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- Biliran
- Leyte
- Eastern Samar
- Northern Samar
- Samar
- Southern Leyte
- See also
- References Footnotes
- Bibliography
- External links
This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Eastern Visayas is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission. The plaques themselves are permanent signs installed in publicly visible locations on buildings, monuments, or in special locations. While many Cultural Properties have historical markers installed, not all places marked with historical markers are designated into one of the particular categories of Cultural Properties. BiliranMarker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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Bantayan ng Biliran | Biliran Watchtower | Structure | Watchtower | Church and watchtower built from 1765-1774. Made from coral and stones. | Brgy. San Roque, Biliran | Filipino | September 10, 2008 |
LeyteMarker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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Redoña House used as provisional seat of government of the Philippines.[1] | Tacloban City | English | 1959 | Capitol Building of the Philippines, 1944-1945 [2] | Building | Government Center | Served as the capitol of the Philippines and where Sergio Osmeña was formally installed as president of the Commonwealth. | Leyte Provincial Capitol, Tacloban City | English | 1950 | The Cathedral of Palo | Palo Cathedral | Building | House of Worship | First church built by the Jesuits; used as a hospital by Americal Liberation Forces. | Palo Cathedral, Palo | English | 1954 | Church of Tanauan, Leyte | Building | House of Worship | First church built by the Jesuits in 1704. Withstood hurricane and tidal wave of 1897. | Tanauan | English | 1949 | Don Vicente Orestes Romualdez y Lopez (1885 - 1955) | Became a leader of the guerilla forces during the Japanese Occupation. | Tacloban City | Filipino | 1985 | Don Vicente Orestes Romualdez y Lopez (1885 - 1955) | Became a leader of the guerilla forces during the Japanese Occupation. | Daniel Z. Romualdez Memorial Elementary School, Tolosa | Filipino, English | July 1, 1985 | Jaime C. De Vera | Became first Filipino governor of Leyte from 1906-1907. Director of the National Language Institute from 1937-1941. | Tanauan | Filipino | November 4, 1973 | Japanese Pillbox Whitebeach, San Jose, Tacloban City | Japanese fortification during WWII. Captured by allies and was used as shelter against Japanese air raids. | Patio Victoria Beach Resort, Tacloban City | English | 1979 | Leyte Landing | McArthur landing site on October 20, 1944 to drive the Japanese out of the Philippines. | MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park, Palo | English | 1949 | Norberto Romualdez 1875 - 1941 | Became a Supreme Court magistrate and a delegate to the 1934 Constitutional Convention. Site of birthplace. | Ave. Maria cor. Santa Ana Sts., Burauen | Filipino | 1975 | Pagdaong sa Dulag, Leyte | Dulag, Leyte Landing | Site | Site | Site of landing of the US 24th and 10th corps on October 20, 1944. | Dulag | Filipino | 2008 | Paglunsad sa Leyte | Leyte Landing | Sites/Events | Site | McArthur landing site on October 20, 1944. He was with President Osmeña and other government officials. | MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park, Palo | Filipino, English | 2004 | Provisional Capitol | Building | House | Building was constructed in 1910. Served as provisional capitol 20–23 October 1944. | Price Mansion (CAP Building), Tacloban City | English | 1950 | Simbahan ng Hilongos | Hilongos Church | Started as a visita of Ormoc. First evangelization of the Jesuits in 1603. | Hilongos | Filipino | December 22, 1994 | Walter William Marquardt (1878 - 1962) | Arrived in the Philippines in 1901. Principal of Philippine School of Arts and Trade. | Burauen North Central School, Burauen | English | April 5, 1987 | The Convent of Palo | Constructed by the Jesuits in 1596. Served as Leyte provincial capitol from February 1898 to March 1901. | Palo Convent, Tacloban City | English | 1954 |
Eastern SamarMarker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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Balangiga massacre | Event | Site | Site of the bloody massacre of the American forces in the span of six months. | Balangiga | Filipino | September 28, 1982 | Ang Labanan sa Borongan (1899 Himagsikang Pilipino–Amerikano)[3] | The Battle of Borongan (1899 Philippine–American War) | Where revolutionary Filipinos won in Samar under Capt. Ramon Serrano. | City of Borongan | Filipino | 2012 | Eugenio Daza y Salazar (1870 - 1954) | Revolutionary general and lawmaker. Became representative of the Third District of Samar on the Philippine First Assembly in 1907. | Borongan | Filipino | August 11, 1992 | Homonhon | Where Ferdinand Magellan landed on March 17, 1521 on the feast of Saint Lazarus, which became the namesake of the Philippines. | Homonhon Island, Guiuan | Katedral ng Borongan Silangang Samar | Borongan Cathedral Eastern Samar | Original stone church built in 1710. Became a cathedral in 1961. | Borongan | Filipino | September 7, 1998 | Simbahan ng Balangiga | Church of Balangiga | House of Worship | First built by the Jesuits in the 17th century within a fort. The bell was rung here on September 28, 1901 to signify Filipino uprising against the Americans. | Balangiga | Filipino | April 3, 1993 | United Nations Evacuation Center Tubabao, Guiuan, Silangang Samar[4] | United Nations Evacuation Center Tubabao, Guiuan, Eastern Samar | Site | Where over 6,000 Russian refugees sought asylum in the 1950s. They were accepted by President Elpidio Quirino. | Tubabao Island,[5] Guiuan | Filipino | November 16, 2016 |
