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RA 289 Section 2

RA 289 Section 2

Section 2

SEC. 2. There is hereby created a Board on National Pantheon composed of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Public Works and Communications and the Secretary of Education and two private citizens to be appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments which shall have the following duties and functions: To determine the location of a suitable site for the construction of the said National Pantheon, and to have such site acquired, surveyed and fenced for this purpose and to delimit and set aside a portion thereof wherein shall be interred the remains of all Presidents of the Philippines and another portion wherein the remains of heroes, patriots and other great men of the country shall likewise be interred; To order and supervise the construction thereon of uniform monuments, mausoleums, or tombs as the Board may deem appropriate; To cause to be interred therein the mortal remains of all Presidents of the Philippines, the national heroes and Patriots; To order and supervise the construction of a suitable road leading to the said National Pantheon from the nearest national or provincial road; and To perform such other functions as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

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CitationRA 289 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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