Title
2013: Centennial of Burgos Ilocos Norte Reconstitution
Law
Proclamation No. 532
Decision Date
Jan 9, 2013
President Aquino declares the year 2013 as the "Centennial Year of the Reconstitution of the Municipality of Burgos" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Burgos becoming an independent municipality, calling upon all concerned departments and agencies to support the observance of this centennial year.
proclamation
declaration
centennial year

Authority, legal basis, and historical basis

  • The President issues the proclamation by virtue of powers vested in the President by law.
  • The proclamation anchors the centennial on the 100th anniversary of the municipality’s reconstitution in 2013.
  • The proclamation traces municipal changes to Act No. 946 of the Philippine Commission, which merged Nagpartian with Bangui.
  • The proclamation cites Executive Order No. 87 (s. 1912) as separating Nagpartian from Bangui, with the separation taking effect on 01 January 1913.
  • The proclamation cites Act No. 2390 as changing the name from Nagpartian to Burgos on 28 February 1914, honoring the martyred priest Jose Burgos.

Purpose and declared centennial

  • The proclamation declares 2013 as the Centennial Year of the Reconstitution of the Municipality of Burgos, Ilocos Norte.
  • The proclamation recognizes that 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the municipality’s reconstitution as an independent municipality.
  • The centennial is framed as a commemoration of historical municipal developments culminating in Burgos’s municipal status and naming.

Coverage and who must support

  • The proclamation enjoins all concerned departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the national government to support observance of the centennial.
  • The proclamation enjoins state universities and colleges (SUCs) to support and extend necessary assistance.
  • The proclamation enjoins government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs) to support and extend necessary assistance.
  • The proclamation enjoins local government units (LGUs) to support and extend necessary assistance.

Required assistance and observance

  • Government entities must support and extend the necessary assistance for the observance of the Centennial Year.
  • Support is directed to activities and arrangements related to celebrating the Centennial Year of the reconstitution of the Municipality of Burgos.

Promulgation details and execution

  • The proclamation bears the signature of BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines.
  • The proclamation is countersigned by PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., Executive Secretary.
  • The proclamation is done in the City of Manila on 9th day of January, Two Thousand and Thirteen.

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