About the HCS
The Heritage Conservation Society (HCS) is a non-stock, non-profit organization advocating the protection and preservation of our built heritage, cultural and historical sites and settings, thus upholding the Philippine Constitution that heritage and culture should be developed and preserved for national identity.
VISION
A Filipino society that values and preserves its cultural heritage in order to instill pride of place and strengthen Philippine national identity.
MISSION
The HCS will be the prime mover and advocate for the preservation of Philippine built heritage resources in order to contribute towards the establishment of a Society that preserves and values its cultural heritage through advocacy and volunteerism, project implementation, education and information.
Heritage Conservation Society
G/F Museo Pambata Building
Roxas Boulevard, Ermita
Manila, Philippines
Tel. +632 521 2239
Fax. +632 522 2497
Related links
Declared Structures and Sites
Articles and Columns
Heritage Watch
HCS Youth Arm
ICOMOS Philippines
Ivan About Town
Submit a structure
Help build this database. If a heritage structure in your locality is not yet in the database, send a photo (640×480 pixels) and information about it to heritageconservationsociety@gmail.com.
If you have more information on a structure which is already in the database, you can share it by simply adding a comment at the bottom of the post.
bibomedia said
maria said
Are there any grants or incentives available for families intending to undertake projects to preserve or at least maintain their ancestral houses?
lori Ocampo said
hello,, im just surfing in the net looking for my thesis topic im a senior architecture student in PUP and i found out ’bout the lighthouses rehabilitation project im interested to put it for my thesis…hope to get in touch with you guys for personal interviews..tnx.
kenneth said
maganda masyado
chito mandia said
hi,
wondering why your website has been “in hiding” all these time. would it be possible to provide your link to websites like clickthecity.com or wowphilippines.com and suchlike?
also would like to know if the manila metropolitan theater is in your list of heritage sites.
all the very best,
chito
Adrian said
To Lori Ocampo,
My professor did a research on colonial lighthouses in the Philippines. It was published in his book entitled: Lonely Sentinels of the Sea. It’s available at NBS and Powerbooks. His name is Arch. Manuel Maximo Lopez del Castillo Noche. He’s an architect, historian, writer, and professor at UST College of Architecture.
Cindy Montgomery said
Hi, I am trying to find anyone who might have information on the Peckson family (daughter Phelly) that owned a sugar mill during WWII. My friend is a WWII U.S. Army veteran that became very attached to family but lost track of them after he was sent home. I guess the island’s infrastructure was compromised by the war and his letters never reached them. He has wondered all this time what became of them. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Please email me: cindy@xssmith.com
Thank you! Cindy
Ricardo Peleteiro Fernández said
I’ve written a book about 19ht century’s five original & inedit manuscripts maps from northern Luzon, first of them about the fundation of Bucay- Abra province in 1847 by first Abra governor ltcolonel Ramón Taxonera Marzal, next about first ever made expeditions through cordillera inner territories to draft first map of north Luzon, etc. The book is based on original documents from spanish militar archives and reveal a plan of civilization that changed the history of the Philippines. I’d like to get in touch with cultural institutions interested. If such, pls contact at my e-maim peleteiro@voila.fr. Tks coop. Rgds
Roy Tan said
Do you have anything (conservation) on the Binondo area, e.g. shophouses, etc.
thank you.
Roy
Salvador Sarto said
Would you please take a chance to post Albay Central School 1 in Legazpi City?
Thank you very much more power.
Emmanuel SB. Rodriguez said
Dear Sir:
The HCS states its VISION, thus:
A Filipino society that values and preserves its cultural heritage in order to instill pride of place and strengthen Philippine national identity.
I stumbled into your site by accidental browsing, and I told myself that something was pointing me to your site. After a brief surfing, I visited a few named provinces and saw some pictures of historical markers. Though they speak of our Country visually, I find the site quite about our early self-expression in music.
I wonder if your good Office also handles, or will in the future portray philippine heritage thru music also. This is because I’ve made mp3 sing-alongs of many of our filipiniana songs, both with singers and instrumentals and in bouncing ball over syllables to sing, and displays in computer running in Microsoft Windows. I thought that this is one way of immortalizing the works of our great composers, and to augment the love of our children for our own music heritage. These MP3′S may also play in other players but only give the sound as usual. Mp3′s though they have no picture displays are smaller than videos. If you want to keep a copy in your library of these files, I offer them at a certain price. Pleae get in touch with me by chat at karaoketunes@yahoo.com
I do different types of karaoke. If you know anyone who could record our filipino music into microsize MIDI, I can convert them into sing-along which can display lyrics in anyfont, and have your choice of folder of photos to autochange behind the lyrics, can be sing-along/record in any pitch, print the notes and lyrics, change instruments anytime. M works can be seen at my place.
Ivan said
The HCS mission is clear: The HCS will be the prime mover and advocate for the preservation of Philippine built heritage resources
odie said
yes lets preserve our national heritage!
Alex umacob said
It is about time that heritage conservation should take center stage in the Philippines. In other countries, so much time, effort, interest as well as massive response has been poured in for this endeavor. Too bad that there has been many places, artifacts, edifices that we have lost because we as Filipinos cared little about conservation!!!
Tito Encarnacion said
Why are there no more Activities Reports for 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011?
heartsandsky said
Hi! I am Keren from Center for Community Transformation (CCT). I would like to ask if we can send a letter to Mr Ivan Henares via the email account heritageconservationsociety@gmail.com. We intend to request permission regarding our use of one of the images shown in this blogsite.
Looking forward to a positive response. Thank you!