QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 4039)
Republic Act No. 4039 provides for the establishment of a National Shrine in the Municipality of Kawit, Province of Cavite, known as the Freedom Shrine or Aguinaldo Shrine, and authorizes the appropriation of funds for this purpose.
The Freedom Shrine is established in the Municipality of Kawit, Province of Cavite.
It comprises the land and the house built thereon donated by the late General Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy to the Republic of the Philippines, as well as adjacent lands acquired through negotiation or expropriation.
The late General Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy donated the land and house to the Republic of the Philippines.
The Freedom House shall depict important events in the Philippine Revolution against Spain, the Philippine-American War, and the peaceful struggles for Philippine independence culminating in the recognition of independence on July 4, 1946.
It authorizes the appropriation of one million pesos for repair of the existing house, landscaping, acquisition of adjacent lots, construction of a park, and payment of salaries of necessary personnel.
Adjacent lands may be acquired either by negotiation or expropriation as authorized by the Act.
The President of the Philippines must accept the donation on behalf of the Republic.
Yes, subsequent maintenance costs are to be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Act took effect upon its approval on June 18, 1964.