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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 179 - PROMINENT
DISPLAY OF THE NATIONAL FLAG IN ALL BUILDINGS, ESTABLISHMENTS, AND
HOMES FROM 28 MAY 1994 TO 12 JUNE 1994 AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, Section 1, Article XVI of
the 1987 Constitution provides that the National Flag should be
consecrated and honored by the people and recognized by law;
WHEREAS, the National Flag, which symbolizes patriotism, love of
country, and sense of nationhood and embodies the aspirations and
sentiments of the Filipino People in their unceasing quest for freedom
and independence, can be instrumental in raising the level of
socio-civic consciousness of the Filipinos, especially among the youth;
WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 374 dated 06 March 1965 declared 28 May of
each year as Flag Day, to commemorate the first unfurling of the
Philippine Flag on Philippine soil at Alapan, Imus, Cavite on 28 May
1898;
WHEREAS, Sec. 8 of Executive Order No. 137 dated 07 January 1965,
mandates the display of the National Flag on national holidays, or
special holidays as the President may proclaim not only in all public
buildings, official residences, public squares and schools but whenever
practicable, in all private buildings and homes, from sunrise to
sunset; and,
WHEREAS, the period spanning the commemoration of the historic Flag Day
on May 28 and the Independence Day on June 12, are opportune time for
all Filipinos to collectively reflect on the significance of the
National Flag, in the light of the forthcoming centennial celebration
of the Philippine Independence in 1998.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the laws of the
land, do hereby order:
Section 1.
The Department of Education, Culture and Sports, in coordination with
the private sector, non-government organizations, and socio-civic
groups, shall enjoin the prominent display of the National Flag in all
public squares and, whenever practicable, in all private buildings and
homes.
Sec. 2.
Sec. 3.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 24th day of May, in the Year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety Four.
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