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TABON CAVE, PALAWAN LEAN-TO, PALAWAN

English Name: Cradle of Philippine Civilization English Name:
Location: Quezon, Palawan Location: Cave Shelters, Tabon Cave, Palawan 
Year: 1954 to 1962 Year: (unknown)

The some 200 caves located in the limestone formation are The lean-to reflects the Agta hunting and gathering ways of life.
collectively known as the Tabon Caves, after the main cave, Constructed along the principle of a tripod using strong, light
called Tabon, so named after a megapode bird that digs its nest branches and palm fronds, this portable and disposable shelter is
into the ground. This was the site to first establish the presence of brought to wherever the Agta wishes to gather or is simply left
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APAYAO HOUSE BADJAO HOUSE

English Name:
Location: Cordillera Administrative Region
Year: 1942
Traditional Apayao or Isneg house; also binuron.
-elevated rectangular one-room structure and protected by a high-
pitch thatch that resembles a pointed barrel vault (also an inverted
hull).
-removable wall panel which can be open during hot season and
returned during cold season.
English Name:
Location: South Ubian in Tawi-Tawi, Philippines
Year:
Houses for the Badjao (for those who do not live on their boats)
are built almost entirely out of driftwood and debris from coastal
cities around Southeast Asia. When a storm hits a home or
community, neighboring Badjao will spare as much material of
their own as possible, to help fortify damaged homes.

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BAHAY KUBO BALANGAY,

English Name: Nipa Hut English name: Butuan boat
Location: Ifugao Location: Southeast Asia
Year: 1924 Year: 1970

The Bahay kubo, or nipa hut, is a type of stilt house indigenous to
the cultures of the Philippines.[1][2] It is also known
as payag or kamalig in other languages of the Philippines. It often
serves as an icon of Philippine culture.
The Balangay (formerly synonymous with Butuan boat) is a
plank boat adjoined by a carved-out plank edged through pins and
dowels. It was first mentioned in the 16th Century in the
Chronicles of Pigafetta, and is known as the oldest watercraft
found in the Philippines.

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Bontoc House, Cordillera Region
English Name:
Location: Mountain area of Cordillera
Year: 1892.
The traditional Bontoc house was made of wood or cogon grass.
It was pyramid- shaped or A- shaped. It was small and had only
one bedroom such that other members of the family could not be
accommodated. Bontoc comes from the word buntuk, which
means mountains and refers to the people of Mountain Province.
The Bontoc tribespeople were animists who had refused
conversion during the Spanish times.
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Ifugao House, Cordillera
English Name:
Location: Northern Luzon
The Ifugao houses were usually similar in architectural designs
but they differ in decorative details depending on the tribes. Their
houses were harmoniously located with the contour of the rice
terraces. The one-room house of the Ifugao commonly know to
them as fale. The exterior of the house seems to be nothing but a
pyramid resting on four posts, while the interior space is enclosed
by slanting walls and ceiling that appears to be spherical that are
formed by the loft.
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Ivatan House, Batanes Islands Kalinga House, Cordillera Region

English Name: House of Dakay English Name:
Location: Town of Ivana, Batanes Islands Location: Cordillera Region
Year: 1887  Year: 1962

Also known as the House of Dakay, it is believed that this is the
oldest house in Batanes. This was built in 1887 and the only
stone house that was left after a strong earthquake that
hit Batanes on September 13, 1918. Its walls are made of layers
of corals and stones and are two-feet thick, which could stand the
pounding of strong winds during typhoons.
Kalinga houses are of two shapes, the octagonal house and the
square house. The Kalinga house gives the impression to be
nothing but a square and octagonal mesokurtic structure resting on
four and twelve posts.

