MISAMIS ORIENTAL - The local government of Lugait and representatives of the heirs of Uy Piangco and Ursula Diabo clans have recently inaugurated the Uy Piangco-Ursula Diabo Memorial Municipal Museum which is a cornerstone in the town’s history and formation of the province’s modern geopolitical identity.
“Karon ang lungsod sa Lugait duna nasad lugar nga atong masuroyan nga makahatag og hulagway sa nilabay nga mga panahaon ug sa moderno nga lungsod sa Lugait,” said Rued Sacabin, chairman of the Lugait Education Committee.
The new cultural heritage site is
recognized as the residence of former Manticao Mayor Alejandro Diabo Uy, the
founder of the municipality of Lugait's political autonomy through Executive
Order No. 425 dated March 16, 1961.
The provincial government has allocated
P2.5 million for the restoration of the ancestral house with the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts serving as an advisor to the local
government.
Cedric Dayta, Lugait Secretary to the
Sanggunian Bayan, underscored the importance of preserving historical areas in
the municipality as a waypoint toward the cultural development and conservation
of Lugait, and thanked the heirs for their generous contribution. (VPSB)
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