This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Central Visayas (Region VII) is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission. The plaques themselves are permanent signs installed in publicly visible locations on buildings, monuments, or in special locations.
While many Cultural Properties have historical markers installed, not all places marked with historical markers are designated into one of the particular categories of Cultural Properties.
The first historical marker in the Cebuano Language was unveiled in 2008 for the Cebu Provincial Capitol, Cebu City. Another marker in the same language was unveiled for Carcel de Cebu the next year.
The site of the historical marker of the Sandugo, or the blood compact between Sikatuna and Legazpi became an issue because of the NHCP board resolution that the event site was located off the waters of Loay and not Tagbilaran. Despite the resolution, the marker remains in its original place.
This article lists 89 markers from Central Visayas, including six that are part of the Quincentennial historical markers series.
Bohol This table lists 30 markers from the province of Bohol. Marker title Description Location Language Date issued Image Balilihan Belfry Became a guard tower for the Spanish, Americans, and the Japanese. Built in 1844. Balilihan English 1953 Bantayan ng Punta Cruz Built by Recollect priests out of corals in 1798 against Moro pirates. Built under the patronage of St. Vincent Ferrer. Punta Cruz Filipino May 16, 2009 Birthplace of Carlos P. Garcia Born on November 4, 1896. Became president of the Philippines from 1957 to 1960. Talibon English 1973 Blood Compact Between Sikatuna and Legaspi The site where the Sandugo between Datu Sikatuna and Miguel López de Legazpi took place Tagbilaran City English 1941 BoholRuta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes–Elcano sa Pilipinas Members of the expedition fled to here from Cebu after many were killed by Cebuanos. Brgy. Punta Cruz, Maribojoc Filipino June 17, 2021 Carlos P. Garcia Born on November 4, 1896. Became president of the Philippines from 1957 to 1960. Talibon English November 4, 1972 Carlos P. Garcia House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Tagbilaran City English September 4, 2009 Church of San Pedro Apostol Jesuit Fr. Juan de Torres established the mission of Loboc in 1597. Loboc English 1999 Church of Tagbilaran One of the six parishes in Bohol founded by the Jesuits. Established in 1595. Tagbilaran City Filipino 1953 Clarin Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Loay English June 29, 1999 Dauis Church Complex Church and other structures built by the Jesuits out of coral. Dauis Filipino May 16, 2009 Guindulman Became a town in 1798. Town was burned by the Japanese in 1943. Guindulman Filipino September 7, 1985 Katedral ng Tagbilaran Established by Jesuits as a visita of Baclayon, became a parish, 1742. Tagbilaran Cathedral, Tagbilaran City Filipino May 30, 2024 In Memory of Francisco Dagohoy Filipino revolutionary against the Spaniards, 1744–1829. Established an independent government. Magtangtang, Danao English 1954 Jagna Martyrs Filipino resistance against the American rule, 1901. The Americans burned the whole town. Brgy. Lonoy, Jagna English 1958 Ang Sandugo Blood compact between Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna Hinawanan, Loay Filipino March 25, 2006http://www.bohol-philippines.com/blood-compact-actual-site-loay.html Blood Compact Actual Site Loay Simbahan ng Alburquerque First built out of wood and bamboo in 1842. Has an arched bridge that connects the church to the convent that is unique among Bohol churches. Alburquerque Filipino August 27, 2014 NHCP Unveils The Alburquerque Church Historical Marker Simbahan ng Baclayon Church built by the Jesuits. Site where Jesuit priests Juan de Torres and Gabriel Sanchez formally established the first Christian mission to Bohol on November 17, 1596. Baclayon Filipino December 18, 1995 Simbahan ng Carmen Established by the Recollects as a visita of Bilar. Became a separate parish in 1874. Carmen Filipino January 16, 2018 Simbahan ng Dauis Church built by the Jesuits. Current church was built from 1863 to 1879. Dauis Filipino May 16, 2009 Simbahan ng Duero Established in 1863 by the Recollects. Current structure of wooden church and convent built in 1874. Duero Filipino March 10, 2015 Simbahan ng Inabanga Church built by the Jesuits in 1724, destroyed by the earthquake of 2013 Inabanga Filipino March 10, 2015 Simbahan ng Jagna Church built by the Jesuits in 1631. The church was saved when the Americans burned the town in 1901. Jagna Filipino March 10, 2015 Simbahan ng Loon Church first built by the Jesuits. Used by the Americans as garrison against Filipino guerrillas. Loon Filipino 2010 (replaced in 2021) Simbahan ng Loon Destroyed by an earthquake 2013. Rebuilt 2021. Loon Filipino September 7, 2021 Simbahan ng Maribojoc Church built by the Jesuits as a mission and parish on 1767. Dedicated to Santa Cruz. Maribojoc Filipino 2009 (replaced in 2021) Simbahan ng Maribojoc Established by the Jesuits, 1767. Destroyed by an earthquake 2013. Rebuilt 2021. Maribojoc Filipino March 12, 2021 Simbahan ng Santisima Trinidad ng Loay Built under the Recollects in 1822. Important example of Filipino-Spanish architecture. Loay Filipino April 30, 2004 Katedral ng Talibon Established by the Jesuits in 1722. Seat of the Diocese of Talibon, center of Catholicism in northern Bohol. Talibon Filipino March 10, 2015 Simbahan ng Tubigon Church built by the Jesuits and transferred to the Recollects, destroyed by the 2013 earthquake Tubigon Filipino March 9, 2015
