MAIN REASON FOR PRESERVATION: It is our responsibility as citizens to preserve and take

care of the built heritage our forefathers left. They may seem not significant to many,
but they also have witnessed numerous triumphs and challenges the country
experienced. They may be inanimate objects, but they also have their own character
and its own story to tell. If these buildings could talk, we believe that they are pleading
to us citizens right now to help save them.

THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION (Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion)

Location: Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur Province

 Declared UNESCO World Heritage

Site on December 11, 1993
 One of the collection of the four
Baroque Spanish era churches in the
Philippines
 Declared as a National Historical
Landmark following Executive Order nos. 260
on August 1, 1973, 375 on January 14, 1974
and 1515 on June 11, 1978
 Outstanding example of Philippine interpretation of the Baroque style, and
represent the fusion of European church design and construction with local
materials

EL HOGAR FILIPINO BUILDING (Edificio El Hogar Filipino)

Location: located at the corner of Juan

Luna Street and Muelle dela Industría in
the Binondo district
Constructed: 1914
Designed by: Ramon Irureta-Goyena and
Francisco Perez-Muñoz
Architectural Style:
Neoclassical and Renaissance

The El Hogar was one of the early

skyscrapers in Manila. The value of the
building is its architecture, which is a representation of American period design,
materials, and construction method. El Hogar Building is a representation of the
architecture of business establishments of that era. It also has a collective value as one
of the significant structures within the historic Binondo district and Escolta Street, along
the cultural landscape of the Pasig River
QUEZON HERITAGE MEMORIAL HOUSE
Location: Quezon City
Architectural style: Neoclassical

Recognizing the importance of

protecting the City's heritage, the city
government – under the administration of
Mayor Herbert M. Bautista - decided to
preserve the house and move it from its
previous location at 45 Gilmore Street to the
Quezon Memorial Circle. The Quezon
Heritage House now serves as a museum
focusing on the personal life of former
President Manuel Quezon, complimenting
the nearby Museo ni Manuel L. Quezon at the base of the Quezon Memorial
Shrine which focuses on the former president's political career

CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES COMPLEX

Location: Roxas Boulevard

CAPE BOJEADOR LIGHTHOUSE (BURGOS LIGHTHOUSE)

Location: Burgos Ilocos Norte
Constructed: 1892
Designed by: Magin Pers y Pers

 Cape Bojeador Lighthouse was

declared a National Historical Landmark on
August 13, 2004 and a National Cultural
Treasure on June 20, 2005 by the Philippine
Government
 The Cape Bojeador lighthouse was
part of the Spanish government's master
plan of illuminating the Philippine archipelago.
 In 2003 the Coast Guard signed an agreement with Cape Bojeador Lighthouse
Development Inc., a quasi-public, nonprofit organization that plans to restore
and operate the lighthouse.
CALLE CRISOLOGO

Location: Vigan, Ilocos Sur

Despite the pressure to modernize this part of Vigan, the city seems determined
to preserve its heritage. The Vigan Heritage Village, also known as the Mestizo district
because of its proximity to the Mestizo River, has been declared a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. It is also the best-preserved example of a Spanish colonial town in Asia.
The banning of modern vehicles at Calle Crisologo (to better preserve the cobblestone
street) and the presence of horse-driven kalesas offering rides add to the heritage
atmosphere of the place.

FORT SANTIAGO

Location: Along Pasig River, Manila

Constructed: 1590
Architectural Style: Italian-Spanish school of
fortification

Fort Santiago is a citadel first built by

Spanish conquistador, Miguel López de
Legazpi for the new established city
of Manila in the Philippines. The defense
fortress is part of the structures of the walled
city of Manila referred to as Intramuros. After
its destruction during WWII, Fort Santiago was
declared as a Shrine of Freedom in 1950. Its restoration by the Philippine government
did not begin till 1953 under the hands of the National Parks Development Committee.
The Intramuros Administration now manages the reconstruction, maintenance, and
management of the fort since 1992.

REFERENCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Hogar_Filipino_Building
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/677
http://arquitecturamanila.blogspot.com/2014/04/el-hogar-filipino-building.html
http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/266385/el-hogar-stay-now/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_Church#National_Historical_Landmark
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quezon_Heritage_House
http://quezoncity.gov.ph/index.php/featured-articles/1245-qmcs-must-see-attraction-
the-quezon-heritage-house
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Center_of_the_Philippines_Complex
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Bojeador_Lighthouse
https://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/phln.htm
http://shoestringtravelers.com/?q=node/2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Santiago#Preservation