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Executive Order 75

This executive order creates the National Heroes Committee under the Office of the President. The committee will study and recommend individuals for proclamation as National Heroes of the Philippines. The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports will chair the committee, and the Secretaries of Foreign Affairs and National Defense will serve as members. All government agencies must support the committee in performing its functions. The private sector is also urged to assist. The National Historical Commission will act as the committee's secretariat. The order takes effect immediately upon signing by President Fidel V. Ramos.

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Executive Order 75

This executive order creates the National Heroes Committee under the Office of the President. The committee will study and recommend individuals for proclamation as National Heroes of the Philippines. The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports will chair the committee, and the Secretaries of Foreign Affairs and National Defense will serve as members. All government agencies must support the committee in performing its functions. The private sector is also urged to assist. The National Historical Commission will act as the committee's secretariat. The order takes effect immediately upon signing by President Fidel V. Ramos.

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MALACANANG

ManiJa

,BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHiliPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO.75

THE NATIONAL HEROES COMMITTEE UNDER THE


OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

WHEREAS, the State is mandate(j to foster patriotism and


nationalism among the citizens, especially the youth, pursuant
to Article II, Sections 13 and 17, of the Constitution;

WHEREAS, the State, through i1:s educati onal system, is


also mandated, to inculcate patriotism and nationalism, and the
appreciation of the role of national heroes in the historical
development of the country pursuant to Article XIV, Section 3 (2)
of the Constitution;

WHEREAS, Almighty God has gifted the sovereign Filipino


people with National Heroes, the men and women of sterling char-
acter and remarkable achievements that directed, and continue
to direct, the historic destiny of the country;

WHEREAS, it is timely and appropriate to proclaim these


National Heroes, the renowned achievers of their generations
and the shining exemplars of these times;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the


Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do'
hereby order:
SECTION 1. A National Heroes Committee is hereby created,
composed of the Secretar'y of Education, Culture and Sports as
Ch~irman, and the Secre1:ary of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary
of National Defense as Members, to study and recommend the
proclamation of National Heroes.
SEC. 2. All departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, and
instrumentalities of the Government, including government-owned
or controlled corporations, are hereby directed to extend the ful-
lest support to the National Heroes Committee in the performance
of its functions.

SEC. 3. The private sector is hereby urged to assist the


National Heroes Committee in the performance of its functions.

SEC. 4. The Natiortal Historical Commission shall act as


Secretariat of the National Heroes Committee.

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CREATING
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SEC. 5. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 29th day of March


in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-three.

pr~1S LIB ARY


By the President

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ANTONIO T. CARPIO
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel

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