tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-1143891233406078692005-04-01T18:41:00.000+08:002007-12-08T07:23:57.732+08:002007-12-08T07:23:57.732+08:00Index of Declared Structures and Sites<b>CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL<br /></b>This is an attempt to compile all lists of declared structures and sites in the Philippines and make it available to the public via the internet. It's sad that our government agencies do not have an updated and consolidated list available on the net. At the same time, the National Museum and National Historical Institute, both under the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, maintain their own lists.<br /><br />The list below is most definitely incomplete. If there are any additions or corrections to the list, please make a comment to this entry. If the heritage site you are adding hasn't been declared, please comment in the <a href="http://ivanhenares.blogspot.com/2005/04/list-of-undeclared-heritage-structures.html"> other list</a>.<br /><br />Also check out the comprehensive online <a href="http://heritageconservation.wordpress.com/">database</a> of Philippine architectural heritage I'm building for the HCS. For natural heritage, click <a href="http://ivanhenares.blogspot.com/2005/04/national-parks-and-other-protected.html">here</a>.<br /><p><br /></p><p><b>UNESCO World Heritage Sites</b><br />1. Baroque Churches of the Philippines<br />Ilocos Norte: Church of San Agustin <i>(Paoay)</i><br />Ilocos Sur: La Asuncion de la Ñuestra Señora Church <i>(Sta. Maria)</i><br />Iloilo: Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva <i>(Miag-ao)</i><br />Manila: San Agustin Church and Monastery <i>(Intramuros)</i><br />2. Historic Town of Vigan<br />3. Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras<br /><br /></p><p><b><br />NATIONAL MUSEUM LIST<br /></b></p><p><b>National Cultural Treasures</b><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Ilocos Region</span><br />Burial Caves in Sitio Alabok, Cambali <i>(Buguilin, La Union)</i><br />Cape Bojeador Lighthouse <span style="font-style: italic;">(Burgos, Ilocos Norte)</span><br />Saints Peter and Paul Church <i>(Calasiao, Pangasinan)</i><br />San Agustin Church <i>(Paoay, Ilocos Norte)</i><br />San Andres Apostol Church <i>(Bacarra, Ilocos Norte)</i><br />San Guillermo de Aquitania Church <i>(Magsingal, Ilocos Sur)</i><br />Mestizo Section <span style="font-style: italic;">(Vigan, Ilocos Sur)</span><br />Santa Catalina De Alejandria Church <i>(Luna, La Union)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Cagayan Valley</span><br />San Carlos Borromeo Church <i>(Mahatao, Batanes)</i><br />San Matias Church <i>(Tumauini, Isabela)</i><br />San Raymundo de Peñafort Church<i> (Rizal, Cagayan)</i><br />San Vicente Ferrer Church<i> (Dupax, Nueva Viscaya)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Cordillera Administrative Region</span><br />Ifugao Rice Terraces <i>(Banaue, Ifugao)</i><br />Mummy Caves of Alab <i>(Bontoc, Mountain Province)</i><br />Mummy Caves of Kabayan <i>(Kabayan, Benguet)</i><br />Mummy Caves of Sagada <i>(Sagada, Mountain Province)</i><br />Petroglyphs of Alab <i>(Bontoc, Mountain Province)</i><br />Stone Agricultural Calendares of Dap-ay Guiday in Besao <i>(Bontoc, Mountain Province)</i><br />Santa Catalina de Alejandria Church <i>(Tayum, Abra)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Central Luzon</span><br />San Andres Church <i>(Masinloc, Zambales)</i><br />Santiago Apostol Church <i>(Betis, Guagua, Pampanga)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">National Capital Region</span><br />Bamboo Organ <i>(Las Pinas City)</i><br />San Agustin Church <i>(Intramuros, Manila)</i><br />Sta. Ana Site Museum<i> (Sta. Ana, Manila)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Southern Tagalog: Calabarzon</span><br />Basilica of St. Michael <i>(Tayabas, Quezon)</i><br />Immaculate Conception Church<i> (Balayan, Batangas)</i><br />Our Lady of Assumption Church<i> (Maragondon, Cavite)</i><br />Petroglyphs of the Rock-shelter<i> (Angono, Rizal)</i><br />San Gregorio Magno Church<i> (Majayjay, Laguna)</i><br />San Ildefonso Church <i>(Tanay, Rizal)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Southern Tagalog: Mimaro</span><br />Cathedral of San Jose<i> (Romblon, Romblon)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Bicol Region</span><br />San Juan Bautista Church <i>(Tabaco, Albay)</i><br />Our Lady of the Gate Church <i>(Daraga, Albay)</i> - Eastern & Western Facades, Belfry and Baptistry<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Western Visayas</span><br />Petroglyphs in the Caves of the Tao't Bato Area <i>(Quezon, Palawan)</i><br />San Joaquin