PASAY CITY – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and the Office of Senator Loren Legarda will launch the exhibit “Bakit Malolos?” at the Senate of the Philippines, Pasay City on 18 September 2023, Monday, 1:30 p.m.

NHCP Chairman Dr. Emmanuel Franco Calairo and Senator Legarda will open the exhibit being mounted to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Malolos Congress on 15 September 2023.

Initially presented as an online exhibit by the NHCP Museo ng Republika ng 1899 in 2020, it discusses why the town of Malolos was selected as the capital of the newly-born nation in 1898. It also features the houses used as offices by the government led by President Emilio Aguinaldo, as well as the names of the delegates to the Malolos Congress. The exhibit will run until 21 September, Thursday, and will be mounted again at the Museo ng Republika ng 1899.

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

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