Comments on Ivan About Town: List of Undeclared Heritage Structures and Sites

Hi Jun, an NHI marker does not mean automatic decl...

2007-04-19T22:09:00.000+08:00

Hi Jun, an NHI marker does not mean automatic declaration. Hilongos would be a marked site then.

The church complex in Hilongos. Leyte is also not ...

2007-04-19T08:59:00.000+08:00

The church complex in Hilongos. Leyte is also not in the list...it has a marker from the Historical Commission. I'm inviting you to visit the place and see how we can help...I'm from that place and my late father is instrumental for having the commission visit the place about 15 years ago and making it as a heritage structure in Leyte. I'm now residing in Cebu City and just visited the place last Holy Week. As an architect I want to help for the conservation of the "cota" (as they caalled the fort complex) in whatever way. How do I start?

That would be great! Our office is in the Museo Pa...

2006-07-12T22:19:00.000+08:00

That would be great! Our office is in the Museo Pambata Compound, Roxas Boulevard cor. South Drive, Ermita, Manila. Or e-mail hcs_secretariat@yahoo.com

Hi Ivan, My name is Melanie Casul. I am currently ...

2006-07-12T15:13:00.000+08:00

Hi Ivan, My name is Melanie Casul. I am currently finishing my Masters Thesis on Old Cinema Houses and I am using Bellevue Theater (1932) in Paco as my case study. I have taken extensive photos of both interior and exterior of the cinema including an image map of the immediate vicinity of Pedro Gil. I even have interviews of the previous owners and current managers of the place. I would love to contribute my paper and cd-rom to you guys when I finish and maybe we can help get an NHI marker up for Bellevue.

That's one question we have to address. Are struct...

2006-05-09T21:10:00.000+08:00

That's one question we have to address. Are structures with NHI markers protected? One example as I mentioned was the Abad Santos House. It had an NHI marker outside for Jose Abad Santos but when the owners clarified if they needed permission to demolish it, the NHI said it wasn't declared so it's gone now. Apparently a marker is not a guarantee that it is declared. Imagine?

Do you think the NHI will consider these structure...

2006-05-09T15:01:00.000+08:00

Do you think the NHI will consider these structures?

Malolos Cathedral - Presidential Residence of Aguinaldo.
Constantino House (A 19th-Cebtury Bahay na Bato) in Balagtas, Bulacan.
Calumpit Church
Marilao Church
Meycauayan Church

The churches do have their respective Historical Markers. It is also worthy to add the Constantino House on the list of National Heritage Houses.

Hi there! The Minalin Church is a heritage structu...

2006-05-09T00:07:00.000+08:00

Hi there! The Minalin Church is a heritage structure, no doubt about that. However, it hasn't been declared. That's what we should endeavor to do. I remember that the NCCA did restore some centuries-old murals in the convento.

Yes, you can personally write Ambeth Ocampo about it. You could do the same for the church.

Ivan, I just wonder why Sta Monica Church, in Mina...

2006-05-08T23:06:00.000+08:00

Ivan, I just wonder why Sta Monica Church, in Minalin was not considered as an Heritage Structures while it received financial support from NCCA around 3-4 years ago. All papers were sent to NHI for approval. Ambeth Ocampo is aware about this. We are also waiting for another financial approval from NCCA to continue the project of restoration.
I would like also to propose the home of my grandfather "Bale Maragul" in Paroba, San Francisco, can I do it personally?

That would be close to impossible to do. The lahar...

2006-05-08T21:10:00.000+08:00

That would be close to impossible to do. The lahar should have destroyed most of the wooden ancestral homes. Bacolor itself could have been declared a national historical landmark. But we can't do anything about that now. So our goal then should be to preserve what is left in other towns of Pampanga.

is there any declared or undeclared heritage struc...

2006-04-07T10:48:00.000+08:00

is there any declared or undeclared heritage structures or sites in lahar covered bacolor that should be dug up and preserve?