TAGBILARAN CITY -- National Historical
Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Chairperson Rene Escalante, Gov. Arthur
Yap, National Museum (NM) Dir. Gen. Jeremy Barns and First District Rep. Edgar
Chatto signed the document for the turnover of the Plaza Rizal and Escuela de
Niña Building from the NM to the Provincial Government of Bohol on June 17,
2021. Both sites are nationally declared Important Cultural Properties (ICPs).
The Escuela is the structure at the left corner of the old Capitol complex fronting the plaza. It is the former provincial library and then Bohol museum. The two sites have undergone reconstruction/restoration under the NM program.
The old, Spanish-era Capitol itself just across
Plaza Rizal has been restored following the strong 2013 earthquake and
converted into the now Bohol National Museum.
Witnessing the signing were among others, Vice
Gov. Rene Relampagos and Sangguniang Panlalawigan Members Lucille Lagunay and
Aldner Damalerio, and Fr. Val Pinlac who chairs the Bohol Arts and Cultural
Heritage (BACH) Council. City Mayor John Geesnell Yap sent representatives City
Administrator Cathy Torremocha and Tourism Officer May Hope Arsenal. Right
photo, Yap, Chatto and Barns during the unveiling of the marker of the Punta
Cruz Watch Tower in Maribojoc also on Thursday as part of the country's
Quincentennial Celebration. (Captions/Photos: PRIMER/Ven Arigo)
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