Church<i> (San Joaquin, Iloilo)</i><br />Santa Monica Church <i>(Pan-ay, Capiz)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Central Visayas</span><br />Patrocinio de Sta. Maria Church <i>(Boljoon, Cebu)</i><br />San Agustin Church <i>(Bacong, Negros Oriental)</i><br />San Isidro Labrador Church<i> (Lazi, Siquijor)</i><br />San Pedro Apostol Church <i>(Loboc, Bohol)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Eastern Visayas</span><br />Immaculate Conception Church <i>(Guiuan, Samar)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Zamboanga Region</span><br />Relief Map of Mindanao <span style="font-style: italic;">(Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte)</span><br />Fort Pilar <i>(Zamboanga City)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Northern Mindanao</span><br />Immaculate Conception Church <i>(Jasaan, Misamis Oriental)</i><br />San Juan Bautista Church<i> (Jimenez, Misamis Occidental)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Caraga Region</span><br />Balangays in the Vicinity of Butuan <i>(Butuan City, Agusan del Norte)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao</span><br />Karim Ul-Makhdum Mosque<i> (Simunul, Tawi-tawi)</i></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">Intangible</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Traditional Scripts from the Tagbanua/Palawan, Hanunoo and Northern Buhid<br />Ifugao Hudhud Epic<br />Maranao Durangen Epic<br /></p><p><b>Important Cultural Properties</b><br />Stone Bridges of Bohol Province<br />Chapel of the Holy Sacrifice <i>(UP Diliman, Quezon City)</i><br />Maribojoc Church (Bohol)<br />Cape Engano Lighthouse<br />Kiangan Historical Buildings (Ifugao)<br /></p><p><b>Archeological Reservations</b><br />Specific Areas in Cagayan Valley and Kalinga-Apayao<br />Specific Sections of Quezon, Palawan<br />The Balangay Complex in Butuan City<br />Tabon Cave Complex, Quezon, Palawan<br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>NATIONAL HISTORICAL INSTITUTE LIST<br /></b></p><p><b>National Shrines<br /><i>(Pambansang Dambana)</i></b><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Aklan</span><br />Kalantiaw Shrine<i> (Batan)</i><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Antique</span><br />General Leandro Fullon National Shrine<i> (Hamtic)</i><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Bataaan</span><br />Mt. Samat National Shrine<i> (Mt. Samat)</i><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Batangas</span><br />Apolinario Mabini Shrine<i> (Tanauan)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Bulacan</span><br />Casa Real Shrine <i>(Malolos)</i><br />Birth Site of Marcelo H. del Pilar <i>(Bulacan)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Cavite</span><br />Baldomero Aguinaldo Shrine <i>(Kawit)</i><br />Corregidor <i>(Corregidor Island)</i><br />Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine <i>(Kawit)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Cebu</span><br />Liberty Shrine/Site of the Battle of Mactan <i>(Lapu-lapu City, Mactan)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Ilocos Norte</span><br />Artemio Ricarte Shrine<i> (Batac)</i><br />Gregorio Aglipay National Shrine <i>(Batac)</i><br />Juan Luna Shrine<i> (Badoc)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Ilocos Sur</span><br />Tirad Pass National Shrine <i>(Del Pilar)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Iloilo</span><br />Balantang Memorial Cemetery Shrine<i> (Jaro, Iloilo City)</i><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Laguna</span><br />Paciano Rizal Shrine <i>(Los Banos)</i><br />Rizal Shrine <i>(Calamba)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Leyte</span><br />Leyte Landing Site<i> (Palo)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Metro Manila</span><br />Andres Bonifacio National Shrine <i>(Mehan Gardens, Manila)</i><br />Andres Bonifacio Shrine <i>(P. Burgos cor Concepcion, Manila)</i><br />Fort Santiago Freedom Shrine/Dambana ng Kalayaan <i>(Intramuros)</i><br />Intramuros and its Walls <i>(Manila)</i><br />Libingan ng mga Bayani National Shrine <i>(Taguig City)</i><br />Mabini Shrine<i> (Pandacan, Manila)</i><br />Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine <i>(San Juan)</i><br />Quezon Memorial Shrine<i> (Quezon City)</i><br />Rizal Shrine <i>(Fort Santiago, Manila)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Tarlac</span><br />Capas Prisoners-of-War Memorial Shrine <i>(Capas)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Southern Leyte</span><br />Limasawa Shrine<i> (Limasawa)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Tawi-tawi</span><br />Shiek Karimol Makhdum Shrine<i> (Tandu