2021 Quincentennial Calendar of Activities Released
Posted on: 3 January 2021Note: This is religiously updated.
The National Quincentennial Committee published on its official Facebook page on New Year’s Day the first batch …
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PH Flag at Lapulapu’s Shrine Now 24/7
Posted on: 3 January 2021By virtue of National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Board Resolution No. 10, signed on 16 December 2020, the Liberty Shrine at Barangay Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City is now a site of the permanent display of the Philippine flag effective 17 January 2021. Republic Act No. 8491, otherwise known as the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines (1998), mandates NHCP to identify sites in the country to be given such status. This means the National Flag shall be at the mast 24/7 and properly illuminated at night.
Metropolitan Theater to Open for the Quincentennial of Mactan
Posted on: 3 January 2021The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) are aiming to finish the restoration of the Metropolitan Theater (MET) in Manila before the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan on 27 April 2021.