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KANKANAY AND IBALOI HOUSE
English Name:
Location: Northern Philippines
Year:1962
"Kankanay", also "Kankanai," "Kankana-i" or "Kankana-ey," has
no definite etymological derivation.It refers to the culture, the
language, and the people who lived together with a neighboring
groupcalled Ibaloy, comprise the Igorot of Benguet (the
southernmost province of the Cordillera region).
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SAGADA HOUSE
English Name:
Location: Cordillera Administrative Region
Year: 1962 
The Sagada house resembles the Bontoc house but is fully
covered. It is a wooden box with a steep thatch roof as a lid. With
the granary within, the Sagada house is a "house within
a house". The Kankanai house is still another variation of the
Ifugao prototype.
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SAMAL HOUSE
English Name:
Location: Southern Mindanao, Palawan, Zamboanga, and Sulu
Year:
Elevated rectangular one-room structures near the coastal waters
of Southern Mindanao, Palawan, Zamboanga, and Sulu
achipelago.
These houses are directly shallow and connected to the shore by
a pantan (bridge) or directly built on solid ground.
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TAUSUG HOUSE
English Name:
Location: Southwestern Philippines
Year: Sung (a.d. 960-1279) and Yuan (a.d. 1280-1368)
The Tausug house typically consists of a single rectangular room,
bamboo- or timber-walled, with a thatched roof, raised on posts
about 2 to 3 meters above the ground.
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T’BOLI HOUSE
Location: Cotabato Valley
Year: 1913
The house is raised about six feet or more above the ground with
the side always barely more than three feet high. The roof is made
of cogon or other dried grass which is strung and sewn down to
the bamboo rafters with strips of raw abaca or rattan. The posts
are of bamboo except for the three stump still rooted to the ground
that are occasionally utilized as posts for the inner portion of the
floor. The walls of the house are of bamboo split from the inside
and flattened out or of woven bamboo strips called lahak.
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YAKAN HOUSE
Location: Sulu Archipelago
Year: early 1970s,
The Yakan have no compact villages; the houses are scattered
among the fields, and there are vegetables and fruit trees around
the house. Usually it is difficult to see where one settlement ends
and the next begins. The center of the community is the mosque
(langgal ), which is a simple building.
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MARANAO HOUSE NAGA TAJUK PASUNG

English Name:
Location: Marawi
Year: 1740
A torogan ( lit. 'resting place' or 'sleeping place') is a
traditional house built by the Maranao people of Lanao,
Mindanao, Philippines. A torogan was a symbol of high social
status. Such a residence was once a home to a sultan or datu in
the Maranao community.
English Name: (Tausug) sea-serpent style of bargeboard-end
decoration
Location: Maranaos and Iranons (originated)
Year: 1960
Indigenous architectural details and ornaments are also sources of
inspiration. The gable horn called tajuk pasung found in Tausug
houses in the southern part of the Philippines became a popular
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MANUK-MANUK TAJUK PASUNG INTRAMUROS

English Name: English Name: Within the Walls
Location: Maranaos and Iranons(originated) Location:  South of the Pasig River and east of Manila Bay

Year:1960 NAGA TAJUK PASUNG Year: 1571

Intramuros, urban district and historic walled city within

Metropolitan Manila, in the Philippines. The name, from the
The manuk-manuk tajuk pasung (right top) style of roof decor Spanish word meaning “within walls,” refers to the fortified city
is also known as sari manok (bird) founded at the mouth of the Pasig River shortly after 1571 by the
Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi.

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REVELLIN DE RECOLETOS BASILICA DE SANTO NIÑO

Other Name: Revellin de Dilao English Name: Santo Niño Basilica
Location: Victoria Street, Intramuros Manila City Location: Cebu
Year: 1771  Year: 1941
The oldest Roman Catholic church in the country, it is built on the
The Revellin de Recoletos was built in 1771 and named after spot where the image of the Santo Niño de Cebú was found
the Recoletos Church nearby. It is also known as Revellin during the expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi. The icon,
de Dilao due to its main objective, which was to strengthen the a statuette of the Child Jesus, is the same one presented
defense of the curtain wall between Baluarte de Dilao and by Ferdinand Magellan to the chief consort of Rajah
Baluarte de San Andres. Humabon upon the royal couple's christening.

