PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 756, July 30, 1975
AMENDING P. D. 260 TO INCLUDE THE MESTIZO SECTION, THE HOUSES OF PADRE JOSE BURGOS AND LEONA FLORENTINO IN ITS SCOPE.
Museum and the National Historical Institute the authority to study,
declare and supervise the restoration of Historical sites, Buildings,
Churches and Monuments of historical and/or cultural significance.
WHEREAS, in the course of Preliminary inventory work
conducted by the National Museum Vigan, Ilocos Sur was deemed to have
special significance particularly the Mestizo section and the houses of
Padre Jose Burgos and Leona Florentino.
WHEREAS: There is noted a trend in the modernization of
certain parts of Vigan which would eventually eat up the portions named
above.
WHEREAS, in the development of Tourism and in the
preservation of the country’s history and Culture, these areas need to
be preserved.
THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic
of the Philippines do hereby declare the above named areas to be
incorporated and made a part of P.D. 260, thus no demolition, repair or
renovation of buildings in these areas shall be undertaken without prior
study, consultation and approval by the National Museum.
Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of July in the Year of our
Lord Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Five.
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FERDINAND E. MARCOS | |||||||
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ALEJANDRO MELCHOR | |||||||
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