Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 226)
The Secretary of Education is the Chairman of the National Campaign Committee.
The legal basis is Republic Act No. 1427, which authorizes and directs the Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission to organize and raise funds to finance the construction of a National Cultural Shrine and other related memorials.
Members include the Secretary of Education (Chairman), the Secretary of Finance (Vice-Chair), the Social Welfare Administrator, the Undersecretary of Labor, the Deputy Administrator of Economic Coordination, the Administrator of the Agricultural Credit and Cooperative Financing Administration, among others.
Key projects include: construction of a National Cultural Shrine composed of a National Theatre, Museum, and Library; improvement of the Rizal Monument at the Luneta and landscaping; rehabilitation of the Jose Rizal Cell at Fort Santiago; erection of a grand monument in Diliman; acquisition and procurement of Rizaliana materials locally and abroad; translation and printing of Rizal's works in multiple languages; and establishment of Rizal Centers in provincial capitals.
Yes, the Committee may organize provincial, city, municipal, and barrio campaign committees to aid in the nationwide campaign for funds.
The Committee has the discretion to adopt planning and pertinent details related to the campaign's execution and is required to report the overall program to the Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission.
These include issuance of commemorative centenary stamps, creation of Jose Rizal Medals to honor contributors, holding a National Congress with foreign guests, and organizing contests to select popular biographies of Rizal.
Mr. Angel M. Tesoro serves as the Assistant Executive Director of the Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission and is the Executive Officer of the National Campaign Committee.
The contributions shall be used to supplement existing government appropriations for the projects and objectives aimed at commemorating Dr. Jose Rizal as outlined in the order and related laws.