17 June, 1920

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TODAY IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY:

Republic Act 3134, known as the City Charter of Lapu-Lapu was signed by former President Carlos P. Garcia. Politician Manuel A. Zosa, the representative of the Sixth District of Cebu, sponsored the Bill converting the former municipality of Opon into the present day City of Lapu-Lapu.

The City of Lapu-Lapu (formerly called Opon) is a first class highly urbanized city in the Philippines. It is geographically located in the province of Cebu, but administered independently from the province. It is part of the Cebu Metropolitan Area. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 350,467 people.

(Ref: wikipedia; Photo (c) Ipepot)

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