Banak, Sibutu)</i><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Zamboanga del Norte</span><br />Rizal Shrine<i> (Dapitan City)</i><br /><br /><b>National Historical Landmarks<br /><i>(Pambansang Palatandaang Makasaysayan)</i></b><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Ilocos Region</span><br />Bacarra Church <i>(Bacarra, Ilocos Norte)<br /></i>Cape Bojeador Lighthouse National Historical Landmark <i>(Burgos, Ilocos Norte)</i><br />Old Casa Real and Provincial Capitol <i>(Lingayen, Pangasinan)</i><br />Paoay Church <i>(Paoay, Ilocos Norte)</i><br />Santa Maria Church <i>(Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Cagayan Valley</span><br />Tumauini Church <i>(Tumauini, Isabela)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Cordillera Administrative Region</span><br />Teodoro Brillantes House <i>(Tayum, Abra)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Central Luzon</span><br />Abucay Church Historical Landmark <i>(Abucay, Bataan)</i><br />Aquino Ancestral House <i>(Concepcion, Tarlac)</i><br />Barasoain Church Historical Landmark <i>(Malolos, Bulacan) </i><br />Birthplace of Pres. Diosdado P. Macapagal <i>(Lubao, Pampanga)<br /></i>Church of Baler Historical Landmark <i>(Baler, Aurora)</i><br />Lubao Church Historical Landmark <i>(Lubao, Pampanga)</i><br />Malolos Heritage Town <i>(Malolos, Bulacan) </i><br />Marcelo H. del Pilar Historic Landmark (Bulacan, Bulacan)<br />Pres. Ramon Magsaysay Historical Landmark <i>(Castillejos, Zambales)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">National Capital Region</span><br />Army and Navy Club Historical Landmark <i>(South Boulevard, Ermita, Manila)</i><br />Birthplace of Antonio Luna <i>(San Nicolas, Manila)</i><br />Birthplace of Felix Manalo Historical Landmark <i>(Tipas, Taguig, City)</i><br />Chapel of the Holy Sacrifice <i>(UP Diliman, Quezon City)</i><br />Cry of Pugadlawin Historical Landmark<i> (Bahay Toro, Quezon City)</i><br />Elks Club Building Historical Landmark <i>(Roxas Boulevard, Ermita, Manila)</i><br />Luneta Hotel Historical Landmark <i>(Ermita, Manila)</i><br />Malacañang Palace Historical Landmark <i>(San Miguel, Manila)</i><br />Manila Hotel<i> (Ermita, Manila)</i><br />Mausoleo de los Veteranos de la Revolucion Historical Landmark <i>(North Cemetery, Mehan Gardens Historical Landmark <i>(Manila)</i><br />Metropolitan Theater Historical Landmark <i>(Liwasang Bonifacio, Ermita, Manila)</i><br />Santa Cruz, Manila)</i><br />P. Burgos Elementary School Historical Landmark<i> (P. Burgos Street, Pasay City)</i><br />San Agustin Church <i>(Intramuros, Manila)</i><br />San Sebastian Church Historical Landmark <i>(Quiapo, Manila)</i><br />Zamora Historical Landmark <i>(Pandacan, Manila)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Southern Tagalog: Calabarzon</span><br />Bonifacio Trial House <i>(Maragondon, Cavite)</i><br />Calamba Church Historical Landmark <i>(Calamba, Laguna)</i><br />Casa de la Comunidad de Tayabas <i>(Tayabas, Quezon)</i><br />Casa Hacienda and its Environs, the Site of the Tejeros Convention <i>(Rosario and Gen. Trias, Cavite)</i><br />Church of Paete <i>(Paete, Laguna)</i><br />Cuartel de Sto. Domingo<i> (Sta. Rosa, Laguna)</i><br />Leon Apacible Historical Landmark <i>(Taal, Batangas)</i><br />Marcela Agoncillo Historical Landmark <i>(Taal, Batangas)</i><br />Miguel Malvar Historical Landmark <i>(Sto. Tomas, Batangas)</i><br />Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery Historical Landmark<i> (Nagcarlan, Laguna)</i><br />Pila Historical Landmark/Historic Town Center of Pila <i>(Pila, Laguna)</i><br />Punta de Malabrigo Lighthouse <i>(Lobo, Batangas)</i><br />Site of the Battle of Alapan Historical Landmark<i> (Imus, Cavite) </i><br />Taal Historical Landmark/Historic Town Center of Taal <i>(Taal, Batangas)</i><br />Taal Church Historical Landmark <i>(Taal, Batangas)</i><br />Vicente Manansala Historical Landmark <i>(Binangonan, Rizal)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Southern Tagalog: Mimaropa</span><br />Battle Site of Pulang Lupa Memorial <i>(Torrijos, Marinduque)</i><br />Cape Melville Lighthouse Historical Landmark <i>(Cape Melville, Balabac, Palawan)</i><br />Cathedral of Boac Historical Landmark <i>(Boac, Marinduque)</i><br />Iwahig Penal Prison and Farm Historical Landmark <i>(Puerto Princesa City, Palawan)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Bicol Region</span><br />Holy Rosary Minor Seminary Historical Landmark <i>(Naga City, Camarines Sur)</i><br />Filipino-Japanese Friendship Historical Landmark <i>(Mt. Isarog, Pili, Camarines Sur)</i><br />Quipayo Church Historical Landmark <i>(Calabanga, Camarines Sur)</i><br />Wenceslao Vinzons Historical Landmark<i> (Vinzons, Camarines