List of historical markers of the Philippines in the Ilocos Region

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

Delayed negotiations with the family that owns Casa Hacienda prompted the local government of Bautista to install the marker where Filipinas/Lupang Hinirang was composed to the town's plaza instead.^[1]

The historical marker commemorating the centennial birth anniversary of the late dictator and president Ferdinand Marcos in Batac, Ilocos Norte, unveiled on September 11, 2017, became controversial, as the NHCP earlier opposed the late strongman's burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.^[2] Baybayin, an Ateneo de Manila student organization, issued an alternative marker online containing atrocities under the Marcos regime, as well as his burial. The said online marker became a statement against historical revisionism.^[3]

This article lists one hundred three (103) markers from the Ilocos Region

Ilocos Norte

This article lists thirty-nine (39) markers from the Province of Ilocos Norte.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
Abolition of Tobacco Monopoly				Established in March 1782. Brought both prosperity and abuse, abolished in 1882.	Laoag Plaza, Laoag City	English	1958
Anastacia Giron Tupas				Distinguished Filipina nurse. Considered as the "Philippine Dean of Nursing."	Regional Health Center, Tupaz St., Laoag City	Filipino	December 18, 1985
Antonio Luna 1866-1899[4]				Delegate of the Malolos Convention and Commander-in-Chief during the Filipino-American War.	Luna Shrine, Badoc	Filipino	October 29, 2016
Artemio Ricarte (1866-1945)				Known as Vibora. Filipino general who was deported to Guam by the Americans.	Batac	Filipino	March 22, 1993
Artemio Ricarte Vibora				Dedication to the centenary of his appointment as first Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.	Batac	English	March 24, 1997
Bahay ni Luna	Luna House	Building	House	Declared as a national historical landmark by the NHCP.	Luna Shrine, Badoc	Filipino	September 11, 1977
Bahay Pamahalaan ng San Nicolas	San Nicolas Municipal Hall	Building	Government Center	Municipal hall that became a Japanese garrison during WWII. Renovated from 2004 to 2009.	San Nicolas Municipal Hall, San Nicolas	Filipino	December 30, 2009
Bayan ng Solsona	The Town of Solsona	Site	Town Center		Solsona		January 29, 2010
Birthplace of Gregorio Aglipay		Site	Memorial	Site where Gregorio Aglipay, the founder of the Philippine Independent Church, was born.	Batac	English	1949
Birthplace of Juan Luna y Novicio		Building	House, NHCP Museum	The birthplace of painter and patriot Juan Luna who was born here on October 24, 1857.	Badoc	Filipino, English	1957, 1977
Birthplace of Valentin Diaz				Birthplace of a La Liga Filipina member and the treasurer of the Katipunan.	Paoay	English	1951
Catholic Church of Sarrat		Building	House of Worship	Formerly named Church of San Miguel in commemoration of the arrival at Sarrat of the first missionaries on the feast of San Miguel on 29 September 1727.	Sarrat Church, Sarrat	English	1959
Church of Laoag		Building	House of Worship	Founded in 1580 by Augustinian friars, with the first chapel built out of wood and thatch.	Laoag Church, Laoag City	English	1950
Church of Paoay		Building	House of Worship	Founded in 1593 by Augustinian missionaries. Belltower served as lookout by the Katipuneros during the Philippine Revolution and the guerillas during the WWII.	Paoay Church, Paoay	English	May 2, 1980
Church of San Nicolas		Building	House of Worship	Founded in 1584 by Augustinian missionaries. Occupied by the Philippine Independent Church from 1900 to 1901.	San Nicolas Church, San Nicolas	English	1952
Claro Caluya				Ilocano poet and dramatist. Founded civic and cultural organizations.	Piddig	English	May 6, 1975
