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Casa del Chino Ygua house and marker, Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Northern Mindanao (Region X) 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.
Historic sites in the Philippines are designated by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and its predecessor agencies through the installation of historical markers (Filipino: panandang pangkasaysayan). [1] The following are lists of NHCP historical markers by region:
Historical marker for the Sheik Makhdum Mosque, the first mosque in the Philippines.. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) 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.
Site of the first raising of the Philippine flag in Mindanao, Surigao City Hall, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Caraga 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 present day NHCP was established in 1972 as part of the reorganization of government after President Ferdinand Marcos' declaration of martial law, but the roots of the institute can be traced back to 1933, when the American colonial Insular Government first established the Philippine Historical Research and Markers Committee (PHRMC).
National Historical Landmarks of the Philippines places or objects that are associated with an event, achievement, characteristics or modification that presents a turning point or stage in history. External link: Index of Declared Structures and Sites .
The Republic of the Philippines ratified the convention on September 19, 1985, making its historical and natural sites eligible for inclusion on the list. The country had its first sites (the Baroque Churches and Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park) included in 1993, and now has six sites, the latest being the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary ...
Mindanao (/ ˌ m ɪ n d ə ˈ n aʊ / ⓘ MIN-də-NOW) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of the same name that also includes its adjacent islands, notably the Sulu Archipelago.