EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 169 - CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE OF PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF ACTIVITIES FOR NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING FOR NATIONAL STRENGTH AND UNITY AGAINST ALL ADVERSITIES

WHEREAS, Presidential Proclamation No. 47 signed on the 14th day of November 1998 declared the second day of Saturday of November every year a National Day of Prayer and Fasting for National Strength and Unity against all Adversities;  

WHEREAS, the second Saturday of November for the year 1999 falls on the 13th day of November;

WHEREAS, to ensure the successful observance of this day, there is a need to create a special committee to take charge of the planning and execution of the activities for said date and to declare 13th November 1999 as a Special Public Holiday; and

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the 13th day of November 1999 as a special Public Holiday, to allow everyone to solemnly observe this Special Day for Prayer and Fasting for National Strength and Unity against all Adversities.

There is also hereby created a special Committee to formulate plans and devise ways and means for the successful execution of appropriate activities and ceremonies for the observance of the National Day of the Prayer and Fasting for National Strength and Unity Against All Adversities. The Committee shall be composed of the following:

Secretary, Department of Education - Co-Chairman
Culture and Sports

Secretary, Department of Justice     - Co-Chairman

Secretary, Department of Labor and  - Member
Employment

Secretary, Department of the Interior - Member
And Local Government

Press Secretary    - Member

Four (4) Representatives of various   - Members
religious, ecclesiastical and
ecumenical organizations and
communities