Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 155)
The purpose of Executive Order No. 155 is to create the Gomez, Burgos, Zamora Centennial Commission to commemorate the first centenary of the execution of Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora on February 17, 1972.
The commission was created by President Ferdinand E. Marcos by virtue of the powers vested in him by law.
It commemorates the first centenary of the execution of Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora, which occurred on February 17, 1872.
The commission's members were assigned duties to prepare and take charge of the centenary program, publish writings of the priests and related works, solicit and administer donations, and take other measures necessary for successful execution of the program activities.
Justice Jose Ma. Paredes was appointed as the Chairman of the commission.
They are considered martyrs who were executed for charges related to the Cavite Mutiny, with serious doubts raised about their guilt, and are honored for their role in the development of Filipino nationhood.
The Commission is tasked to publish the writings of Fathers Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora and other related works necessary for a proper understanding of their lives and contributions to the Filipino nation.
The Commission is authorized to solicit and administer donations from the public and the government to carry out the purposes of the Executive Order and to perpetuate the memory of the martyrs.
The Commission must report its accomplishments to the President of the Philippines, who will then cause the report to be published for public information.
Yes, other members may be designated from time to time as part of the commission.