Don Mariano Marcos y Rubio (1897 - 1945)				Became the representative for the Second District of Ilocos Norte	Don Mariano Marcos State University, Batac	Filipino	October 24, 1983
Enriqueta de Peralta				Ilocanda poet and local leader. One of the leaders of the women suffrage in the Philippines.	Dingras	Filipino	January 14, 1989
Ferdinand Marcos 1917-1989				President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. Subjected the country under Martial Law from 1972 to 1981.	Batac Plaza, Batac	Filipino	September 10, 2017[5]
General Artemio Ricarte (Vibora)		Site	Site	Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine–American War.	Batac	English	1966
Gregoria M. Rivera de Quirino Memorial Hospital		Building	Hospital		Dingras		March 19, 1987
Guho ng Simbahang Katoliko ng Dingras	Ruins of the Catholic Church of Dingras	Structure	Ruins	One of the biggest church ruins in the Philippines, resulted from the earthquake and fires of 1913.	Dingras	Filipino	March 19, 1987
Josefa Llanes Escoda				Founder of the Philippine Girl Scouts movement.	Dingras
Heneral Fidel V. Segundo	General Fidel V. Segundo			A Filipino general who was one of those tortured by the Japanese.	Laoag City	Filipino	December 1969[6]
Juan Luna				Esteemed painter, born on October 24, 1857.	Badoc	Filipino	October 24, 2017[7]
Juan Luna y Novicio				Foremost Filipino Painter and a contemporary of José Rizal. Won gold medal for his Spoliarium.	Badoc	English	1957
Kapitolyo ng Lalawigan ng Ilocos Norte	Capitol of the Province of Ilocos Norte			Built from 1917 to 1925 under the designs of Ralph Harrington Doane. Governor Roque Ablan deserted the building when the Japanese arrived.	Ilocos Norte Capitol, Laoag City	Filipino	March 1, 2018[8]
Kul-labeng Historical Site Pinili, Ilocos Norte		Site	Site	Site where Gregorio Aglipay and his colleagues made the decision to separate from the Roman Catholic Church on May 8, 1902.	Pinili	English	November 7, 1998
Ang Parola ng Cape Bojeador	Cape Bojeador Lighthouse	Structure	Lighthouse	Design by the engineer Magin Pers y Pers, 1987. Designated as a national cultural treasure.	Cape Bojeador Lighthouse, Burgos	Filipino	September 19, 2007
Ang Pinagdaungan ng USS Stingray	The Landing site of USS Stingray			Where the USS Stingray landed on a mission to find Gov. Roque Ablan to strengthen the fight against the Japanese during WWII.	Caunayan Landing Site Memorial, Sito Bimmanaaw, Caunayan Bay, Pagudpud	Filipino	1994;[9] April 24, 2018[10] (replacement)
Roque Ablan				Newspaperman, lawyer, labor leader. Governor of Ilocos Norte during the outbreak of WWII.	Laoag City	English	1951
Roque B. Ablan		Structure	Monument	World War II hero, established the Ablan-Madamba guerilla group.	Laoag City	Filipino	August 9, 2006
Santiago A. Fonacier y Suguitan				One of the founders of iglesia Filipina Independiente. Translated Noli me Tángere and El filibusterismo into Iloko.	Laoag City	Filipino	May 21, 1985
Servando Castro				One of those who signed the Doctrina y Reglas Constitucionales. Representative of Ilocos Norte to the 1934 Constitutional Convention.	Batac	Filipino	December 6, 1983
Ang Simbahan ng Badoc	The Church of Badoc	Building	House of Worship	Founded in 1591 by Augustinian friars. Became a parish by 1714.	Badoc Church, Badoc	Filipino	May 2, 1980
Tahanan ng Angkang Puruganan	House of Puruganan Clan	Building	House	Meeting place of Gregorio Puruganan and Gregorio Aglipay, where they were also captured by the Americans.	Dingras	Filipino	March 19, 1987
Teofilo Yldefonso (1903-1942)				Swimmer and soldier, known as the “Ilocano Shark”	Piddig	Filipino	September 21, 2009
Tomas S. Fonacier				First dean of U.P. Iloilo. Became chairman of Institute of Asian Studies.	Laoag City	Filipino	July 5, 1982

