MAYOR Jerry Treñas and the Dr. Graciano Lopez Jaena Foundation Inc. (DGLJFI) cut the ribbon to formally open the Graciano Lopez Jaena Library and Museum in Jaro, Iloilo City on Tuesday. (Arnold Almacen/CMO)
ILOILO CITY – The city government formally opened on Tuesday, Dec. 20, the library and m
Published December 17, 2020, 2:57 PM
ILOILO CITY The city government of Iloilo has formally taken over the construction of the museum and library for Graciano Lopez Jaena, the Ilonggo hero who played a pivotal role in the Reform Movement against colonial Spain.
Mayor Jerry Treñas (center) and Mia Lopez-Cruz (left) of the Dr. Graciano Lopez Jaena Foundation Inc. with the design of the museum and library dedicated to the hero of Iloilo City. (Tara Yap)
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas and the Dr. Graciano Lopez Jaena Foundation Inc. (DGLJFI) led a ceremony ahead of the December 18 commemoration of the hero’s 164th birth anniversary.