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MEMORANDUM CIRCULARS
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MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 9 -
ENJOINING ALL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
INCLUDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND/OR CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS, TO FLY THE
PHILIPPINE FLAG AT HALF-MAST IN ALL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND
INSTITUTIONS FROM SEPTEMBER 12, 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 18, 2001 AS A SIGN OF
MOURNING AND SYMPATHY WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND WITH ALL HUMANITY
FOR THE TRAGEDY CAUSED BY TERRORIST ATTACKS IN NEW YORK CITY AND
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Nothing can describe the shock and horror
of all humanity, including the Filipino people, in the face of the
unimaginable acts of terror inflicted on the United States in the
morning of September 11, 2001. All mankind has been diminished by the
extreme evil unleashed on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in
New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C., including the
subsequent plane crash in Pennsylvania. Such mindless violence has
exceeded the global community's most extreme fears about organized
terrorism.
The President of the Philippines, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, and the
Filipino people condemn such dastardly and deplorable act in the
strongest possible terms and extend their most profound sympathies to
all the victims of this unspeakable crime. The Filipino people share
the grief of the American people at this most horrific moment.
Organized terrorism threatens no country in particular. It is a specter
that threatens every thread of civilized society. All humanity must now
join hands to defend decency and defeat the insanity that has invaded
our age.
In view thereof, all government departments, bureaus, agencies and
offices, including government owned and/or controlled corporations, are
hereby enjoined to fly the Philippine Flag at half-mast in all
government buildings and institutions from September 12, 2001 to
September 18, 2001 as a sign of mourning and sympathy with the American
people, and indeed with the whole of humanity, for this unprecedented
tragedy.
Manila, 12 September 2001
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