Cebu This table lists 28 markers from the province of Cebu, including five in the independent city of Lapu-Lapu. Marker title Description Location Language Date issued Image Balay na Tisa(Sarmiento-Osmeña House) Designated as a heritage house by the NHCP. Carcar English 2010 Ang Dakong Balay(Don Florencio Noel House) Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Carcar English 2010 Ferdinand Magellan's Death Death site of Magellan wounded by soldiers of Lapulapu. Liberty Shrine, Lapu-Lapu City English 1958 Fernando Magallanes Designated leader of the Spanish expedition who sought a maritime route to Maluku. Liberty Shrine, Lapu-Lapu City Filipino April 27, 2021 Lapulapu Battle site between the forces of Lapulapu and Magellan, fought on April 27, 1521. Lapu-Lapu City (currently within NHCP storage) English 1941 Lapulapu Chieftain of Mactan who killed Ferdinand Magellan in combat on April 27, 1521. Liberty Shrine, Lapu-Lapu City English 1951 Lapulapu Stood for the independence of Mactan, and rejected Magellan's decision to appoint Rajah Humabon as the highest leader in Mactan and Cebu. Liberty Shrine, Lapu-Lapu City Filipino April 27, 2021 Pantaleon Villegas "Leon Kilat"(1873–1898) Katipunan revolutionary tasked by Aguinaldo to expand the revolution in Cebu. Carcar City Filipino 2001 MactanRuta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes–Elcano sa Pilipinas Site where the battle ensued where Magellan was killed. Liberty Shrine, Lapu-Lapu City Filipino April 27, 2021 Mercado Mansion Designated as a heritage house by the NHCP. Carcar English 2010 Pagdaong sa Talisay Part of the Operation VICTOR II under Gen. Douglas MacArthur to liberate Cebu, Bohol, and Negros. Larawan Beach, Barangay Poblacion, Talisay City Filipino 2009 Bagacay Point Lighthouse}} Built upon the lot donated by Governor General William Howard Taft in 1904. Liloan Filipino May 14, 2006 PonsonRuta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes–Elcano sa Pilipinas Where the expedition ended after traversing the coast of Leyte. Ponson Island, Pilar Filipino April 6, 2021 PoroRuta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes–Elcano sa Pilipinas From Leyte, this is where the expedition temporarily stopped to wait for the balangay fleet of Rajah Colambu. Mactang Beach, Brgy. Esperanza, Poro (Poro Island) Filipino April 6, 2021 Ramon Magsaysay(1907–1957) Seventh president of the Philippines. Site of plane crash that killed him. Mount Manunggal, Balamban Filipino March 17, 1988 Silva House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Silva Ancestral House, Carcar English 2010 Simbahan ng Argao Formerly a visita of Carcar. Established in 1733. The first church was built in 1788. Argao Church, Argao Filipino July 11, 2016 Ang Simbahan ng Bantayan Built by the Augustinians on June 11, 1580. The current structure was finished in 1863. Bantayan Church, Bantayan Filipino 1980 Simbahan ng Boljoon Started as a visita of Carcar. Built by Augustinians in 1599. The current church was constructed starting from 1783. Boljoon Filipino June 25, 2000 Simbahan ng Carcar Established by the Augustinians in 1599 under the patronage of Our Lady of the Visitation. Carcar City Filipino September 25, 2017 Simbahan ng Dumanjug Formerly a visita of Barili. Became a parish in 1854 under the patronage of St. Francis of Assisi. Dumanjug Filipino June 6, 2016 Simbahan ng Malabuyoc Started as a visita of Samboan in 1784. Became a full-fledged parish in 1834 under the patronage of San Nicolas de Tolentino. Malabuyoc Filipinpo September 25, 2017 Simbahan ng San Guillermo de Aquitania Founded as a visita of Carcar in 1690. Became a parish in 1711. Dalaguete Filipino October 3, 2004 Simbahan ng Oslob Established as a visita of Carcar in 1599. Oslob Filipino September 23, 2022 Simbahan ng Samboan Formerly a visita of Tanjay, Negros Oriental. Became a parish of the Diocese of Cebu under the patronage of Saint Michael the Archangel in 1780. Samboan Church, Samboan Filipino June 8, 2016 Simbahan ng Sibonga Established in 1690. The current neogothic church was built in 1866. Sibonga Filipino December 2, 2010 TicobonRuta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes–Elcano sa Pilipinas Where the expedition was able to see the island of Cebu. San Francisco (Pacijan Island) Filipino April 6, 2021 Unang Kasunduan ng Kapayapaan sa Pilipinas Signed between Rajah Tupas and Miguel López de Legazpi, acknowledging the sovereignty of Spain. Fort San Pedro, Cebu City Filipino June 4, 1985
Cebu City This table lists 31 markers from Cebu City.