Ilocos Sur

This article lists thirty-four (34) markers from the province of Ilocos Sur.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
The Base Hospital, USAFIP, NL				Where the base hospital was transferred, the biggest hospital installation in the Philippines during WWII.	Tagudin	English	1958
The Battle and Liberation of Cervantes				Mountain rangers were guerrilla hotspots during WWII. Was an important communication routes of the Japanese forces.	Del Pilar	English	1959
The Battle and Liberation of Suyo				Battle began on the morning of February 1, 1945. Became important to the Japanese as Suyo was the main copper mine of Lepanto.	Suyo	English	1959
The Battle of Bessang Pass		Site	Site	Commemorating the battle that hastened the surrender of the Japanese imperial forces under General Tomotuki Yamashita.	Cervantes	English	1954
Birthplace of Father Burgos		Building	House	Commemorating the birthplace of one of the martyr priests of GomBurZa.	Burgos Ancestral House, Vigan City	English	1939
The Bitalag Road Junction[11]				Served as an important Japanese outpost. Became an initial action for the Battle of Bessang Pass.	Bitalag, Tagudin	English	1959
Cathedral of Vigan		Building	House of Worship	Built in 1641, became the seat of the Diocese of Nueva Segovia.	Vigan Cathedral, Vigan City	English	1949
Church of Narvacan				Constructed by the Augustinians in 1587. Early church destroyed by fire in 1611.	Narvacan	English	1950
Clemente Udarbe y Ulibas				Patriot and Katipunero. Headed the Katipunan branch from 1895 to 1898.	Magsingal	Filipino	December 10, 2004
Elpidio R. Quirino[12]				Native of Vigan who became President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1956.	Plaza Salcedo, Vigan City	English	1982
Gregoria M. Rivera de Quirino Memorial Hospital				Established 1950–1951. Dedicated to the mother of President Elpidio Quirino.	Vigan City	English	1949
Gregoria M. Rivera Memorial Library		Building	Library	First constructed as municipal jail in 1657. Birthplace of President Quirino.	Vigan Provincial Jail (now National Museum Vigan branch), Vigan City	English	1949
Isabelo F. de los Reyes (1864 - 1938)						English	1939
Isabelo F. de los Reyes (1864 - 1938)				Established the Union Obrera Democratica de Filipinas, the first labor movement in the Philippines.	Florentino Ancestral House (Cafe Leona), Calle Crisologo, Vigan City	Filipino	May 1, 2003
Isabelo Abaya 1866-1900				Revolutionary hero of Candon for both the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War.	Isabelo Abaya Monument, Candon Plaza, Candon	Filipino	March 29, 2016[13]
Ang Labanan sa Pasong Tirad	The Battle of Tirad Pass			Where Gregorio H. del pilar tried to halt American advance to capture Aguinaldo.	Tirad Pass, Cervantes	Filipino, English	1952
Leona Florentino				Foremost Ilocano poet, subtle satirist, and playwright. Mother of Isabelo de los Reyes.	Florentino Ancestral House (Cafe Leona), Calle Crisologo, Vigan City	Filipino	April 19, 1959
Leon C. Pichay				Writer and poet from Vigan and associate writer of the Ilocano Times.	Burgos St., Vigan City	Filipino	July 5, 1983
Mansion Syquia				Syquia heritage house, constructed in 1830. Declared as a heritage house.	Syquia Ancestral House, Vigan City	English, Spanish	1950[14] (English marker), 1951 (Spanish marker)
Maria Josefa Gabriela Silang (1723 - 1763)				First woman in the Philippines to lead a revolt. Assumed leadership of Diego Silang's revolt after his assassination.	Santa	English	1963
Maria Josefa Gabriela Silang (1723 - 1763)				First woman in the Philippines to lead a revolt. Assumed leadership of Diego Silang's revolt after his assassination.	Ilocos Sur Capitol, Vigan	English	1963
Memorare				Where Gen. Gregorio del Pilar was shot and killed by the Americans.	Cervantes	Filipino	December 2, 1999
Memorare		Site	Site	Commemorating the Battle of Tirad Pass.	Del Pilar	Filipino	2000
Mena Crisologo				One of those that signed the Malolos Constitution, became the first governor of Ilocos Sur in 1901.	Burgos St., Vigan City	Filipino	July 5, 1983
Pasong Diego-Gabriela Silang	Diego-Gabriela Silang Pass	Structure	Road	Used by the revolts of Andres Malong and Diego and Gabriela Silang. Built by the Franciscans in 1600. Formerly known as Pideg.	Santa	Filipino	1976
Pedro Bukaneg[15]					Bantay
Pedro Bukaneg				Father of Ilocano literature and translator of Latin and Spanish works into Ilocano.	Burgos St., Vigan City	Filipino	July 5, 1983
San Esteban Landing				Landing of the USS Gar on November 23, 1944, within Santiago Cove.	San Esteban	English	1982; washed away by a typhoon in 2001,[16] replaced after[17]
Seat of the Diocese of Nueva Segovia				Founded in Lal-lo, Cagayan on August 14, 1595, with Fr. Miguel de Benavides as first bishop. Moved to Vigan in 1758.	Archbishop Palace of Nueva Segovia (Arzobispado), Vigan City	English	1949
Simbahan ng Candon	Church of Candon	Building	House of Worship	Established by Augustinians in 1591. Structure first built in 1695.	Candon Plaza, Candon	Filipino	March 29, 2016
Simbahan ng Piddig	Church of Piddig			Became a temporary fort of the Filipino troops during the Philippine-American War.	Church of Piddig façade, Piddig	Filipino	July 25, 2019
Simbahan ng Sta. Maria	Sta. Maria Church	Building	House of Worship	Originally built by Augustinians as the Chapel of Narvacan. Became a parish in 1769.	Sta. Maria	Filipino	September 26, 1982
Simbahan ng Sta. Maria	Sta. Maria Church	Building	House of Worship	Church declared by the NHCP as a National Historical Landmark.	Sta. Maria	Filipino	1970s
Sigaw ng Candon	Cry of Candon			Katipunan victory over the Spaniards in Candon under the leadership of Isabelo Abaya.	Candon Plaza, Candon	Filipino	March 29, 2016
Site of the Diocese of Nueva Segovia		Building	House	Founded in Lal-lo, Cagayan on August 14, 1595, moved to Vigan in 1758.	Archbishop Palace of Nueva Segovia (Arzobispado), Vigan City	English	1949
Syquia Mansion		Building	House	Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP.	Syquia Ancestral House, Vigan City	English	February 2, 2002

