List of historical markers of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region

Gates of the Mansion House in Baguio. The markers are in Ilocano, Filipino, and English.

This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 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.

The first historical marker in the Ilocano language was unveiled in 2009 for the Mansion House, Baguio City.

For former NHCP Chairperson Maria Serena Diokno, the presence of the historical marker affirmed the historical significance of the site in Baguio against alterations on the said site under the National Cultural Heritage Act. The historicity was affirmed despite the lack of resolutions or consultations regarding the historical significance of the site.^[1]

This article lists twenty-nine (29) markers from the Cordillera Administrative Region.

Abra[]

This article lists three (3) markers from the Province of Abra.

Marker title	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued
Ignacio Villamor y Borbon			Jurist, author, and educator. President of the University of the Philippines in 1915.	Bangued	Filipino	February 23, 1983
Quintin Paredes (1884 - 1973)	Personage	Personage	Lawyer and statesman. Served as senate president from March-April 1952.	Quintin Paredes Ancestral House, Bangued	Filipino	February 23, 2013
Society of the Divine Word			Established its first Philippine mission in Bario Cagutungan (now San Isidro) on August 23, 1909	Tayum	Filipino

Apayao[]

This article lists no markers from the Province of Apayao.

Benguet[]

This article lists eighteen (18) markers from the Province of Benguet.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued
		Building/Structures	Government Center	First built in 1910 under E.W. Reynolds, the first mayor of the city. Where the Japanese flag was flown on December 27, 1941 to signal their occupation.	Baguio City Hall, Baguio City	Filipino	September 2, 2009
		Building	Social Club	Established by William Cameron Forbes in 1905. Judge Roman Ozaeta became first Filipino president in 1957.	Baguio Country Club, Baguio City	Filipino, English	February 18, 2005
Baguio Teachers' Camp				Used as a vacation site for teachers. Established on December 11, 1907. Formerly known as O-Ring-Ao.	Teachers' Camp, Baguio City	Filipino	2008
Benguet State University				Started as a farm school in 1916. Spearheaded secondary and agricultural indigenous education.	Centennial Park, Benguet State University, La Trinidad, Benguet^[2]	Filipino	September 27, 2016^[3]
Brent School				Founded in 1909 by Bishop Charles Henry Brent as Baguio School for Boys.	Brent School, Baguio City	Filipino, English	March 15, 2008
Casa Vallejo				Built in 1909 to house the workers of Baguio.	Casa Vallejo	Filipino	September 20, 2019
Dating Kinatatayuan ng Akademya Militar ng Pilipinas	Former Site of Philippine Military Academy			Became the site of the Philippine Military Academy from June 15, 1936 until December 12, 1941.	Teachers' Camp, Baguio City	Filipino, English,	February 19, 1994
Dating Kinatatayuan ng Constabulary School (Ngayo'y Philippine Military Academy)	Former Site of Constabulary School (Now Philippine Military Academy)			Became the site of the Philippine Constabulary School from 1908 to 1935 and 1947 to 1950.	Camp Henry T. Allen, Baguio City	Filipino	February 17, 1996
Dominican Hill and Retreat House (1915)^[4]				Built as a Dominican retreat house, became the refuge of Dominican priests and their families during WWII.	Dominican Hill, Baguio City	Filipino	September 1, 2014
				Established in 1906 by Charles Henry Brent for the schooling of children from Mountain Province. Became a Japanese outpost during WWII.	Easter College, Baguio City	Filipino	December 12, 2017
Kampo ng mga Guro (Teachers' Camp)		Building	Group of Houses	Used as a vacation site for teachers. Known before by the Igorots as O-Ring-Ao	Teachers' Camp Rd. Teachers' Camp, Baguio City	Filipino	Between May 6-15, 1968^[5]
Mansion House		Building	House	Constructed in 1908 to be used as a summer residence of the chief-executive.	Mansion House Site, Baguio City	English	1951
Mansion House				Constructed as part of the Burnham plan of Baguio. Inspired by the city beautiful movement.	Mansion House Gate, Baguio City	Ilocano, Filipino, English	December 30, 2008^[6]^[7]
Philippine Commission's First Session in Baguio		Site	Site	Site where Baguio was officially declared as the Summer Capital of the Philippines.	Gov. Pack Road, Baguio City	English	1940
Philippine Military Academy^[8]		Site	Site	Recognized as the successor to the Academia Militar of Barasoain, Malolos, Bulacan	Camp General Gregorio del Pilar, Baguio City	Filipino	May 21, 2019
Signing of the Japanese Capitulation Document				Where the document was signed for the surrender of the Japanese Imperial Forces in the Philippines.	Camp John Hay site, Baguio City	English	1946
United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP Baguio)		Building/Structures	House of Worship	One of the first Protestant churches in Northern Luzon, established on February 11, 1911.	UCCP Baguio, Baguio City	Filipino	February 11, 2012
United States Embassy Residence Baguio		Building/Structures	Building	Erected in 1940. Occupied by the Japanese, but were forced out later further to the mountains.	Camp John Hay, Baguio City	English	September 3, 2005

