House passes 3 De Venecia bills
MANILA, Philippines — Three major bills authored by Rep. Christopher de Venecia of the fourth district of Pangasinan were recently passed on third and final reading in the House of Representatives.
Approved were House Bill 8133, which seeks to establish the Edades and Bernal Cultural Museum in Dagupan City; HB 8377, which seeks to declare the municipality of Manaoag as a tourist destination, and HB 8385, which promotes integrated urban agriculture to address food security.
The proposed Edades and Bernal Museum seeks to honor Victorio Edades, known as the father of Modern Philippine paintings, and Salvador Bernal, the acknowledged guru in Philippine theatre design.
Both were born in Dagupan.
Meanwhile, the town of Manaoag is the seat of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Rosary of Manaoag. Thousands of Catholic pilgrims and devotees converge at the basilica weekly to renew their faith.
The proposed integrated urban agriculture aims to make Filipinos aware that food production can be done not only in the provinces, but also in cities.
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