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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 99 -
PRESCRIBING GUIDELINES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
WHEREAS, the musical arrangement and
composition of the Philippine National Anthem as set by its author,
Julian Felipe, was adopted under Commonwealth Act No. 382 approved by
the First National Assembly on September 5, 1938, which was reiterated
in Section 13, Book I of the Administrative Code of 1987;
WHEREAS, Commonwealth Act No. 634, approved on June 10, 1941 by the
Second National Assembly, amending Commonwealth Act No. 382, imposed a
penalty of a fine of not less than twenty five nor more than one
thousand pesos, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, for the
first offense, and both fine and imprisonment for the second and
additional offense, for disrespect to the Philippine National Anthem by
utterance in speech, writing or drawing, and any act or omission
casting dishonor, ridicule, and contempt upon the Philippines National
Anthem as well as its use in places of ill-repute or for purposes
involving disrespect;
WHEREAS, there is at present a proliferation inappropriate renditions
of the National Anthem with different tempos, melodies, harmonies,
embellishments, or syllabication of specific words, and thus, there is
a felt need to preserve the arrangement and composition of the
Philippine National Anthem as set by its author, Julian Felipe, and to
attain uniform performance thereof in the Philippines as a
manifestation of national unity, cohesion, nationalism patriotism, and
pride of country and people; and
WHEREAS, there is an imperative need to reinforce and expand upon the
prescribed rules and guidelines on the performance of the Philippine
National Anthem.
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:
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DONE in the City of Manila,
this 12th day of June in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Three.
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