Senator JV Ejercito questions the decision of the local government unit to relocate the monuments of three heroes to 'less prominent' areas in San Juan.
Senator JV Ejercito questioned the decision of the local government unit to relocate the monuments of three heroes to “less prominent” areas in San Juan.Ejercito also said the statues of Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto, and Jose Rizal served as landmarks, were sources of pride, and symbols of heroism at Pinaglabanan Street.
In a series of tweets last week, Ejercito shared photos of the rubbles where the statues originally stood.on Monday, Ejercito said the local government unit decided to relocate the statues inside a shrine and that this was approved by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. “Pinaglabanan is a sacred ground… so we really wanted to highlight that. In other countries, landmarks, they really give prominence to their heroism and every time people will pass… they will feel some sort of pride,” he pointed out.
Ejercito also made an appeal to Mayor Francis Zamora to stop politicking, noting that the three monuments were unveiled during the former's term as San Juan mayor.Zamora said the local government unit will soon issue a statement regarding the matter.
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