TABACO CITY ─ The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) led by its Chairman Emmanuel Franco Calairo, will unveil the historical marker, “Tabaco Presidencia Building” on 24 March 2023, 8:00 a.m. in line with the 22nd founding anniversary of Tabaco as a city. The marker states:

TABACO PRESIDENCIA BUILDING

IPINATAYO NA YARI SA KONKRETO AT KAHOY SA PANGANGASIWA NI ARKITEKTO JUAN ARELLANO AT PINASINAYAAN NI PUNONG-BAYAN BERNARDINO SANTILLAN. 26 OKTUBRE1929. NAKALIGTAS SA PINSALA NG IKALAWANG DIGMAANG PANDAIGDIG. NAPANATILI ANG KATATAGAN MULA SA PANANALASA NG MGA MALALAKAS NA BAGYONG SENING, 1970; REMING, 2006; AT ROLLY, 2020. ISINAAYOS NG PAMAHALAANG LOKAL HANGGANG SA KASALUKUYAN. ISA SA MGA NATATANGING PAMPUBLIKONG ISTRUKTURANG MAY ISTILONG NEO-KLASIKAL SA BANSA.

Chairman Calairo will officially turn over the marker to Tabaco City Mayor Cielo Krisel Lagman-Luistro. 1st District of Albay Representative Edcel C. Lagman, and NHCP Deputy Executive Director Alvin R. Alcid will stand as witnesses during the signing of the certificate of transfer.

Mayor Lagman-Luistro will deliver her acceptance message, to be followed by Representative Lagman’s words of inspiration.

Among the highlights of the program is the unveiling of the portraits featuring former mayors who served Tabaco City.

The NHCP is the national government agency mandated to promote Philippine history through its museums, research, and publications, and to preserve historical heritage through conservation and the marking of historic sites and structures.

For more information, contact the Historic Sites and Education Division at NHCP tel. nos. 53351217 loc. 126.