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RA 5695 Section 1

RA 5695 Section 1

Section 1

SECTION 1. There is established in the City of Lapu-lapu, Province of Cebu, a national shrine, to be known as the Liberty Shrine, which shall comprise the site of the Magellan Monument, including said monument and other improvements built thereon, which site is the approximate place where the historic battle of Mactan took place on April 27, 1521, between the forces of Ferdinand Magellan of Spain, and Lapu-lapu, the native chieftain, as well as the lands adjacent thereto whose acquisition by negotiation or expropriation is hereby authorized.

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CitationRA 5695 Section 1 (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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