Ifugao[]

This article lists five (5) markers from the Province of Ifugao.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued
Bantayog sa Kiangan Lalawigang Bulubundukin	Kiangan Monument Mountain Province	Structure	Monument	Where Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita surrendered to the joined forces of Filipino and American troops in 1945.	Kiangan	Filipino	1973
Ifugao Rice Terraces		Site	Site	The highest, best built, and most extensive stone-walled terraces. Covers nearly 400 square kilometers.	Banaue	English	1940
Ang Labanan sa Mayoyao	The Battle of Mayoyao	Event	Event	Last battle between the Japanese and combined Filipino and American forces before Gen. Yamashita's surrender in Kiangan, Ifugao.	Mt. Nagchayan Ridge, Mayoyao	Filipino	2008
Pook na Unang Pinaglibingan ni Heneral Artemio Ricarte (Vibora)	First Burial Site of General Artemio Ricarte (The Viper)			Where the "Viper" was buried on July 31, 1945. His remains was kept in a cave.	Hungduan	Filipino	November 30, 2002
Surrender of General Yamashita		Site	Site	Where General Tomoyuki Yamashita surrendered to the US 6th Army September 2, 1945.	Kiangan	English	September 2, 1995

Kalinga[]

This article lists one (1) markers from the Province of Kalinga.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo (Lubuagan, Kalinga)	General Emilio Aguinaldo (Lubuagan, Kalinga)			The town where Aguinaldo established his main headquarters from March 6-May 17, 1900.	Lubuagan	Filipino	March 6, 2000

Mountain Province[]

This article lists two (2) markers from the Mountain Province.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
Mga Labanan sa Lias	The Battles of Lias			Site of the battles which fought against both the Spanish and the Japanese.	Lias, Barlig	Filipino	September 3, 1985
William Henry Scott 1921-1993^[9]		Personages	Biographical marker	Conducted an extensive study of ethnolinguistic groups in Cordillera. Incarcerated when Martial Law was imposed, 1972.	, Sagada	Filipino	December 8, 2021

References[]

Footnotes[]

^ "NCCA cautions Baguio on developing historical sites – Northern Dispatch Weekly". www.nordis.net. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
^ "BSU Historical Marker unveiled". Benguet State University. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
^ "NHCP unveils the "Benguet State University" historical marker - National Historical Commission of the Philippines". National Historical Commission of the Philippines. 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Heritage Park Finally
^ National Historical Commission Annual Report 1967-1968. National Historical Commission. 1968.
^ "The Mansion House, Baguio City | GOVPH".
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypoFCnsfRfU Unveiling of Mansion House Historical Markers
^ http://nhcp.gov.ph/nhcp-unveils-philippine-military-academy-historical-markers/ NHCP unveils “Philippine Military Academy” historical marker
^ Philippines, National Historical Commission Of The. "National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines: William Henry Scott 1921-1993". National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines. Retrieved 2021-12-16.

Bibliography[]

National Historical Institute (1993). Historical Markers: Regions I-IV and CAR. National Historical Institute.
National Historical Institute (2008). Historical Markers (1992 - 2006). National Historical Institute.
A list of sites and structures with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012
A list of institutions with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012

External links[]

[1] "NCCA cautions Baguio on developing historical sites – Northern Dispatch Weekly". www.nordis.net. Retrieved 2017-12-20.

[2] "BSU Historical Marker unveiled". Benguet State University. Retrieved 2018-10-28.

[3] "NHCP unveils the "Benguet State University" historical marker - National Historical Commission of the Philippines". National Historical Commission of the Philippines. 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2018-10-28.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Heritage Park Finally

[5] National Historical Commission Annual Report 1967-1968. National Historical Commission. 1968.

[6] "The Mansion House, Baguio City | GOVPH".

[7] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypoFCnsfRfU Unveiling of Mansion House Historical Markers

[8] ttp://nhcp.gov.ph/nhcp-unveils-philippine-military-academy-historical-markers/ NHCP unveils “Philippine Military Academy” historical marker

[9] Philippines, National Historical Commission Of The. "National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines: William Henry Scott 1921-1993". National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines. Retrieved 2021-12-16.

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