List of destroyed heritage of the Philippines

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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.

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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.
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.
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]

  1. ^ Photograph of original structure

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cabalza, Dexter (September 4, 2022). "NCCA orders stop to Makati landmark demolition". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "'Cultural vandalism': What really happened to the Capitol Theater?". Lifestyle.INQ. Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 9, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Adel, Rosette (August 13, 2022). "Heritage advocates issue call to save façade of Escolta's Capitol Theater". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "Oslob loses heritage house". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 14, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Why PBBM should act on the destruction of the Relief Map of the Philippines". Manila Bulletin. June 14, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  7. ^ Adel, Rosette (April 14, 2022). "Endangered: Saving Manila's remaining heritage structures comes with roadblocks". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  8. ^ Patinio, Ferdinand. "21 churches damaged in 2013 Bohol quake restored". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  9. ^ Udtohan, Leo (December 14, 2021). "Maribojoc Church reopens". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved February 18, 2023.