La Union

This article lists twelve (12) markers from the Province of La Union.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
Bacsil Ridge				Taken over by liberation forces on March 21, 1945. San Fernando City was liberated three days later.	Ortega Highway, San Fernando City	English	1958
Basilica of Our Lady of Charity				Parish church of La Union's oldest town. Founded in 1578 by Franciscans Frs. juan Bautista Lucarelli and Sebastian de Baeza.	Agoo Basilica, Agoo	English	1982
The Battle of San Fernando				Crucial battle of allied forces against the Japanese. Battle began on January 4, 1945.	San Fernando Plaza, San Fernando City	English	1959
Caba				Established on June 24, 1598, under Augustinians. Town where Diego Silang was born.	Caba Town Plaza, Caba	Filipino	June 24, 1979
Camilo Osias				Writer, editor, and statistician. President of National University from 1921 to 1934.	Balaoan	Filipino	March 17, 1898
Camp Spencer				Named on honor of Private Grafton Spencer, AUS. Darigayos Cove was a scene of American submarine landings during WWII.	Darigayos, Luna	English	1958
Church of San Fernando, La Union		Building	House of Worship	Chapel made of stone and thatch erected 1764. Moved to present site by 1773.	San Fernando City	English	1949
Diego Silang (1730-1763)				Born in this town on December 16, 1730, started a revolt against the Spaniards.	Diego Silang Monument, Caba Town Plaza, Caba	English	1963
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1958)				Former president of the Philippines. First worked as a teacher in the barrio of Capari-an.	MacArthur Highway, Caba	Filipino	November 16, 1983
Manuel E. Arguilla 1911-1944				Multi-awarded writer and poet during the Commonwealth era. Born on June 17, 1911.	Arguilla Ancestral House, Nabrebcan, Bauang	Filipino	August 25, 1983
Ang Parola ng Poro Point	Poro Point Lighthouse	Structure	Lighthouse	First built in 1885.	San Fernando City	Filipino	January 28, 2008
Pitugan				Where Manuel Roxas while escaping from the Japanese contacted the American Liberation Forces.	Pitugan, Tubao	Filipino	1958

