Officials and veterans marked the 80th anniversary of Muntinlupa’s liberation from Japanese occupation during World War II on Feb. 4
Mayor Ruffy Biazon led the ceremony at the Liwasan ng mga Bayani in Alabang together with Rep. Jaime Fresnedi, OIC-President Eulogio Catabran III of the Philippine Veterans Bank, historian Dr. Ricardo Jose, USec Reynaldo B. Mapagu, Retired Lt. Col. Jovencio Penamante and Retired Col. Julio Arciaga.
Muntinlupa was liberated from Japanese occupation on Feb. 4, 1945. Republic Act 9378 was passed into law “declaring the fourth day of February of every year as a special working holiday in the City of Muntinlupa to be known as ‘Araw ng Kalayaan ng Muntinlupa.’”
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