 2. The Ad Hoc Special Committee shall take charge of, supervise and decide on, all matters relative to the winding up and liquidation of the affairs of the Constitutional Commission of 1986 and the preservation and safekeeping of its valuable documents, records, papers and memorabilia. 

Sec. 3. For the purposes stated in Sec. 2, the Ad Hoc Special Committee shall disburse funds from the appropriation for the Constitutional Commission necessary for its operation, appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel of the Constitutional Commission of 1986 as it may need, and perform such other duties as may be required in relation to the work of the Constitutional Commission of 1986; Provided, however, That this shall not go beyond December 15, 1986.

Sec. 4. The Ad Hoc Special Committee is further authorized to undertake its program for a Constitution Education Campaign, in collaboration with other government agencies, and for this purpose the Committee may disburse funds from the remaining balance of the Twenty Million appropriation given to the Constitutional Commission of 1986 and such other funds as may, from time to time, be allocated to it for this purpose, to cover allowances of the Commissioners, resource persons, and secretariat personnel, involved in the campaign, and transportation and other incidental expenses.

Sec. 5. The Chairman of the Committee is authorized to sign checks and other documents in connection with the disbursement of funds.

Sec. 6. This Executive Order shall take effect on October 15, 1986.

Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-six. 
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