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THE National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) has named the Quezon Memorial Shrine as a national cultural treasure as the country celebrates the 145th birth anniversary of former President Manuel Luis Quezon.
Mayor Maria Josefina “Joy” Belmonte, Vice Mayor Gian Sotto, city councilors and department heads received the cultural marker from Andoni Aboitiz, NMP's chairperson of the Board of Trustees.
“We expressed gratitude to the National Museum of the Philippines for recognizing the importance and contribution of the Quezon Memorial Shrine in our history and culture,” she said in a statement.
“For sure, if president Quezon were still alive he would be very happy to see how the city has progressed and developed,” she added.
The city chief executive has promised to continue what the former Commonwealth president had envisioned like social programs that truly benefit the people.
“Let us continue to treasure all the good things that president Quezon did, especially his dedication in serving the country and love for the Filipino poor,” Belmonte said.
The wreath-laying ceremony and the unveiling of the cultural marker held on Saturday was also attended by Jeremy Barns of NMP; National Historical Commission of the Philippines Chairperson Emmanuel Calairo; Carminda Arevalo, NHCP Executive Director; Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino Chairman Arthur Casanova; National Commission for Culture and the Arts Executive Director Joseph Corpuz; and Sharlene Batin, Regional Director-National Capital Region of the Department of Tourism.
The Quezon Memorial Shrine is the second historical site declared as a cultural treasure in Quezon City following the recognition of the Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, La Naval de Manila, in Barangay Sto. Domingo in 2012.
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