AN ACT TO DEVELOP THE CAPAS NATIONAL SHRINE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

• Number: Republic Act No. 8221
• Sections: 4

Section 1

SECTION 1. The Capas National Shrine, more particularly described as follows, is placed under the administration of the Military Shrine Service, Philippine Veterans Affairs Office.

Capas National Shrine

A parcel of land, being a portion of Zone “8” of the Clark Air Base Military Reservation, situated at Barangay Aranguren, Capas, Tarlac, bounded on the east along lines 1-2 by Lot No. 1902 Cad. No. 615-D (PSU-43293, Lot-3); on the south along lines 2-3 by portion of reservation (PSU-2427); on the north along lines 4-5-6-7-8-9-1 by the provincial road. Beginning at the point marked "1", being N. 82 deg. 55' W., 204.12 m. from BLLM No. 6, Cad. 615-D. Thence S. 03 deg. 49'E.,

1,000.00 m. to point 2;

S. 86 deg. 11’W.,

529.81 m. to point 3;

N. 03 deg. 49'W.,

839.00 m. to point 4;

N. 59 deg. 38'E.,

229.23 m. to point 5;

N. 64 deg 19'E.,

52.20 m. to point 6;

N. 72 deg. 49'E.,

59.25 m. to point 7;

N. 77 deg. 14’E.,

28.23 m. to point 8;

N. 82 deg. 56'E.,

82.18 m. to point 9;

N. 77 deg. 38'E.,

109.95 m. to the point of beginning containing an area of five hundred thousand square meters ( 500,000 sq. m. ), more or less.

Section 2

SEC. 2. The shrine shall be developed as a memorial, with a monument and auxiliary Facilities dedicated to the memory of those who were incarcerated or died in the Capas Camp during the Second World War: Provided that said memorial shall consist of an area where a tree should be planted in memory of the twenty-five thousand (25,000) Filipino and six thousand (6,000) American soldiers who died in the camp: Provided, further, That the remaining areas in the shrine shall be converted into a mini-forest.

Section 3

SEC. 3. The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

Section 4

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, October 9, 1996.