Pangasinan

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

Marker title	English translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date issued	Image
Bani				Formerly founded as a visita of Bolinao on March 6, 1979. The town had 13 martyrs during the Spanish regime.	Bani	Filipino	March 17, 1979
Casa Real ng Lingayen	Casa Real of Lingayen	Buildings/ Structures	Government Center	Served as the capitol of Pangasinan until 1918.	Lingayen	Filipino	June 21, 2021
Church of Dagupan		Building	House of worship	Established by the Augustinian friars. Damaged because of the revolt by Andres Malong.	At the façade of the old St. John Cathedral, Dagupan	English	1939
Church of Nuestra Señora de Manaoag		Building	House of Worship	Admiministered by the Dominicans since 1605. Our Lady of Manaoag crowned on Aorul 21, 1926.	Manaoag Church façade, Manaoag	English	1937
Colegio de San Alberto Magno	College of San Alberto Magno			Site of the school constructed by the Dominicans in 1892. Closed because of the damages from the earthquake of 1935.	Dagupan (currently in NHCP storage)	English	1939
Daniel Maramba				Became part of the Katipunan, governor of Pangasinan, and senator.	Sta. Barbara	Filipino	July 24, 1970
Eugenio Perez y Padlan (1896-1957)				Known lawyer and statesman. Co-founder of the Liberal Party. Became the first speaker of the First Congress of the Philippines.	Obong-Patacbo Barangay Road, Barrio Basista, San Carlos City	Filipino	November 13, 1996
Juan Cabreros Laya				Writer and educator. Served as branch director of the schools in Bataan.	San Manuel	Filipino	July 12, 1982
Lingayen Beach		Site	Beach	Where General Lloyd Wheaton landed his troops on November 7, 1899, to cut off the retreat of General Emilio Aguinaldo.	Lingayen Beach, Pangasinan Provincial Capitol Grounds, Lingayen	English	1948
Luklukan ng Pamahalaang Panghimagsikan ng Pilipinas, Bayambang Pangasinan	Seat of the Revolutionary Government of the Philippines, Bayambang, Pangasinan			Became center of the government by Aguinaldo on November 12, 1899	Bayambang Municipal Hall, Bayambang	Filipino	November 12, 1999
Lungsod ng San Carlos	City of San Carlos			First town in Pangasinan, named after King Charles of Spain.	Parish Church, St. Dominic Plaza, San Carlos City	Filipino	September 25, 1988
Luzon Landing		Site/Events	Site	Site where General McArthur returned to the Philippines to liberate the commonwealth from the Japanese.	Blue Beach Site, Ceralde St., Dagupan	English	1949, 1961
Paaralang Sentral ng Lingayen I	Lingayen Central School I			Was spared from the bombings of the forces of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Where Fidel Ramos spent his elementary schooling.	Lingayen	Filipino	August 22, 1992
Ang Paglunsad (1945)				Where Carlos P. Romulo landed in Lingayen in a mission, under McArthur, to liberate the Philippines.	Lingayen Beach, Pangasinan Provincial Capitol Grounds, Lingayen	Filipino
Pook Kung Saan Sinulat ang "Filipinas", Liriko ng Pambansang Awit Bautista, Pangasinan[18]	Site Where "Filipinas", Lyrics to the National Anthem, was Written Bautista, Pangasinan			Where the lyrics of the national anthem was written	Town Plaza, Bautista	Filipino	December 11, 2017
Ramos House Lingayen, Pangasinan		Building	House	Site of ancestral house of the Ramoses, including Fidel Ramos and Leticia Ramos Shahani.	Presidential Hotel, Lingayen	Filipino, English	August 22, 1993
Ramos House Lingayen, Pangasinan		Building	House	Site of ancestral house of the Ramoses. House destroyed during WWII, reconstructed in 1995.	Ramos Ancestral House, Lingayen	English	1995
Simbahan ng San Carlos	San Carlos City Church	Building	House of worship	The construction of a brick church was initiated in 1770. At one point, became the largest church in the Philippines.	Sto. Domingo Church, San Carlos City	Filipino	August 8, 1989

See also

• List of Cultural Properties of the Philippines in the Ilocos Region

References

Footnotes

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

• 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
• National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines
• Policies on the Installation of Historical Markers