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(Photo by Amper Campaña) April 14, 2021 THE image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu and the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu were declared as national cultural treasures by the National Museum of the Philippines on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, exactly 500 years after the first Catholic baptism in the Philippines.
Under the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, or Republic Act 10066, a national cultural treasure refers to a unique cultural property that possesses “outstanding historical, cultural, artistic and/or scientific value which is highly significant and important to the country and nation.”
The same law provides that national cultural treasures are entitled to receive the following: priority government funding for protection, conservation and restoration; incentive for private support of conservation and restoration; an official heritage marker; and priority protection by the government in times of armed conflict, natural disasters and other excep
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CEBU. Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles Brown baptized children during a Mass at the Magellan s Cross, Plaza Sugbo, Cebu City Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (Amper Campaña)
+ April 14, 2021 CEBU celebrated the 500th anniversary of the First Catholic baptism in the country by doing the same sacrament of baptism on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at the grounds of Plaza Sugbo in Cebu City.
Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles Brown officiated the Pontifical Mass to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the first baptism and led the welcoming of the seven children, namely: David Villagracia, John Michael Dragon, Milby Illocendo, April Suan, Billy Connie Pal, French Cedric Sison and Jolito Abaquita Jr. to the Catholic Christian community.
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