BAUTISTA, PANGASINAN ─ The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) led by its Executive Director Ludovico D. Badoy, will unveil on Monday, 11 December 2017 at 8:30 a.m., the historical marker Pook kung Saan Isinulat ang “Filipinas”, Liriko ng Pambansang  Awit in Bautista, Pangasinan. The marker states:

POOK KUNG SAAN ISINULAT ANG “FILIPINAS”,
LIRIKO NG PAMBANSANG AWIT

 

                                    SA POOK NA ITO, NA DATING BARYO NG BAYAMBANG, SINULAT SI JOSE PALMA Y VELASQUEZ ANG TULANG ‘FILIPINAS” NA NAGING LIRIKO SA WIKANG ESPANYOL NG HIMNO NACIONAL FILIPINA, NGAYO’Y PAMBANSANG AWIT NG PILIPINAS. NALATHALA SA PAHAYAGANG LA INDEPENDECIA, 3 SETYEMBRE 1899. ANG NASABING BARYO AY ITINATAG BILANG MUNISIPALIDAD NG BAUTISTA NOONG 1900.

 

Executive Director Ludovico D. Badoy will officially turn over the marker to the Municipality of Bautista, Pangasinan through Mayor Amadeo T. Espino. Vice Mayor Joseph G. Espino will stand as witness during the signing of the certificate of transfer.

The NHCP is the national government agency mandated to promote and preserve Philippine history through its museums, research and publication, and preserve historical heritage through conservation and the marking of historic sites and structures.

For more information, contact the Historic Sites and Education Division at NHCP tel. nos. 3351217 and 5231019.