With
Republic Act No. 10066 - National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009 in place, all structures 50 years or older, structures with historical markers, and all structures designed by National Artists (regardless of age) are now presumed to be declared and cannot be demolished or altered without the permission of the
National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). So those contained in the list below are among those already protected by law.
Representatives of the
Heritage Conservation Society (HCS),
ICOMOS Philippines,
NCCA,
National Museum,
National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and
Department of Tourism (DOT) met in February 2011 to discuss among many others, which sites should be formally declared. We thus came up with an unofficial tentative list similar to UNESCO's tentative list. Most of the sites are actually clusters or serial listings which have specified or several representative structures under each listing.
Structures that are already declared are not in this list. This list will continue to grow as more suggestions come in. Please feel free to comment.
Note: Historic Town Center refers to the Town Plaza, Municipio and Church Complex. Historic Town means that the many of the houses are still intact. You can also suggest Historic Town Plazas when only the plaza is intact
NATIONWIDE
Provincial Capitols of the Philippines
Railroad Stations of Luzon Island
Historic Aglipayan Churches of the Philippines
Historic Mosques of the Philippines
Gabaldon Schools of the Philippines
Spanish Lighthouses of the Philippines
Watchtowers of the Philippines
Fortifications and Military Heritage of the Philippines
REGION I
Ilocos Norte
Historic Town Center of Laoag (Ilocos Norte Capitol, Museo Ilocos Norte, Laoag City Hall, Tobacco Monopoly Monument, Laoag Cathedral and Bell Tower, Laoag Central Elementary School, Laoag Town Plaza, etc.)
Historic Town Center of San Nicolas (San Nicolas Church, San Nicolas Municipal Hall, San Nicolas Town Plaza etc.)
Baroque Churches of Ilocos Norte (Badoc and Piddig)
Ilocos Sur
Historic Town Center of Candon
Baroque Churches of Ilocos Sur (Santa Lucia, San Vicente, Bantay, Sinait and Tagudin)
La Union
Baroque Churches of La Union
Pangasinan
Historic Town of Alaminos
Historic Town of Lingayen
Baroque Churches of Pangasinan
REGION II
Batanes
Baroque Churches of Batanes (Ivana, Sabtang, Itbayat, Basco, Uyugan)
Historic Villages of Sabtang Island (Savidug, Chavayan, Sumnanga, Malakdang, Nakanmuan, Sinakan)
Historic Villages of Itbayat Island
Historic Villages of Batan Island (Kayvaluganan, Itbud, Kayuganan)
Idiangs of Batanes
Historic Town Center of Basco
Representative Ivatan Houses (declared as
Heritage Houses)
Historic Burial Grounds of Batanes
Cagayan
Baroque Churches of Cagayan (Tuguegarao, Alcala, Lal-lo, Pamplona)
Brick Kilns of Cagayan
Heritage Properties of the Calayan Islands
Isabela
Baroque Churches of Isabela (San Pablo, Gamu, Alicia, Cauayan, Ilagan)
Nueva Vizcaya
Bambang Church
CAR
Abra
Baroque Churches of Abra
Historic Fortifications of Bucay
Cemetery Chapel of Bangued
Gabriela Silang House
Apayao
Historic Church Ruins of Pudtol
Kalinga
Rice Terraces of Kalinga
Representative Kalinga Houses (declared as
Heritage Houses)
Ifugao
Representative Ifugao Houses (declared as
Heritage Houses)
Heritage Villages of Ifugao
American Colonial Buildings of Kiangan
Mountain Province
Rice Terraces of Mountain Province
Sagada Protestant Church
Representative Bontoc Houses (declared as
Heritage Houses)
Benguet / Baguio
Camp John Hay
Teachers Camp
Historic Town Center of Baguio and Burnham Park
Dominican Hill
Representative Ibaloi and Kankana-ey Houses (declared as
Heritage Houses)
REGION III
Bataan
Baroque Churches of Bataan (Orion, Pilar, Samal)
Bulacan
Historic Center of San Miguel
Heritage Houses of Bustos
Nueva Ecija
Central Luzon State University
Pampanga
Baroque Churches of Pampanga (Bacolor, San Luis, Candaba, Arayat, San Fernando, Santa Rita, Guagua, Angeles)
Historic Town of San Fernando
Sugar Centrals of Pampanga (PASUDECO, PASUMIL)
Heritage Houses of Santa Rita
Zambales
Baroque Churches of Zambales (Sta. Cruz, Iba, Botolan)
NCR
Historic District of Santa Ana
Historic District of San Nicolas
Historic Quarter of Escolta
Malacanang Properties and Related San Miguel Sites (Malacanang, Goldenberg, Arlegui, Teus, San Miguel Church, etc)
Historic Quarter of Hidalgo Street, Quiapo
Fire Stations of Manila
Far Eastern University
UST Gym (expansion of UST declarations)
Neoclassical Buildings of Ermita (Finance, Tourism, Old Legislative Building, City Hall of Manila, Post Office Building)
Art Deco Buildings of Manila
Rizal Memorial Coliseum
Historic District of South Harbor
Cultural Center of the Philippine Complex
Protestant Churches of Manila (Ellinwood Malate, United Methodist, Knox, Cosmopolitan, etc.)