Northern SamarMarker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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Agustin Sumuroy[6] | Rebel leader against the Spaniards. Rebelled against forced labor and abuses against the natives. | Palapag | Filipino | Daungang Galyon ng Palapag, Samar | Galleon Port of Palapag, Samar | Site | Port | One of the official ports of galleons from Mexico before departing for Cavite. | Palapag | Filipino | August 10, 2015 | Labanan sa Catubig[7] | Batlle of Catubig | One of the successful battles won by Filipinos during the Philippine-American War. | Catubig | Filipino | 2007 | Lumang Simbahan ng Palapag | Old Church of Palapag | Building | House of Worship | Ruins of the church built by the Jesuits. Established in 1605. Where the revolt of Sumuroy started. | Palapag | Filipino | March 16, 2010 | Parola ng Capul | Capul Lughthouse | Built from 1893-1896. Serves as a guide for ships traversing the San Bernardino Strait. | Capul Island Lighthouse | Filipinp | October 24, 2018[8] | Simbahan ng Capul | Capul Church | Building | House of Worship | Church first built by the Jesuits as a mission in 1856. Built under the patronage of Ignatius of Loyola. | Capul | Filipino | August 5, 2011 | University of Eastern Philippines | Pamantasan ng Silangang Pilipinas | University | Institution | Formerly known as the Catarman Farm School. | Catarman | Filipino | September 12, 2014 |
SamarMarker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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Katedral ng Calbayog[9] | Calbayog Cathedral | Established by the Jesuits in 1599 as a parish of Capul. Current structure was constructed in 1840. | Calbayog Church, Calbayog City | Filipino | November 25, 2018 | Simbahan ng Basey | Church of Basey | Old Jesuit parish in 1591. Transferred to the Augustinians in 1768. | Basey Church facade, Basey | Filipino | September 29, 1987 |
Southern LeyteMarker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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First Mass in the Philippines | Sites/Events | Site | First mass celebrated on Easter Sunday March 31, 1521 by Magellan and his men. | Limasawa | English | 1950 | Katedral ng Maasin | Maasin Cathedral | Building | House of Worship | Built by the Jesuits in 1700. Became a cathedral on August 14, 1968 as seat of the Diocese of Maasin. | Maasin City | Filipino | 1983 | Oppus Ancestral House | Declared a Heritage House on 6 October 2005. | Southern Leyte Provincial Library & Information Center, Agbao, R. Kangleon St., Maasin City | English | April 17, 2018 |
See also- List of Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Eastern Visayas
ReferencesFootnotes1. ^http://www.retrato.com.ph/photodtl.asp?id=ME00124 2. ^http://harrybalais.com/2012/11/provincial-capitol-leyte/ Provincial Capitol: Leyte 3. ^https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.497810823574433.112470.381686258520224&type=1 LABANAN SA BORONGAN MARKER 4. ^http://thestandard.com.ph/news/-news-in-photos/192591/guiuan-marker.html 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/GuiuanMediaBureau/posts/unveiling-of-historical-markers-sa-tubabao-island-naging-matagumpay-ni-lorena-ba/1065007950185619/|title=GMB ( Guiuan Media Bureau )|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-25}} 6. ^Mio Galit de la Cruz (n.d.). Northern Samar: Our Home 7. ^Mio Galit de la Cruz (n.d.). Northern Samar: Our Home 8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/capultourismofficial/videos/2103075426382669/|title=Capul Tourism|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-24}} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/TurismoCalbayog/posts/1942068929217621|title=Calbayog City Tourism Office|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-23}}
Bibliography - {{cite book |last= National Historical Institute |authorlink= National Historical Commission of the Philippines |title=Historical Markers: Regions V-XIII |publisher=National Historical Institute |year=1994}}
- {{cite book |last= National Historical Institute |authorlink= National Historical Commission of the Philippines |title=Historical Markers (1992 - 2006) |publisher=National Historical Institute |year=2008}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130501221544/http://www.nhcp.gov.ph/downloads/List%20of%20Sites%20%26%20Structures%20with%20Markers%20as%20of%20Jan-16-2012.pdf A list of sites and structures with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130502005220/http://www.nhcp.gov.ph/downloads/List%20of%20Institutions%20with%20Markers%20as%20of%20Jan-16-2012.pdf A list of institutions with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012]
External links{{Commons category|Historical markers in the Philippines}}- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130501221544/http://www.nhcp.gov.ph/downloads/List%20of%20Sites%20%26%20Structures%20with%20Markers%20as%20of%20Jan-16-2012.pdf A list of sites and structures with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130502005220/http://www.nhcp.gov.ph/downloads/List%20of%20Institutions%20with%20Markers%20as%20of%20Jan-16-2012.pdf A list of institutions with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012]
- National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines
- Policies on the Installation of Historical Markers
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