Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT DECLARING THE WALING-WALING AS THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date filed
October 29, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 3789, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECLARING THE WALING-WALING AS THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF THE PHILIPPINES |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: The Sampaguita was designated as the Philippines National flower by virtue of Executive Proclamation No. 652 issued by Gov. Gen. Frank Murphy on February 1, 1934. > According to Dr. Eduardo Quisumbing National Museum Director, and Dr. Vicente Saplala, a professor of the UP Los Banos, the sampaguita is a native of India and Arabia while the Walingwaling "is not only indigenous but endemic to the Philippines." > Aside from having its origin in the Philippines, the Waling-waling floweris truly symbolic of the Filipino traits and characteristics . |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GARCIA, VINCENT J. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-10-29 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE ON 2001-11-19 |
Abstract
Rationale: The Sampaguita was designated as the Philippines National flower by virtue of Executive Proclamation No. 652 issued by Gov. Gen. Frank Murphy on February 1, 1934. > According to Dr. Eduardo Quisumbing National Museum Director, and Dr. Vicente Saplala, a professor of the UP Los Banos, the sampaguita is a native of India and Arabia while the Walingwaling "is not only indigenous but endemic to the Philippines." > Aside from having its origin in the Philippines, the Waling-waling floweris truly symbolic of the Filipino traits and characteristics .
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