Norte)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Western Visayas</span><br />Barotac Nuevo Church, Convent and Cemetery Historical Landmark<i> (Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo)</i><br />Church of Santa Monica Historical Landmark <i>(Pan-ay, Capiz)</i><br />Dumangas Church Historical Landmark <i>(Dumangas, Iloilo)</i><br />Ermita Chapel Historical Landmark <i>(Dumangas, Iloilo)</i><br />Gen. Aniceto Lacson Historical Landmark <i>(Talisay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />General Juan Araneta Historical Landmark <i>(Bago City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Jaro Belfry Historical Landmark <i>(Jaro, Iloilo City)</i><br />Miagao Church Historical Landmark <i>(Miag-ao, Iloilo)</i><br />Molo Church Historical Landmark<i> (Molo, Iloilo City)</i><br />Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol<i> (Bacolod City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Plaza Libertad National Historical Landmark<i> (Iloilo City)</i><br />Rosendo Mejica Historical Landmark <i>(Iloilo City)</i><br />Santa Barbara Church and Convent Historical Landmark<i> (Santa Barbara, Iloilo)</i><br />Silay City Historical Landmark <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Central Visayas</span><br />Baclayon Church Historical Landmark <i>(Baclayon, Bohol)</i><br />Bagacay Point Lighthouse Historical Landmark <i>(Liloan, Cebu)</i><br />Bank of the Philippine Islands Historical Landmark <i>(Cebu City)</i><br />Boljoon Church Historical Landmark <i>(Boljoon, Cebu)</i><br />Casa Gorordo Historical Landmark <i>(Cebu City)</i><br />Church and Convent of Santo Niño <i>(Cebu City)</i><br />Church of Nuestra Señora de la Concepcion Historical Landmark<i> (Argao, Cebu)</i><br />Church of San Guillermo de Aquitania Historical Landmark <i>(Dalaguete, Cebu)</i><br />Church of the Most Holy Trinity Historical Landmark <i>(Loay, Bohol)</i><br />Lazi Church and Convent Historical Landmark <i>(Lazi, Siquijor)</i><br />Matilde Bradford Memorial Church Historical Landmark <i>(Cebu City)</i><br />San Pedro Apostol Church Historical Landmark <i>(Loboc, Bohol)</i><br />Sergio Osmeña House Historical Landmark <i>(Cebu City)</i><br />Silliman University Historical Landmark <i>(Dumaguete City)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Eastern Visayas</span><br />MacArthur Landing Site<i> (Palo, Leyte)</i><br />Maasin Church <i>(Maasin City, Southern Leyte)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Zamboanga Region</span><br />Dapitan Plaza Historical Landmark <i>(Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Northern Mindanao</span><br />Fuerte de la Concepcion y del Triunfo Historical Landmark<i> (Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Davao Region</span><br />Site of the Church of the Immaculate Conception of Tamontaka Historical Landmark <i>(Cotabato City)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao</span><br />Torogan House <i>(Pompongan-a-Marantao, Marawi City)</i><br />Shiek Karimol Mahkdum Mosque<i> (Tubig Indangan, Simunul, Tawi-tawi)</i><br /><br /><b>National Heritage Houses</b><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Ilocos Region</span><br />Syquia Mansion <i>(Vigan, Ilocos Sur)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Central Luzon</span><br />Dayrit House <i>(San Fernando, Pampanga)</i><br />Henson-Hizon House <i>(San Fernando, Pampanga)</i><br />Hizon-Singian House <i>(San Fernando, Pampanga)</i><br />Lazatin House <i>(San Fernando, Pampanga)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Southern Tagalog: Calabarzon</span><br />Goco Ancestral House <i>(Taal, Batangas)</i><br />Luz-Katigbak House <i>(Lipa City, Batangas)</i><br />Sarayba House <i>(Gen. Trias, Cavite)</i><br />Ylagan-de la Rosa House <i>(Taal, Batangas)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Western Visayas</span><br />Lopez Heritage House <i>(La Paz, Iloilo City)</i><br />Roca Encantada Heritage House <i>(Buenavista, Guimaras)</i><br />Infante Heritage House <i>(La Carlota City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Victor Fernandez Gaston Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Carlos Arceo Ledesma Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Jose Benedicto Gamboa Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Angel Araneta Ledesma Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Benita Jara Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Amelia Hilado Flores Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Alejandro Amechazura Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Jose Corteza Locsin Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Augusto Hilado