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MANILA CATHEDRAL, MANILA
Spanish Name: Basílica Menor y Catedral Metropolitana de la
Inmaculada Concepción
Location:
Year: 1571
The Cathedral was initially built as a simple parish in Manila in
1571 by Juan de Vivero, a secular priest, and was dedicated to
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. Back then, it was simply
made of nipa and bamboo. On December 21, 1581, its status was
elevated to a cathedral by Bishop Domingo Salazar.
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TAAL BASILICA, BATANGAS
English Name: Minor Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours
Location: Calle Marcela M. Agoncillo, Poblacion Taal, Batangas
Year: 1856- 1878
The Taal Basilica, canonically known as the Minor Basilica of
Saint Martin of . It is considered to be the largest church in the
Philippines and in Asia, standing 88.6 metres (291 ft) long and 48
metres (157 ft) wide. Martin of Tours is the patron saint of Taal,
whose fiesta is celebrated every November 11.
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LOBOC CHURCH, BOHOL SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH,

INTRAMUROS
English Name:  San Pedro Apostol Parish Church EnglishName:
Location: Brgy. Poblacion Ondol, Loboc, Bohol Location: Intramuros, Manila
Year: 1602 Year: 1595

The Church of San Pedro in Loboc, Bohol is the second oldest
church in Bohol. It was originally built in 1602, but soon reduced
to ashes. In 1638, a stronger one was build. Located near the river,
it has survived a number of floods. Inside the church, you can
admire some remarkable naive paintings on the ceiling.
The centuries-old church bore witness to the 400 years of Spanish
rule in the country. It has survived many bombings and
earthquakes, and through its countless renovations, incorporated
other influences including Filipino and Chinese designs. Clearly,
the church stands witness to the rises and falls of the Philippines.

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BETIS CHURCH, PAMPANGA
English Name: James the Apostle Parish Church
Location: Betis, Guagua, Pampanga
Year: 1660
A Baroque Church under the Archdiocese of Pampanga. The
word Betis was derived from Hispania Baetica or Hispania
Baetica-an ancient place during the Roman Period which was
located at the Iberian Peninsula. This Iberian Peninsula is now
present–day Spain. It was in the geographical resemblance from
this certain place that the early Spanish conquistador in Pampanga
named the place as Betis.
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PANAY CHURCH, CAPIZ
English Name: The Santa Monica Parish Church 
Location: Capiz
The town originally called Bamban was changed by the early
Spaniards to Panay, a word which means “mouth of the river.”
This is also the location of a fortress built by Juan de la Isla in late
1570. The Paseo de Evangelizacion 1566 can be found in the
town plaza and was erected through the efforts of Rev. Msgr.
Benjamin F. Advincula. 1566 was the year the Spaniards arrived
in the island of Panay and became the second Spanish settlement
in the country next to Cebu.
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PAOAY CHURCH, ILOCOS DARAGA CHURCH, ALBAY

English Name: The Saint Augustine Church
Location: Municipality of Paoay, Ilocos Norte
Year: 1973, 1993
A Roman Catholic church in the Municipality of Paoay, Ilocos
Norte in the Philippines. Completed in 1710, the church is famous
for its distinct architecture highlighted by the enormous buttresses
on the sides and back of the building.  Cagsawa, the church was erected atop a hill in barangay Santa
Other Name: The Church of Nuestra Señora de la Porteria (Our
Lady of the Gate)
Location: Daraga, Albay
Year: 1772
The present church of Daraga was built under the Franciscan
priests in 1773. Built at the time that Daraga was a visita of
Maria overlooking the Mayon Volcano. ... The church was
consecrated to Our Lady of the Gate in 1854.

