List of historical markers of the Philippines in the Bicol Region

This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Bicol Region 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.

Albay

Marker title English Translation Category Type Description Location Language Date Issued Image
Church of Cagsaua Building House of Worship Ruins of Cagsaua Church. Daraga English 1954
Church of Legazpi Legazpi City English 1940
Simbahan ng Camalig Church of Camalig Building House of Worship Founded by the Franciscans. Camalig Filipino December 15, 2014
Church of Tabaco Building House of Worship Church built by Franciscans in 1587. Tabaco City English
Heneral Jose Ignacio Paua
Heneral na Tsino sa Himagsikang Pilipino
General Jose Ignacio
Chinese General of the Philippine Revolution
Structure Monument Chinese immigrant-turned-general who served in the revolution. Legazpi Filipino July 12, 1989
Labanan sa Legazpi Battle of Legazpi Legazpi City Filipino
Simbahan ng Daraga Daraga Church Building House of Worship First stone church by Franciscans in 1773. Daraga Filipino October 16, 2008
Simeon Arboleda Ola
(1865–1952)
Structure Monument General of the revolutions against both the Spanish and the American. Guinobatan Filipino September 25, 2003
St. Agnes' Academy Building School Built by German Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing, July 1, 1912. Legazpi Filipino 2012

Camarines Norte

Marker title English Translation Category Type Description Location Language Date Issued Image
First Rizal Monument in the Philippines Structure Monument Unveiled on December 30, 1898. Daet English 1961
Jose Ma. Panganiban y Enverga
(1863-1890)
Structure Monument Propagandist born February 1, 1863. Jose Panganiban Filipino 1985

Martir ng Camarines Norte The Martyr of Camarines Norte Structure Monument Monument to Katipunan revolutionaries of 1898. Daet Filipino 1992
Wenceslao Q. Vinzons Building House World War II hero. Vinzons English September 28, 1991

Camarines Sur

Marker title English Translation Category Type Description Location Language Date Issued Image
Basiilica Minore de Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Peñafrancia Building House of Worship Constructed in 1976-1982. The only Basilica in the Bicol Region Balatas Road, Balatas, Naga City English 1940
Church of Baao Church First built in 1684. Baao English 1939
Church of Magarao[1] Building House of Worship Magarao English 1985
Church of Milaor Building House of Worship First church completed in 1735. Pan-Philippine Highway, Milaor English 1939
Holy Rosary Seminary Naga City Filipino 1988
Nuestra. Sra. de Porteria Church Church of Calabanga Building House of Worship Constructed in 1745 Naga- Calabanga-Siruma-Partido North Road, Calabanga English 1939 [2]
St. John the Evangelist Metropolitan Cathedral Naga Metropolitan Catheral Building House of Worship Erected of Padi-an when the Diocese of Nueva Caceres was created by a papal bull on August 14, 1595. Elias Angeles Street, Santa Cruz, CBD I, Naga City English 1939
Jorge Barlin y Imperial
(1850-1909)
Structure Monument First native Filipino bishop. Barlin National Park, Baao Filipino April 23, 1988
Quince Martires de Bicol Fifteen Martyrs of Bicol Structure Monument Fifteen illustrados accused by Spanish as conspirators during the Philippine Revolution (1896-1898). Elias Angeles Street, San Francisco, CBD I, Naga City Filipino 1982
Seminario de Santissimo Rosario Holy Rosary Minor Seminary Building School Founded by the Rt. Rev. Domingo Collantes, O.P. in 1597 as part of the evangelization of the Bicol Region. Elias Angeles Street, Santa Cruz, CBD I, Naga City English 1939
Simbahan de Santa Cruz de Nabua Holy Cross Parish of Nabua[3] Building House of Worship One of the oldest churches in the Bicol Region. Constructed in 1578 by the Franciscans. Pan-Philippine Highway, Nabua English 1939
Simbahan ni Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia Parish of the Our Lady of Peñafrancia Building House of Worship Constructed in 1742-1750 spearheaded by Bishop Ysidore Arevalo. Peñafrancia Avenue, San Felipe, Naga City English 1939
Simbahang Parokya ng Quipayo Parish Church of Quipayo Building House of Worship One of the oldest churches in the Bicol Region. Was constructed in 1578. Calabanga, Camarines Sur Filipino 1979

Simbahan ng San Francisco San Francisco Church Building House of Worship First church in the Bicol Region. First church built in 1575, but was bombed by Allied Forces during the World War II. Reconstructed in 1957. Peñafrancia Avenue, San Francisco, CBD I, Naga City Filipino 1972

Catanduanes

Marker title English Translation Category Type Description Location Language Date Issued Image
Dambana sa Batalay The Shrine in Batalay Building House of Worship Pilgrimage site of the burial site of Fr. Diego de Herrera, the first Christian missionary of the Legazpi-Urdaneta mission. Batalay, Bato Filipino April 27, 1973

Sorsogon

Marker title English Translation Category Type Description Location Language Date Issued Image
Ang Escuala Pia ng Priteo Diaz The Escuela Pia of Priteo Diaz Building School Nineteenth century school made of corals. Prieto Diaz Filipino 2002
Mga Moog ng Bulusan[4] The Forts of Bulusan Military forts built from 18th-19th century against Moro raids. Bulusan Filipino February 7, 2015

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