I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and
pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated 21 September 1972, as amended
by Proclamation No. 1104, dated 17 January 1973, and General Order No.
1, dated 22 September 1972, do hereby amend Section 2 of Presidential
Decree No. 260, dated August 1, 1973, to read as follows:
"SEC. 2. The Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan, Tirad
Pass in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur, the Miagao Church in Miagao, Iloilo, the
site of the Battle of Mactan in Mactan Island in Cebu, the San Sebastian
Church in Quiapo, Manila, the Church and Convent of Santo Nino in Cebu
City, the 200-year-old Basilica of Taal, Batangas and the Church of Sta.
Maria, Ilocos Sur, are hereby declared as National Shrines, Monuments
and/or Landmarks in accordance with the provisions of R.A. No. 4368 and
their preservation, restoration and/or reconstruction shall be under the
supervision and control of the National Historical Commission in
collaboration with the Department of Tourism."
This Decree shall form part of the law of the land and shall take
effect immediately. All laws, orders, rules and regulations which are
inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.
Done in the City of Manila, this 14th day of
January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) ROBERTO V. REYES
Assistant Executive Secretary