The importance of publication

IN 1957, President Carlos Garcia issued Proclamation No. 423, reserving parcels of land in Pasig, Taguig, Parañaque, Rizal, and Pasay City as a military reservation, more commonly known as Fort Bonifacio.

In 1967, President Ferdinand Marcos amended Proclamation No. 423 and reserved a portion of Fort Bonifacio for a national shrine. Today, this area is known as Libingan ng mga Bayani. In 1986, President Marcos issued Proclamation No. 2476, further amending Proclamation No. 423 by excluding certain barangays in Lower Bicutan, Upper Bicutan and Signal Village from forming part of the military reservation. At the bottom of Proclamation No. 2476, President Marcos made a handwritten addendum, which read: “P.S.—This includes Western Bicutan (SGD.) Ferdinand E. Marcos.” That same year, Proclamation No. 2476 was published in the Official Gazette without the addendum.