Place:Quezon Memorial Shrine,Quezon Memorial Shrine
Explanation:
The Quezon Memorial Committee which was tasked to organize a nationwide fund-raising campaign for the building of a monument dedicated to former President Manuel Quezon, was established by the virtue of Executive Order, No. 79 signed by then President Sergio Osmeña on December 17, 1945.[2] Then President Elpidio Quirino proposed the relocation of the monument away from its original planned site but such plans were not pushed through.[3] The Bureau of Public Works commenced the construction of the monument in 1952.[1]
The monument was placed under the jurisdiction of the National Historical Institute through Presidential Decree No.1 issued by then President Ferdinand Marcos on September 24, 1972.[1][4]
On January 14, 1974, the monument was formally designated as a national shrine and was inaugurated in August 19, 1978. The remains of former President Manuel Quezon was transferred to the Quezon Memorial Shrine from the Manila North Cemetery on August 1, 1979.[1] The remains of his wife Aurora Aragon Quezon, was likewise transferred to the shrine on April 28, 2005.[5]
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City:Quezon City
Place:Quezon Memorial Shrine,Quezon Memorial Shrine
Explanation:
The Quezon Memorial Committee which was tasked to organize a nationwide fund-raising campaign for the building of a monument dedicated to former President Manuel Quezon, was established by the virtue of Executive Order, No. 79 signed by then President Sergio Osmeña on December 17, 1945.[2] Then President Elpidio Quirino proposed the relocation of the monument away from its original planned site but such plans were not pushed through.[3] The Bureau of Public Works commenced the construction of the monument in 1952.[1]
The monument was placed under the jurisdiction of the National Historical Institute through Presidential Decree No.1 issued by then President Ferdinand Marcos on September 24, 1972.[1][4]
On January 14, 1974, the monument was formally designated as a national shrine and was inaugurated in August 19, 1978. The remains of former President Manuel Quezon was transferred to the Quezon Memorial Shrine from the Manila North Cemetery on August 1, 1979.[1] The remains of his wife Aurora Aragon Quezon, was likewise transferred to the shrine on April 28, 2005.[5]