President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. authorized the creation of an inter-agency committee for the commemoration of the one hundred and twenty fifth anniversary of Philippine independence and nationhood.
Under Administrative Order No. 8, Marcos stated a committee needs to be created to “facilitate the planning and execution of programs and projects” for the commemoration of the one hundred and twenty fifth Philippine independence anniversary.
The order famous that the Philippines would commemorate the one hundred and twenty fifth 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.”
The stated committee will likely be chaired by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) whereas the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will function vice-chair.
Republic Act No. 10086 or the “Strengthening Peoples’ Nationalism Through Philippine History Act” gives that the state shall present 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 ordered to “reinvigorate authorities help for historic analysis; and sustaining and enhancing packages for the safety, preservation and conservation of historic relics and memorabilia, monuments, websites and different historic sources.”—LDF, GMA Integrated News
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