List of destroyed heritage of the Philippines
Appearance
The following is a list of destroyed heritage in the Philippines. This includes sites which has been totally destroyed either deliberately or through a natural disaster. These were considered as heritage sites at the time of their destruction.
List
[edit]Presumed Important Cultural Properties
[edit]The following are noted by reliable sources as presumably Important Cultural Properties due to their old age (50+ years at the time of their destruction) or a work by a National Artist.
Site | Picture | Location | Built | Destroyed | Notes | Ref. |
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BDO Corporate Center Makati | ![]() |
Makati, Metro Manila | — | 2022 | Work of National Artist of the Philippines, Leandro Locsin | [1] |
Capitol Theater | Manila | 1930 | 2020 | [2][3] | ||
Don Tio Bonpu Heritage House | Oslob, Cebu | 1919 | 2017 | Local Heritage Site | [4] | |
Philippine National Bank Building | ![]() |
Manila | 1965 | 2016 | [5] | |
Relief Map of the Philippines | ![]() |
Manila | Late-1960s | 2023 | [6] | |
Sta. Cruz Building | ![]() |
Manila | 1948 | 2021 | Fenced in April 2019 reportedly for demolition. Fire razed the site in October 2019. | [7] |
Reconstructed
[edit]The following a heritage (with official designation at the time of their destruction) which were destroyed and later rebuilt.
Site | Picture[a] | Location | Built | Destroyed | Reconstructed | Designation | Notes | Ref. |
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Loon Church | Loon, Bohol | 1864 | 2013 | 2021 | National Cultural Treasure (2010) National Historical Landmark (2010) |
Destroyed by the 2013 Bohol earthquake | [8] | |
Maribojoc Church | Maribojoc, Bohol | 1872 | 2013 | 2021 | National Cultural Treasure (2010) | Destroyed by the 2013 Bohol earthquake | [9] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Photograph of original structure
References
[edit]- ^ Cabalza, Dexter (September 4, 2022). "NCCA orders stop to Makati landmark demolition". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "'Cultural vandalism': What really happened to the Capitol Theater?". Lifestyle.INQ. Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 9, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Adel, Rosette (August 13, 2022). "Heritage advocates issue call to save façade of Escolta's Capitol Theater". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ "Oslob loses heritage house". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 14, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Sembrano, Edgar Allan (January 25, 2016). "Experts Condemn PNB Building Demolition, Laugh Off Erap's Claim That Structure Is Unsafe". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Why PBBM should act on the destruction of the Relief Map of the Philippines". Manila Bulletin. June 14, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Adel, Rosette (April 14, 2022). "Endangered: Saving Manila's remaining heritage structures comes with roadblocks". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Patinio, Ferdinand. "21 churches damaged in 2013 Bohol quake restored". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ Udtohan, Leo (December 14, 2021). "Maribojoc Church reopens". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved February 18, 2023.