Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3242
HOUSE BILLNO._

Introduced by JANICE Z. SALIMBANGON

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The late Marcelo Briones Fernan was a former Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the Philippines and was a former President of the Senate of the Philippines.
No other Filipino has ever held the two highest positions of the country.

Marcelo Briones Fernan is a Cebuano whose family hails from the City of Bogo,
Cebu. He was a very brilliant lawyer. He graduated from the University of the
Philippines Law School. He was appointed Constitutional Commission member,
Associate Justice and later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines,
thereby becoming constitutionally mandated head of the Judiciary Branch, one of three
great branches of government. Marcelo Briones Fernan was nationally elected by the
people as Senator of the Republic and there upon chosen President thereof by his peers,
he thereby again for the second time headed another branch of government, the Senate
of the Philippines. Marcelo Briones Fernan in his lifetime became the only Filipino to
have headed two great branches of government (see Wikipedia) he has thereby
distinguished himself undeniably an "illustrious Filipino" and "statesman".

This bill seeks to construct a monument at Bogo City, Cebu where Marcelo
Briones Fernan hails from befitting of a person who has served as head of the two
branches of government, the Judiciary and Legislative branches of government. The
monument would be an enduring tribute to a person who has been considered as legal
luminary, a statesman and illustrious Filipino.

Under this bill, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines shall
exercise and control over the construction of the aforementioned monument.

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly requested.

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JANICE Z. SALIMBAN



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

EIGTHEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3242
HOUSE BILL NO,

Introduced by JANICE Z. SALIMBANGON

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MARCELO.
BRIONES FERNAN MEMORIAL MONUMENT AT THE CITY HALL OF
BOGO CITY, AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

Section |. There shall be a monument constructed at the City Hall of Bogo City,
Cebu, the Marcelo Briones Fernan Memorial Monument, an enduring tribute to an
illustrious person of the past that would perpetuate his memory for the inspiration and
emulation of this generation and the of generation still unborn

Section 2 The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) shall
in coordination with the Local Government concerned, endeavor to put up a life-size
statue of Marcelo Briones Fernan at his hometown in Bogo City, Cebu at an appropriate
place fronting the City Hall near where the Sangguniang Panlungsod session hall is
located. The expense shall be charged as provided hereunder to form part of the
Commisison's appropriation under the pertinent appropriation act.

Section 3. Appropriation — There is hereby appropriated the sum of Five
Million (P5,000,000.00) to finance the construction of the monument directed under
Section 2 of this Act, Thereafter, the yearly expense in maintaining the statue shall be
provided in the yearly appropriation of the Commission under the General
Appropriations Act.

Section 4. Effectivity — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days its
publication in the official gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation

Approved,