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SAN SEBASTIAN CHURCH, MANILA
English Name: San Sebastian Basilica
Location: Pasaje del Carmen St, Quiapo, Manila, 1001 Metro
Manila
Year: 1891
Completed in 1891, San Sebastian Church is noted for its
architecture. An example of the Gothic Revival architecture in the
Philippines, it is the only steel building church in the Philippines.
It was designated as a National Historical Landmark in 1973 and
as a National Cultural Treasure in 2011.
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AYUNTAMIENTO
English Name: City Hall
Location: Cabildo Street, Intramuros
Year: (construction) 1599: (opened) 1607
The Ayuntamiento was the seat of the Manila City Council, which
consisted of two alcaldes (city leaders), eight oidores (judges), a
clerk, and a chief constable.[2] Destroyed in World War II and
reconstructed thereafter, the building now houses the offices of
the Bureau of the Treasury.
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PALACIO DEL GOBERNADOR
English Name: Palace of the Governor
Location: 5/F General Luna St, Intramuros, Manila, 1002 Metro
Manila
Year: 1863
Palacio del Gobernador literally translated as Palace of
the Governor but correctly known as the Palace of
the Governor-Generals is one of the edifices found inside
Intramuros. It is a stone throw away from Manila Cathedral and it
is fronting Plaza Roma.
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UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS
English Name:
Location: Sitio Nasipit, Brgy, Cebu City
Year: 1595
The University of San Carlos (USC) is a private
Catholic University situated in the oldest city in the Philippines,
Cebu City with a history that can be trace back to 1595 as a
school; as a University since 1948. The Catholic
Order, the Society of the Divine Word (SVD), administers USC.
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UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
English Name:
Location: España Blvd, Sampaloc, Manila, 1008 Metro Manila
Year: 1611
The University of Santo Tomas is one of the oldest
existing universities and holds the oldest
extant university charter in the Philippines and in Asia. It was
founded on April 28, 1611, by the third Archbishop of Manila,
Miguel de Benavides, together with Frs.
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COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LETRAN
English Name:
Location: 151 Muralla St, Intramuros, Manila, 1002 Metro Manila
Year: 1620
The first was founded in 1620 by Don Juan Geronimo Guerrero,
a retired Spanish Officer, who transformed his hermitage home
into an orphanage called the Colegio de Niños Huerfanos de San
Juan de Letran. Its purpose was to educate and mold orphans
into good Christian citizens.
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SANTA ISABEL CATALINA
COLLEGE
English Name:
Location: 210 Taft Ave, Ermita, Manila, 1000 Metro Manila
Year: 1632
The Colegio de Santa Isabel was founded on October 24, 1632
with the primary purpose of educating Spanish orphans in this
most distant Spanish colony, and is one of the oldest girl schools
in the world. In later years its doors were opened to Spanish
Filipina girls as well.
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HOSPITAL DE SAN JUAN DE DIOS
English Name:
Location: 2772 Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City,
Year: 1578
The San Juan De Dios Educational Foundation - Hospital, the
oldest private hospital in the Philippines has its beginnings in
1578 with the establishment of two bamboo and "nipa" wards by a
Franciscan Lay Brother, Fray Juan Clemente.
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HOSPITAL DE SAN GABRIEL, HOSPITAL DE SAN LAZARO

Other Name: Hospital Chino de San Gabriel de los Padres
Dominicos
Location: Binondo, Manila
Year: 1588
A building of brick and stone, the hospital was built with
financial assistance from the Governor-General Santiago de Vera
who supported the Dominicans' efforts to convert the Chinese to
Catholicism.
English Name: San Lazaro Hospital
Location: Quiricada St, Santa Cruz, Manila, 1003 Metro Manila
Year: 1577
San Lazaro Hospital was founded in 1577 by Fray Juan
Clemente as a dispensary in the Walled
City of Intramuros. A year later, it begar operating
as hospital serving the people of the settlement suffering from
leprosy and other diseases.

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BAHAY NA BATO (Vega Ancestral
House)
English Name: House of Stone
Location: Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao
Year: 1918
Bahay na bato (Tagalog, literally "house of stone") is a type of
building originating during the Philippines' Spanish Colonial
period. It is an updated version of the traditional bahay kubo.
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PARIAN
English Name: Parian de Arroceros
Location: Plaza of the Manila Cathedral
Year: 1581
Parian or Pantin, historic name Parian de Arroceros (Arroceros:
cultivators of rice, Spanish) was an area adjacent to Intramuros
built to house Chinese merchants in Manila in the 16th and 17th
centuries during the Spanish occupation of The Philippines.
The name parian or padian was derived from
Tagalog word pariyan, padiyan or puntahan meaning "to go"
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CALLE CRISOLOGO YAP-SANDIEGO HOUSE

ANCESTRAL HOUSE - Cebu
English Name: English Name:
Location: Vigan,Ilocos Sur Location: 155 Lopez Jaena corner Mabini Street, Parian District, Cebu
Year: 15th Century City.
Year:
The two storey structures are built of brick and wood, with a
steeply pitched roof reminiscent of traditional Chinese Considered to be one of the oldest residential houses in the
architecture. The exterior walls of the upper storey are enclosed Philippines, the Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House was built
by window panels of kapis shells framed in wood which can be sometime between 1675 and 1700.
slid back for better ventilation. Most of the existing buildings It showcases old and new artworks,  statues, and furniture made of
were probably built in the mid 18th to late 19th centuries. "balayong", "molave" and "narra".

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