Under the theme “Lasting Friendship,” a series of events were held to celebrate the 23rd Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day, led by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and the Embassy of Spain, in partnership with the municipal government of Baler, Aurora, the Department...
Bacoor City and NHCP officials discuss the restoration and preservation of historical landmarks in Bacoor on Feb. 24 (Photo from the City Government of Bacoor/MANILA BULLETIN) The local government unit (LGU) of Bacoor has requested assistance from the National Historical Commission of...
To enjoin deaf and hard-to-hear students in celebrating History Month, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) with the Rotary Club of San Juan del Monte, Philippine National School for the Blind (PNSB), Philippine School for the Deaf (PSD), Maynilad Water Services Inc., and...
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NCHP) led the celebration of the 22nd Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day and the commemoration of the 126th anniversary of the Start of the Siege in Baler, Aurora on July 1, 2024. Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri and Ambassador Miguel Utray Delgado...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay is now pushing for a bill that seeks to strictly enforce the standards in the creation and changing of official seals and logos in government. Sen. Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay (Senate PRIB Photo) Binay has filed Senate Bill No. 2384 which seeks to...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday, May 8 criticized the relocation of three historic monuments in San Juan honoring Katipunan founder Andres Bonifacio, revolutionary general Emilio Jacinto, and nationalist writer Dr. Jose Rizal. Ejercito expressed his disappointment after seeing the...
Just in time for the 161st birth anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in partnership with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), launched a special exhibit in Museo de Calamba at the Rizal Shrine in Calamba, Laguna on Sunday, June...
THE newly renovated Molo Plaza in Iloilo City reopened Friday, June 17, after undergoing renovation. (Arnold Almacen/CMO) ILOILO CITY – The newly renovated Molo Plaza in Molo district here has reopened. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) officially turned over the Molo...
Actor-turned-politician Rep. John Marvin "Yul Servo" Nieto has asked the House of Representatives to join him in calling on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and government to stop removing the images of the country’s national heroes from Philippine bank notes in active circulation. P1,000 bill new...
Senator Nancy Binay has said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) should first seek congressional approval before it introduces any design changes on coins and bank notes. Binay made the suggestion in light of the removal of three World War II martyrs in the redesigned P1,000 banknote, saying a...
After more than two decades of closure, the Metropolitan Theater (MET) will now come back to life with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts' (NNCA) "Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan" musical—the first production to be staged in the newly-conserved playhouse. Lapulapu at MET. (Photo from...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has revealed a new logo, replacing the 10-year old current logo. This will be the third time since the 1993 New Central Bank Act charter created the BSP that its logo has been changed. The current logo was introduced in 2010. The BSP said the new logo is...