Mindanaotoday.com | Lugait town inaugurates Uy Piangco-Ursula Diabo memorial museum
By: Vincent Philip Bautista
LUGAIT, Misamis Oriental – The local government of Lugait alongside representatives of the heirs of Uy Piangco and Ursula Diabo inaugurated the Uy Piangco-Ursula Diabo Memorial Municipal Museum located along the national highway at Purok Rizal, Poblacion, June 13.
“Today, our town of Lugait has added another place that we can explore, which can give us a glimpse of the past and the present stories of our town,” said Lugait Education Committee Chairperson Rued Sacabin.
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 (EO) No. 425, dated March 16, 1961.
A cornerstone in Lugait’s history and formation of the province’s modern geopolitical identity, the Provincial Government of Misamis Oriental (PGMO) allocated P2.5 million for the restoration of the ancestral house with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) serving as an advisor to the LGU for the restoration and management of the site.
Lugait Secretary to the Sanggunian Cedric Dayta 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 | PIA-10 | Misamis Oriental)
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