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==Recognition==
In 1970, [[Republic Act]] 6155 declared his birth an official public holiday in Iloilo province and the independent Iloilo City.<ref name=RA6155>{{cite web|title=REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6155 - AN ACT DECLARING DECEMBER EIGHTEENTH OF EACH YEAR AN OFFICIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE CITY AND PROVINCE OF ILOILO TO COMMEMORATE THE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF GRACIANO LOPEZ JAENA|url=http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno6155.html#.UUaau1s42KQ|publisher=Chan Robles|accessdate=18 March 2013}}</ref> It is marked every year in Jaro with the [[Graciano Lopez Jaena Foundation Inc]] taking a lead role.<ref name=TDG>{{cite news|last=Yap|first=Tara|title=Iloilo celebrates Lopez Jaena Day|url=http://www.thedailyguardian.net/index.php/local-news/21740-iloilo-celebrates-lopez-jaena-day#|accessdate=18 March 2013|newspaper=[[The Daily Guardian]]|date=December 18, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231171521/http://thedailyguardian.net/index.php/local-news/21740-iloilo-celebrates-lopez-jaena-day|archivedate=31 December 2012}}</ref> As part of the celebrations, a wreath is laid every year at the Graciano López Jaena Park, commonly known as [[Jaro Plaza]], where there is also a statue.<ref name=TDG2>{{cite news|last=Yap|first=Tara|title=‘RespectRespect cultural significance of Jaro Plaza’Plaza|url=http://www.thedailyguardian.net/index.php/local-news/4883-respect-cultural-significance-of-jaro-plaza|accessdate=19 March 2013|newspaper=The Daily Guardian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728091642/http://www.thedailyguardian.net/index.php/local-news/4883-respect-cultural-significance-of-jaro-plaza|archivedate=28 July 2013}}</ref>
 
==See also==
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==External links==
*{{Commons CategoryCommonscat-inline|Graciano Lopez Jaena}}
 
{{Philippine national holidays}}
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