Severino Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Severino Building/Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Manuel Severino Hofileña Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Claudio Hilado Akol Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Manuel de la Rama Locsin Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Felix Tad-y Lacson Heritage House<i> (Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Soledad and Maria Montelibano Lacson Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Kapitan Marciano Montelibano Lacson Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Vicente Conlu Montelibano Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Maria Ledesma Golez Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Jose Ledesma Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Teodoro Morada Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Generoso Reyes Gamboa Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Digna Locsin Consing Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />German Lacson Gaston Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Modesto Ramirez Hojilla (Carlos Javelosa Jalandoni) Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Dr. Jose Corteza Locsin Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Bernardino Lopez Jalandoni Ancestral House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />German Locsin Unson Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br />Delfin Ledesma Ledesma Heritage House <i>(Silay City, Negros Occidental)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Central Visayas</span><br />Clarin Heritage House (Loay, Bohol)<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Eastern Visayas</span><br />Oppus Ancestral House <i>(Maasin, Southern Leyte)</i><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Northern Mindanao</span><br />Macapagal-Macaraeg Heritage House (Iligan City, Lanao del Norte)<br /><br /><b>National Historical Site</b><br />Biyak-na-Bato Historic Site <i>(San Miguel, Bulacan)</i><br />Fort San Felipe Historical Site <i>(Cavite City, Cavite)</i><br />Rizal Park (Bagumbayan) Historical Site <i>(Rizal Park, Manila)</i><br />Pamitinan Cave Historic Site <i>(Sitio Wawa, San Rafael, Rodriguez, Rizal)</i><br />Birthplace of Claro M. Recto Historical Site <i>(Tiaong, Quezon)</i><br /><b><br />National Monument</b><br />Jose Rizal National Monument<i> (Rizal Park, Manila)</i><br />Bonifacio National Monument<i> (Caloocan City Rotonda)</i><br />Jose P. Laurel Monument<i> (Santo Tomas, Batangas)</i><br />Jorge Barlin National Monument <i>(Baao, Camarines Sur)</i><br /><br /><b>Classified Historic Structures</b><br />Colonial Churches and Other Houses of Worship</p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">CRITERIA FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF HISTORIC SITES AND STRUCTURES</span><br />The criteria used in evaluating potential entries in the National Registry of Historic Structures are as follows:<br /></p><p>1. Properties strongly associated with important historical events or personages and other illustrious Filipinos or whose owner had achieved an enduring contribution toward the enrichment of Filipino historico-cultural heritage.<br /></p><p>2. Properties of architectural, cultural, historical, scientific and social significance, including those that depict local aesthetic values or their builders, and those related to a significant historico-cultural experience of the Filipino people;<br /></p><p>3. Properties that bear strong foreign architectural influences such as American, Spanish or Japanese and those with strong evidences of an active political, social, economic and cultural relations with neighboring countries;<br /></p><p>4. Properties such as gates, walls, forts, towers, bastions, ramparts, parapets, bridges or palisades that stand out as monuments to the artistry, craftsmanship and industry of Filipino artisans and laborers who were responsible for their construction and serve as mute witnesses to the heroic spirit of the Filipinos of yesteryears;<br /></p><p>5. Properties which were the site of the first establishments in the Philippines such as the site where the first printing press was built, first commercial house, first theater, first school, first transportation office, etc.;<br /></p><p>6. Groups or clusters of buildings or structures, or a whole precinct, district, town center, including plazas, gardens, historic ruins, streets, bridges, fences, visual corridors, vista points and other open spaces and the immediate environs that are given importance because of their setting and not due to their individual elements or characteristics; and<br /></p><p>7. All sites and structures must at least be 50 years old and display a high degree of authenticity to qualify for consideration.