1. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines, through the 2022 General Appropriations Act, intends to apply the sum of Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Pesos only (₱ 9,500,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Restoration of Punta Diamante (including the Belfry) in Bulusan, Sorsogon. Bids received continue reading : Request for Expression of Interest – Restoration of Punta Diamante (including the Belfry) Bulusan, Sorsogon

Eufemio Agbayani III Historic Sites Development Officer II As we approach the sesquicentennial of the execution of the three martyred priests, Fathers Jose Apolonio Burgos, Mariano Gomes, and Jacinto Zamora on 17 February 2022, we stumble upon an unresolved problem – how do we remember them visually? At first glance, the answer is easy. There continue reading : Visualizing the GOMBURZA

Eufemio O. Agbayani III Historic Sites Development Officer II Although the three martyred priests whom we collectively call Gomburza—Fr. Jose Apolonio Burgos, Fr. Mariano Gomes, and Fr. Jacinto Zamora—died by garrote as a result of false accusations, their tragic execution on 17 February 1872 became a pivotal point in Philippine history. They were, in the continue reading : Remembering the GOMBURZA throughout the Years

Notice is hereby given on the postponement of the scheduled shortlisting of the following project as well as the revised schedule, to wit: PROJECT TITLE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE REVISED SCHEDULE Curatorial Development of Jose B. Lingad Museum and Monument, Lubao, Pampanga (2nd Posting) Tuesday,  1 February 2022 @ 9:30 AM Wednesday, 2 February 2022 @ 10:00 continue reading : NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF SHORTLISTING – Curatorial Development of Jose B. Lingad Museum and Monument, Lubao, Pampanga (2nd Posting)

2022 marks the 150th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Fathers Mariano Gomes, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora or more well known as Gomburza. Historians like Teodoro Agoncillo recognize this event as the precursor to the rise of Filipino nationalism. But one must look back first the incident that paved the way to their martyrdom: continue reading : SPARKS OF RESISTANCE: 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1872 CAVITE MUTINY

Eufemio Agbayani III Historic Sites Development Officer II National Historical Commission of the Philippines   “Turn your eyes to the farmer burnt by the sun tilling the stubborn earth and burying a seed. He too contributes through his modest but useful work to the glory of the nation.” – Jose Rizal, El Amor Patrio, June continue reading : Rizal as a Farmer: The Dapitan Experience

By: Albert Vincent F. Barretto Former President Manuel Luis Molina Quezon will forever remain in the hearts of the Dapitanons not only for his efforts to achieve Philippine independence from foreigners, but also for preserving the memory of the place of exile of Jose Rizal in Dapitan. In the late 1920s, then-Senate President Quezon visited continue reading : RIZAL NATIONAL PARK: MANUEL QUEZON’S HOMAGE TO RIZAL’S PLACE OF EXILE

By: Albert Vincent F. Barretto “Bahay-kubo, kahit munti ang halaman doon ay sari-sari” is a line from the popular folk song, Bahay Kubo, that would aptly describe the life of Jose Rizal in Dapitan. The average Filipino knows that Rizal was a physician, writer and hero, but not many know that plants were part of continue reading : FLORA DE RIZAL: RIZAL’S PLANTS IN DAPITAN

WHEREAS, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines Bids and Awards Committee (NHCP-BAC) invited companies to bid for the project Restoration of Homonhon Rock, Homonhon Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar with a total Approved Budget Cost (ABC) of Seven Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Eleven Pesos only (PHP 799,611.00) through its advertisements on PhilGEPS and on continue reading : BAC RESOLUTION NO. 27 S. 2021 – RECOMMENDING THE DECLARATION OF FAILURE OF BIDDING FOR THE RESTORATION OF HOMONHON ROCK, HOMONHON ISLAND, GUIUAN, EASTERN SAMAR