MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), together with the Philippine surviving delegates of the 1971 Constitutional Convention, the Provincial History, Arts and Culture and Tourism Office (PHACTO), Provincial Government of Bulacan, City of Malolos, and Rizal Development and Heritage Foundation will mount the Bulacan leg of the conference entitled “Philippine Constitutions and the Social Order: Counting Blessings, Rising Above Challenges.”
On 24-25 September 2024, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, the event will be held at the Nicanor Abelardo Auditorium, Hiyas ng Bulacan Cultural Center, City of Malolos, Bulacan. It will feature speakers and panelists who will highlight the value of our Constitution in the face of various political, social, and economic issues. Attendance is by invitation, though the proceedings will be live-streamed through the Facebook page of the NHCP.
The event starts with the opening of an exhibit that showcases the Philippines’ rich constitutional history on 24 September 2024, it will run until the end of October 2024. The exhibit will feature facsimiles of various charters which were proposed and implemented in the country. Also on display are the ceremonial mace of the 1971 Constitutional Convention, and the pen believed to have been used by Felipe Calderon in writing and signing the 1899 Constitution.
Both the conference and exhibit are part of the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the inauguration of the First Philippine Republic on 23 January and the 51st anniversary of the ratification of the 1973 Constitution on 17 January.
The NHCP is the national government agency mandated to promote Philippine history through its museums, research, and publications, and to preserve historical heritage through conservation and the marking of historic sites and structures. (NHCP)
