Proclamation No. 130, s. 1987

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 130, July 15, 1987 ]

DESIGNATING JULY 1, 1987 TO JUNE 30, 1992 AS THE PERIOD FOR THE PACIFIC WAR VETERANS HOMECOMING PROGRAM.

WHEREAS, the Pacific War Veterans Homecoming Program is an essential component of the Department of Tourisms efforts to promote the Philippines as a primary destination of foreign tourists;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby designate July 1, 1987, to June 30, 1992 as the period for the Pacific War Veterans Homecoming Program.

The Pacific War Veterans Homecoming Program shall apply to veterans of World War II who served in the Philippines during that war, including Filipino veterans, the immediate members of the their families down to their grandchildren, or their immediate survivors down to their grandchildren. It shall equally apply to those who served tours of duty in the Philippines after World War II.

For this purpose, there is hereby created a Coordinating Committee for the Pacific War Veterans Homecoming Program, hereinafter referred to as the Committee, composed of the following:

1. Department of Tourism	Lead Agency
2. Department of Foreign Affairs	Member
3. Department of Finance	Member
4. Department of Public Works and Highways	Member
5. Department of Education, Culture & Sports	Member
6. Department of Local Government	Member
7. Department of Transportation and Communications	Member
8. Bureau of Customs	Member
9. Commission on Immigration and Deportation	Member
10. National Historical Institute	Member
11. Philippine Veterans Affairs Office	Member
12. Manila International Airport Authority	Member
13. Veterans Federation of the Philippines	Member
14. Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines	Member
15. Board of Airline Representatives	Member

The Committee shall formulate all the guidelines, and implement all the projects and activities of the Pacific War Veterans Homecoming Program.

All departments, agencies, offices and other instrumentalities including government-owned or controlled corporations are hereby enjoined to provide assistance to the Committee in ensuring the success of the Pacific War Veterans Homecoming Program.

I call upon all citizens and residents of the Philippines to participate and extend their support to the Pacific War Veterans Homecoming Program.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and cause the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 15th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-seven.

(SGD) CORAZON C. AQUINO
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD) JOKER P. ARROYO
Executive Secretary