Baroque Churches of Manila
Iglesia ni Cristo Properties and Representative Houses of Worship (Punta Chapel in Santa Ana, INC Cubao, INC Temple and Central Offices in Quezon City, etc.)
University of the Philippines, Manila including the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
University of the Philippines, Diliman
Historic Colleges and Universities of Manila (SSC, STC, PNU, PWU, PCU, Sta. Isabel, DLSU, Adamson)
International Style Buildings of Manila
Historic Town of Malabon
Heritage Houses of New Manila
Heritage Houses of San Juan
Historic Bridges of the Pasig River
Nielson Tower
Works of Juan Nakpil
Works of Leandro Locsin
Works of Pablo Antonio
Works of Antonio Toledo
Works of Juan and Arcadio Arellano
Works of Tomas Mapua
Works of Fernando Ocampo
Works of José Marìa Zaragoza
Works of Federico Ilustre
Works of Andres Luna de San Pedro
Works of Cesar Concio
Spanish Colonial Buildings of Metro Manila
Historic Churches of Paranaque and Las Pinas (Paranaque, Las Pinas, San Dionisio, La Huerta, Redemptorist)
Historic Cemetery Complex of Manila (La Loma, Norte, Chinese)
REGION IV-A and B
Historic Town of San Juan, Batangas
Historic Town of Sariaya, Quezon
Historic Town of Mulanay, Quezon
Historic Town of Calaca, Batangas
Historic Town of Balayan, Batangas
Historic Town of Pagsanjan, Laguna
Baroque Churches of Cavite
Baroque Churches of Laguna
Baroque Churches of Batangas
Baroque Churches of Rizal
Baroque Churches of Quezon
Banton Island Properties and Related Sites
Historic Town of Romblon, Romblon
Historic Town of Boac, Marinduque
Iwahig Penal Colony
REGION V
Historic Town Center of Guinobatan, Albay
Baroque Churches of the Bicol Region
REGIONS VI, VII and VIII (VISAYAS)
Historic Business District of Calle Real, Iloilo City
San Joaquin Cemetery
Sugar Centrals of Negros
Sugar Mansions of Panay and Negros
Historic Town of Carcar
Historic Town Center of Argao
Historic Town Center of Bantayan
Historic Town Center of Cebu City
Baroque Churches of Panay Island
Baroque Churches of Negros Island
Baroque Churches of Cebu Province
Baroque Churches of Bohol Province
Baroque Churches of Leyte and Samar Islands
REGIONS IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, ARMM (MINDANAO)
Historic Town of Jimenez, Misamis Occidental
Historic Town of Balingasag, Misamis Oriental
Representative Houses of the Maranao (Lawig, Malai-a-walai, Torogan)
I arrived in Brunei today on a ferry from Labuan Island. I left Kota Kinabalu at 8 a.m. and reached in Labuan at 11 a.m. I went through Malaysian Immigration, boarded the next ferry and left Labuan at 12:30 p.m. and finally arrived in Muara at about 2:00. I took a bus from Muara to Bandar Seri Begawan (about B$2) at the ferry terminal which was about 45 minutes. Cabs are very expensive so try to avoid them if you're alone.
Hungry and thirsty after traveling for 7 hours, I ate at the first food joint which I saw and it was Pizza Hut. How ordinary you would think but their menu is totally different from ours since most of our pizzas in Manila have pork and Brunei is a conservative Muslim country (no alcohol, no discos and pubs, etc.). I took the roasted garlic chicken pizza, really good! They should bring those pizzas to Manila.
After a few minutes, my friend Rewandi (an ex-PY from SSEAYP 2002) passed by for me. And in my rush to the car, I left my camera on the table! I found out only at Wandi and Yati's apartment and Wandi assured me that it was totally safe in Brunei. Yup, I was able to get my camera back. As Wandi told me, when you leave stuff on the table, more often than not, it's still there when you come back for it. I was surprised people just left their cars running when they went down to get stuff. And these aren't just ordinary cars mind you. People in Brunei are known to sport the latest car models.
After chatting with Wandi and Yati, I discovered more than the well known fact that Bruneians don't pay taxes. Education is free and the government gives you an allowance to study. Health services and medication are free as well and the government would even send you abroad if you need specialized treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, etc.) and it's all paid for by the government! If you are a government employee, you can get a 0% interest housing loan (in the Philippines, you get charged a high interest rate which is where our corrupt GOCC officials get their benefits). The list just goes on and on! Sigh!
And to think all this only started to peak when Brunei became independent in the early eighties. I saw the Sultan's first palace and it was nothing but a wooden house which would have been a sorry sight if put beside our own bahay na bato. But look at the current palace, splendid, sprawling and elegant!
