PANGLAO, Bohol -- The National Museum has asked Congress for additional budget for the completion and preservation of several projects and national treasures in this island town.
National Museum director Jeremy Barnes said Wednesday they asked for a budget of PHP40 million to fund restoration work on several identified national cultural treasures in Panglao town.
Barnes was present at the turnover and unveiling ceremonies of the marker at the Panglao town watchtower and the Saint Augustine Parish Church.
The watchtower and the church were declared as national cultural treasures by the National Museum.
Both were partly damaged by the 2013 earthquake that shook Bohol. The National Museum funded the restoration efforts not just of the two edifices in Panglao, but also of several other national cultural treasures in the province.
Panglao is a fast rising tourism town located about 22.3 kilometers from capital Tagbilaran City.
On Monday, the National Museum also turned over to the municipal government of Maribojoc the Punta Cruz Watch Tower, another national cultural treasure. Maribojoc is a town located 13.3 kilometers from Tagbilaran.
Barnes said the restoration work on some heritage sites should be completed next year in time for the opening of the new airport and ready to receive the in the influx of tourists.
Meanwhile, Barnes said the new National Museum branch in Tagbilaran will be opened in July next year during the Bohol Day celebration.
The old Capitol building has been transformed into a National Museum branch, which will feature cultural, historical and geological displays about Bohol. (Dave Albarado/PNA)
DECEMBER 2017
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