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PRESS RELEASE: NHCP unveils the Fort Pikit historical marker PIKIT, COTABATO - The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) unveils on Tuesday, 8 January 2013, the historical marker “Fort Pikit” in Pikit, Cotabato. It was declared a national historical landmark by virtue of NHCP Resolution No. 7 dated 24 April 2012. The marker states: FORT PIKIT KABILANG SA MGA KUTANG IPINATAYO NG PAMAHALAANG ESPANYOL UPANG SAKUPIN ANG MINDANAO AT MAGAPI ANG MGA MORONG PATULOY NA NAGTAGUYOD NG KANILANG KALAYAAN MULA SA PAMAHALAANG KOLONYAL, 1893. GINAMIT NG MGA SUNDALONG AMERIKANO AT PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY NA BINUBUO NG MGA PILIPINONG KRISTIYANO AT MUSLIM. INOKUPAHAN NG MGA PUWERSANG HAPON, 1942-1945. BINAWI NG PUWERSANG AMERIKANO PARA SA PAGPAPALAYA NG SILANGANG BAHAGI NG MINDANAO, ABRIL 1945. NAGING HIMPILAN NG PHILIPPINE MARINE CORPS HANGGANG 2005. IPINAHAYAG NA PAMBANSANG PALATANDAANG PANGKASAYSAYAN, 24 ABRIL 2012. The unveiling ceremony is organized by NHCP in cooperation with the Provincial Government of Cotabato and Municipality of Pikit. It will be led by NHCP Executive Director Ludovico D. Badoy and Mayor Sumulong Sultan. They will be assisted by Mindanao Development Authority Secretary Lualhati Antonino and Governor Emmylou Talino Mendoza. The marker shall be officially turned over to the Municipality of Pikit to be signified by the signing of the Certificate of Transfer. The NHCP is the national government agency mandated to promote and preserve Philippine history and heritage through research, information dissemination, conservation, including the marking of historic sites and structures, and the maintenance and administration of national shrines and landmarks. For more information, contact Research, Publications and Heraldry Division at NHCP tel. 254-7482 loc 123/523-9050. 2 January 2013 |
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