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| Pres. Carlos P. Garcia |
By
JUNE S, BLANCO
REP.
Erico Aumentado (Bohol, 2nd District) is all set to file tomorrow a bill
seeking to establish a “proper” monument and mini park at the Pres. Garcia
Avenue in Taguig City.
Aumentado said the bill will give honor to President Carlos
Polestico Garcia who celebrates his 116th birth anniversary today. The fourth
president of the republic was among others, a statesman, patriot, nationalist,
and Father of the Filipino First Policy.
The solon explained that under Republic Act 8224, the
longest highway in Metro Manila popularly known as C-5 has been renamed as the
President Garcia Avenue, this law has not been fully implemented by the Metro
Manila Development Authority (MMDA) yet.
Then MMDA Chair Bayani Fernando installed a monument – in a
“lonely spot” in Taguig City for the late president, but it looks more like a
25-meter tall beanpole, Aumentado observes. The monument needs reconstructing
into one that is appropriate for a statesman and a patriot – one that is highly
visible to passersby – and the mini park should be developed into one befitting
to honor him.
For the purpose, the bill also seeks to appropriate P15
million for the monument and the mini park with lighting facilities.
Pres. Garcia Avenue links the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX)
and the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX).
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