MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 269, June 10, 1988 ]
PROCLAIMING THE PERIOD FROM 1988 TO 1998 AS “THE DECADE OF THE CENTENNIALS OF FILIPINO NATIONALISM, NATIONHOOD AND THE PHILIPPINE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT”
WHEREAS, the centennials of many of the heroic acts and historic events during the watershed of Filipino nationalism fall within the decade 1988–1998: the centennials of the culmination of the period of propaganda and reform, the founding of the Katipunan, the martyrdom of Rizal, the launching and triumph of the 1st Phase of the Philippine Revolution, and the declaration of Philippine Independence;
WHEREAS, the period 1888–1898 is associated with some of the greatest names in Philippine History: Lopez Jaena, Del Pilar, Rizal, Bonifacio, Jacinto, Aguinaldo, Mabini, Luna, and Ricarte and many others;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to instill in the hearts and minds of the people the spirit of nationalism and struggle and the ideals of liberty for which our heroes unselfishly dedicated themselves;
WHEREAS, the celebration of these centennials of Filipino nationalism, nationhood and the Philippine Revolutionary Movement should also prove to be a fitting period to ponder on those who struggled for liberty prior to 1888 and those who defended the liberty won subsequent to 1898;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby proclaim the period 1988 to 1998 as “The Decade of the Centennials of Filipino Nationalism, Nationhood and the Philippine Revolutionary Movement”.1aшphi1
For the purposes of formulating plans and devising ways and means for the effective execution of appropriate activities and/or projects for the commemoration of “The Decade of the Centennials of Filipino Nationalism, Nationhood and the Philippine Revolutionary Movement”, there is hereby created a Centennial Committee to be composed of:
| Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports |
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Chairperson |
| Undersecretary of Education, Culture and Sports responsible for cultural agencies |
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Member |
| The Director and Members of the National Historical Institute |
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Members |
| The Heads of the other cultural agencies of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports |
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Members |
| The President, Cultural Center of the Philippines |
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Member |
| An Undersecretary of the Department of Tourism designated by the Secretary of Tourism |
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Member |
| A Representative from the Office of the President |
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Member |
| The President, Philippine Historical Association |
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Member |
The Centennial Committee is empowered to call upon any office, agency or instrumentality of the government for cooperation and assistance in the discharge of its functions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-eight.
(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO
By the President:
(Sgd.) CATALINO MACARAIG, JR.
Executive Secretary
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