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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 73 -
CREATING A PHILIPPINE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PHILIPPINE PARTICIPATION
IN EXPOSITION/ACTIVITIES IN COMMEMORATING THE FIFTH CENTENNIAL OF THE
DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
WHEREAS, the Spanish Government, attaching
great significance to the Fifth Centennial of the Discovery of America,
has decided to commemorate that occasion by holding, among other
activities, a Universal Exposition in Sevilla, Spain, from 20 April to
12 October 1992, whose theme will be the "Age of Discovery";
WHEREAS, the Spanish Government, desiring to use this occasion to
promote closer integration among IberoAmerican countries, has invited
the Philippines to participate in the Sevilla Exposition;
WHEREAS, the Philippines acknowledges the historic value of the
IberoAmerican influence on its national heritage and in the formation
of its concept of nationhood, making it one of the first democratic
countries in Asia;
WHEREAS, the Philippines would like to participate in the eventual
formation of an IberoAmerican Community of Nations that is firmly
established on the foundations of liberty, justice and peace and
dedicated to the creation of a quality of international life based on
political and economic cooperation with other centers of powers;
WHEREAS, the Philippines has accepted the invitation of the Spanish
Government to participate in the Universal Exposition in Sevilla; and
WHEREAS, the Philippines would like to ensure that the quality of its
participation truly reflects the IberoAmerican influence in its
culture, making it a proud member of that Community.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by the law, do hereby create the
Philippine National Commission for Philippine Participation in
Exposition/Activities in Commemoration of the Fifth Centennial of the
Discovery of America, hereinafter known as the Commission. The Chairman
of the Commission shall be the Secretary of Foreign Affairs with the
Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports and the Secretary of Trade
and Industry as Vice-Chairmen. The members of the Commission shall be:
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The Commission shall establish a Secretariat to service the Philippine National Commission. The Secretariat shall be situated in the Department of Foreign Affairs.
The Chairman of the Commission shall establish a system of honoraria and allowances for the Philippine National Commission in accordance with accounting and auditing regulations.
The Department of Budget and Management is hereby directed to immediately allot and release the funds needed for the financial and operational requirements of the Commission and the Secretariat, chargeable to the funds of the Department of Foreign Affairs and subject to accounting and auditing requirements.
The Commission shall formulate and adopt its implementing rules and regulations.
This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 19th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-eight.
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