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GUAGUA'S Monument to Hope and Justice: A Tribute to Maximiano Jingco

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GUAGUA'S Monument to Hope and Justice: A Tribute to Maximiano Jingco

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March 29, 2025

“Monument to Hope and Justice” (I have given this title, which encapsulates both the poignant aspirations expressed in the two inscriptions in marble and their broader significance within Philippine history. I want my readers to understand that this is my personal title for the monument, as it does not have an official title.- Dr. Norman R. Songco) The “Monument to Hope and Justice” stands as a significant cultural landmark in Guagua, Pampanga, embodying the aspirations and struggles of the Filipino people. This monument, originally painted in all white, has undergone changes over time, reflecting both its physical transformation and the evolving narrative it represents. Left Side View with the Marble Inscription “APARECERA SOBRE MI TUMBA UN SOLQUE AHUYENTARA LAS TINIEBLAS EN QUE, POR CAUSA BE UNA CENTE LLENA DE AMBICION YACE SUMIDA FILIPINAS" ---------------------------------- Right Side View wit...

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Dr.Norman R. Songco: It is especially rare and wonderful to become the Overall National Chairman, 100 years of Philippine Dentistry. It gave me a powerful feeling of acceptance and appreciation. It is a big accomplishment and a challenge at the same time. This is my most important contribution to the dental profession in this generation and those to come. I post all my articles here with my other blogs- lookingbackondentistry.blogspot.com , famousmenindentistry.blogspot.com & philippinedentallegislation.blogspot.com.I was one of the 7 Philippine Dental Association Legislation Committee Officers appointed in July 6, 2004 to Update and Review the Proposed Amendments to the Philippine Dental Act of 1965 or Republic Act 4419 and lobbied for the passage of the New Dental Law- R.A. #9484 approved during the Third Special Sessions of the Thirteenth Congress of the Philippines in 2007). Posted here free for downloading- the complete pages of the Souvenir Magazine that I chaired/published in 2003 which features important historical events of the Philippine dental profession over the years during the century.

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