In 1948, The Philippine Congress passed a law, Republic Act 248, which mandated such a National Pantheon. “President Elpidio R. Quirino approved the site of the National Pantheon at East Avenue, Quezon City. “Petitioners are mistaken in their supposition that the LNMB and the National Pantheon are one and the same. “The National Pantheon does not exist at present. We think the better approach today is still to take up the mandate of RA 248 to build a national pantheon.

Source: Manila Times November 22, 2016 16:34 UTC