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CATEGORIZATION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES</span><br />Under existing procedures, the framework adopted by the NHI in the evaluation of historical sites and structures for preservation consists of the following:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">NATIONAL SHRINES</span>: Historic sites or objects hallowed or honored for their history or association, e.g. the Rizal and Shrines and the Mabini Shrines;</p><p><span style="font-style: italic;">NATIONAL MONUMENTS</span>: Objects, natural features or areas of specific historic interest that are set aside by local or national government as public properties, e.g. the Rizal and Bonifacio Monuments, and the Walls of Intramuros;<br /></p><p><span style="font-style: italic;">NATIONAL LANDMARKS</span>: Places or objects that are associated with an event, achievement, characteristics or modification that presents a turning point or stage in history;<br /></p><p><span style="font-style: italic;">HERITAGE HOUSE</span>: Houses of ancestry with notable historical and cultural significance, e.g. Syquia Mansion, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur; Houses in Silay City, Negros Occidental;<br /></p><p><span style="font-style: italic;">HISTORIC SITES</span>: Natural areas or places with historical significance, and places recognized, marked, or declared such as Biak-na-bato, San Miguel, Bulacan; Pamitinan Cave, Montalban, Rizal;<br /></p><p><span style="font-style: italic;">CLASSIFIED</span>: Classified - structures and sites not falling under the above five categories are listed as Classified and recorded in the NHI's National Registry of Historic Structures. E.g. All Philippine colonial churches which are more than 50 years old, with or without the official historical marker of the National Historical Institute, by virtue of NHI Board Resolution No. 3, s. 1991.<br /><br />In the identification procedure, all structures must at least be fifty (50) years old to qualify for consideration.<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></p><p><span>Below are the designations in the National Museum framework:<span style="font-style: italic;"><br />"It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to preserve and protect the important cultural properties and National Cultural Treasures of the nation and to safeguard their intrinsic value."<br />~</span><span style="font-size:78%;">EXCERPT FROM PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 374 AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT No. 4846, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE CULTURAL PROPERTIES PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION ACT"</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-style: italic;"><span><span><span><span><span>CULTURAL PROPERTIES</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>: Old buildings, monuments,shrines, documents, and objects which may be classified as antiques, relics, or artifacts, landmarks,anthropological and historical sites, and specimens of natural history which are of cultural, historical, anthropological or scientific value and significance to the nation ; such as physical, anthropological, archaeological and ethnographical materials, meteorites and tektites; historical objects and manuscripts ; household and agricultural implements ; decorative articles or personal adornment; works of art such as paintings,sculptures, carvings, jewelry, music, architecture,sketches, drawings, or illustrations in part or in whole ;works of industrial and commercial art such as furniture, pottery, ceramics, wrought iron, gold, bronze,silver, wood or other heraldic items, metals, coins,medals, badges, insignias, coat of arms, crests, flags,arms, and armor; vehicles or ships or boats in part or in whole.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-style: italic;">IMPORTANT CULTURAL PROPERTIES</span>: Cultural properties which have been singled out from among the innumerable cultural properties as having exceptional historical and cultural significance to the Philippines, but are not sufficiently outstanding to merit the classification of "National Cultural Treasures"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-style: italic;">NATIONAL CULTURAL TREASURE</span>: A unique object found locally, possessing outstanding historical, cultural, artistic and/or scientific value which is significant and important to this country and nation.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><span style="font-weight: 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