PBBM OKS INTER-AGENCY BODY FOR COMMEMORATION OF 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF PH INDEPENDENCE
Dateline Kamuning
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed an
administrative order creating an inter-agency committee for the commemoration
of the 125th anniversary of Philippine independence and nationhood.
Under Administrative Order No. 8, signed by the chief
executive on Tuesday, May 02, 2023, the committee is tasked to “facilitate the
planning and execution of programs and projects” for the commemoration of the
125th Philippine independence anniversary.
It will be chaired by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) while the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will serve as vice-chair.
The inter-agency committee’s members are the Department
of Tourism, Department of Education, Department of National Defense, Department
of Information and Communications Technology, Department of Trade and Industry,
Department of Budget and Management, Department of Labor and Employment,
Department of Transportation, and the Metro Manila Development Authority.
The country will commemorate the 125th anniversary of
Philippine independence from 2023 to 2026 to “give focus on the freedom that
our forebearers struggled for towards that they dreamed for the country and the
history that we seek to remember and honor them with.”
Republic Act No. 10086 or the “Strengthening Peoples’
Nationalism Through Philippine History Act” provides that the state shall
provide the means to “strengthen people’s nationalism, love of country, respect
for its heroes and pride for the people’s accomplishments by reinforcing the
importance of Philippine national and local history in daily life with the end
in view of raising social consciousness.”
It is further directed to “reinvigorate government
support for historical research; and sustaining and enhancing programs for the
protection, preservation and conservation of historical relics and memorabilia,
monuments, sites and other historical resources.” (PND)
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