Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 3751)
The title of Act No. 3751 is: An Act to authorize the erection of a monument or memorial to General Gregorio H. del Pilar at the place where he fell in Tirad Pass, Province of Ilocos Sur, and appropriate funds for that purpose.
Act No. 3751 commemorates the engagement of Tirad Pass where General Gregorio H. del Pilar was killed by American troops on December 2, 1899.
The monument authorized by the Act is dedicated to General Gregorio H. del Pilar.
The monument is to be erected at the place where General Gregorio H. del Pilar was killed, which is Tirad Pass in the Province of Ilocos Sur.
The purpose of erecting the monument is to perpetuate the memory of the glorious action and heroic conduct of General del Pilar who commanded the rear guard of the President of the Philippine Republic during the engagement at Tirad Pass.
The sum of two thousand pesos is appropriated for the erection of the monument.
The appropriation will come from any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
The Secretary of the Interior is placed at the disposal of the funds and is responsible for taking the necessary steps for the prompt compliance of the Act.
Yes, the appropriation may be disbursed either in its entirety or so much thereof as may be necessary for the erection of the monument.
Act No. 3751 took effect upon its approval on November 26, 1930.