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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 422
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 422 -
NAMING THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE ABRA RIVER LINKING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF
TAYUM AND DOLORES, ABRA, AS "DON MARIANO MARCOS BRIDGE"
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WHEREAS,
the Provincial Board and the Mayor's League of Abra in a meeting held
on February 8, 1974, adopted a resolution, the full text of which
follows:cralaw:red
"WHEREAS, the bridge that is being built across the Abra River at
Barrio Bumageat, Tayum and Barrio Mudiit, Dolores is about to be
completed;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"WHEREAS, this bridge, one of the longest in the Philippines, is a
vital link in the Abra-Kalinga-Cagayan Valley national highway;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"WHEREAS, this bridge plays an important role in the promotion of trade
and commerce between Kalinga-Apayao and the Cagayan Valley on one hand
and the Ilocos provinces on the other;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"WHEREAS, this bridge symbolizes the unprecedented progress attained by
the infrastructure program of His Excellency, President Ferdinand E.
Marcos;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"WHEREAS, the late Assemblyman Don Mariano Marcos of Ilocos Norte,
while heading the pacification campaign in the Ilocos provinces during
the early days of the Japanese Occupation won the hearts and admiration
of the people of Abra through his timely intercession, his convincing
pleas for unity in the face of political crisis, and his pragmatic
approach in extending the much needed material assistance to a
down-trodden people, thereby fortifying their faith and bolstering
their morale;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved, as it is hereby resolved by the
Provincial Board and the Mayors' League of Abra in a joint meeting held
at the Capitol Building, Bangued, Abra this eight day of February, 1974
and acting in behalf of the people of this province, to petition His
Excellency, President Ferdinand E. Marcos, to name the new bridge, DON
MARIANO MARCOS BRIDGE, in memory of the man, who, during those critical
days of the Japanese Occupation saved a vanquished people from the mire
of despair into which they were arbitrarily cast by their victors."
WHEREAS, it will be more in compliance with the desire and sentiment of
the provincial and local officials of the province of Abra that said
request be accommodated.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby
decree and order that the bridge span across the Abra River linking the
municipalities of Tayum and Dolores, Abra, be named the "DON MARIANO
MARCOS BRIDGE."
This Decree shall take effect immediately. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Done in the City of Manila,
this 27th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-four.
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