August 31, 2022
Dear Jomar Encila,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated Aug 25, 2022 01:45:49 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for PROCESS OF INSTALLATION OF AN NHCP MARKER.
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved. The information that you need is Section 4. A. of the GUIDELINES ON THE IDENTIFICATION, CLASSIFICATION, AND RECOGNITION OF HISTORIC SITES AND STRUCTURES IN THE PHILIPPINES. Here is what is in Section 4.A:
IV. Declaration and Marking of Historic Sites and Structures
A. The process of considering a site or structure for NHCP recognition may be initiated by any of the following, with the requisite documents indicated below:
1. NHCP
- Field evaluation
- Archival/documentary research and oral interviews with knowledgeable local residents, if necessary
2. Government unit or agency
- Board resolution in the case of a local government unit
- Supporting documents
- Written commitment that the government unit or agency will maintain the site/structure and marker to be installed if approved by the NHCP Board
3. Private owner
- Request letter
- Supporting documents
- Written commitment that the owner will maintain the site/structure and marker to be installed, if approved by the NHCP Board
- Written commitment that if the owner sells the property or site after its entry into the National Registry, the responsibility to maintain, preserve and protect the historic property shall transfer to the new owner
4. Concerned citizen, historical or heritage society, association, or private establishment
- Petition
- Supporting documents
- Statement on the sustainability and maintenance of the site/structure and marker to be installed, if approved, and the source of funds
For requests for marking, you may email your request with the aforementioned attachments to the following:
RENE R. ESCALANTE, Ph.D.
Chairman
National Historical Commission of the Philippines
[email protected]
You may also call the Historic Preservation Division, the division in charge of the marking of historic structures at (02) 5335-1218; and the Research, Publications and Heraldry Division, the division in charge of marking historical figures and events at (02) 5335-1212.
Your right to request a review
If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to
[email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.
If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
ROSCELLE C. CRUZ, RL, MLIS
FOI Receiving Officer
