Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
September 24, 1972
A day after his Martial Law declaration, President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed Presidential Decree No. 1, which established the National Historical Institute (NHI).
It is mandated to promote and preserve Philippine cultural heritage by undertaking, among others, history-related activities and maintaining national shrines, monuments and landmarks.
Through its Historical Preservation Division, the NHI also implemented Presidential Decree No. 260, and Presidential Decree No. 1505. Presidential Decree No. 260 declares specific structures as national shrines, monuments and/or landmarks and vests the NHI with the right to declare historic sites as National Shrines, Monuments and/or Landmarks. PD 1505 amends Presidential Decree No. 260 by prohibiting the unauthorized modification, alterations, repair and destruction of original features of all national shrines, monuments, landmarks and other historic edifices.
On May 12, 2010, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed Republic Act No. 10086, a law reverting the National Historical Institute into its original form as the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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