List of historical markers of the Philippines in Bangsamoro

Historical marker for the Sheik Makhdum Mosque, the first mosque in the Philippines.

This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) 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.

This article lists twenty-one (21) markers from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, including four (4) that are part of the Quincentennial historical markers series.

Basilan

This article lists one (1) marker from the Province of Basilan.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
Tagima (Basilan) Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas	Tagima (Basilan) Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines			From Sulu, the expedition landed here on the way to Maluku.	Isabela City	Filipino	November 11, 2021 [1]

Lanao del Sur

This article lists one (1) marker from the Province of Lanao del Sur.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
José Abad Santos (1886-1942)				Where he was executed on May 7, 1942 for refusing to take the oath of allegiance to the Japanese.	Malabang	English

Maguindanao del Norte

This article lists six (6) markers from the Province of Maguindanao del Norte.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
Camp Brigadier General Salipada K. Pendatun		Site	Group of Buildings	Formerly named Camp Parang, named after Salipada K. Pendatun.	Camp Parang, Parang	English	January 29, 1992
Notre Dame Archdiocesan Seminary Archdiocese of Cotabato		Building	School	Established in 1960 in Kidapawan. Became instrumental in the evangelization of Christianity in Mindanao.	Notre Dame Archdiocesan Seminary, Sultan Kudarat	Filipino	December 12, 2010 [2]
Oblates of Notre Dame		Association/ Institution/ Organization	Institutional Marker	Established in 1956. Organized evangelization in Mindanao.	Oblates of Notre Dame, Datu Odin Sinsuat	Filipino	May 1, 2009
Salipada K. Pendatun (1912-1985) [3]				Established the guerilla movement in Cotabato in WWII. Became the representative of Maguindanao at the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984-1985.	Camp Brigadier Gen. Salipada K. Pendatun, Parang	Filipino	April 2, 2014
Simbahang Inmaculada Concepcion ng Tamontaka	Immaculate Concepcion Church of Tamontaka	Building	House of Worship	Church built in 1872 which became a center for the evangelization of Cotabato.	Tamontaka, Cotabato City	Filipino	December 8, 2004
Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat c. 1590-1671		Structure	Monument	Unified Muslim leaders and fought against the Spaniards from 1635-1645.	Sultan Kudarat Statue, Cotabato City	Filipino	December 19, 2004

Maguindanao del Sur

This article lists one (1) marker from the Province of Maguindanao del Sur.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
Salipada K. Pendatun (1912-1985) [4]				Established the guerilla movement in Cotabato in WWII. Became the representative of Maguindanao at the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984-1985.	Salipada K. Pendatun tomb, General Salipada K. Pendatun	Filipino	2012

Sulu

This article lists four (4) markers from the Province of Sulu.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
Hadji Butu Abdul Bagui				Statesman from Jolo. Born in 1865. Became a senator. Became a member of the Board of National Language (representing Mindanao and Sulu).	Jolo (currently within NHCP storage)	Filipino
Labanan sa Bud Dajo	Battle of Bud Dajo			Massacre committed by American forces against Moro rebellion. Part of the Moro Rebellion, Philippine–American War.	Sulu Capitol Grounds, Jolo	Filipino	March 8, 2006
Prinsesa Tarhata Kiram [5]	Princess Tarhata Kiram				Jolo		August 10, 1984
Sulu Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas	Sulu Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines				Jolo	Filipino	October 11, 2021 [6]

Tawi-Tawi

This article lists seven (7) markers from the Province of Tawi-Tawi.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
Burial Site of Sheik Karimol-Makhdum in Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi				Declared as a National Historical Landmark.	Sibutu	English	November 6, 2023 [7]
Cagayan (Mapun) Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas	Cagayan (Mapun) Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines			It was described that the inhabitants here were Muslim and brave fighters. [8]	Isla Keana, Brgy. Iruk-Iruk, Mapun	Filipino	September 6, 2021
Sheik Makdum Mosque [9]		Building	House of Worship	First mosque in the country.	Tubing Indangan, Simunul	Filipino	November 7, 1980
Sheik Karimol-Makhdum Mosque in Tubig-Indangan, Simunul, Tawi-Tawi				Declared as a National Historical Landmark.	Tubing Indangan, Simunul	English	November 7, 2023 [10]
Turtle Islands				Leased by the Sultan of Sulu to the British North Borneo Company.	Taganak, Turtle Islands (marker currently within NHCP storage)	English	1948 [11]
Turtle Islands [12]				Leased by the Sultan of Sulu to the British North Borneo Company.	Taganak, Turtle Islands	Filipino, English	1968
Turtle Islands				Leased by the Sultan of Sulu to the British North Borneo Company.	Taganak, Turtle Islands	Filipino	October 1969 [13]

Special Geographic Area (Cotabato)

This article lists one (1) marker from the Special Geographic Area located geographically in the province of Cotabato.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
Fort Pikit		Structure	Fortification	Fort built by Spaniards in 1893 for their conquest of Mindanao. Used by American and Japanese troops.	Pikit	Filipino	January 8, 2013

See also

• List of Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Bangsamoro

References

1. City, Hap Isabela (2021-11-12). "𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗠𝗔 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗥". Isabela City Official Website. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
2. "NHCP unveils Notre Dame Archdiocesan Seminary historical marker". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
3. "NHCP unveils the Salipada K. Pendatun monument and historical marker | NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF THE PHILIPPINES". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-04. NHCP UNVEILS THE SALIPADA K. PENDATUN MONUMENT AND HISTORICAL MARKER
4. "Tomb of General Salipada K. Pendatun" . Retrieved 2020-01-04.
5. "XIAO TIME, 23 May 2013: TARHATA KIRAM: ASTIG NA PRINSESANG MUSLIM IT'S XIAOTIME!". It's Xiaotime!. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
6. "Marking of the Thirty-four Sites of the Philippine Route of the Magellan-Elcano expedition". 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
7. "Unveiling of the "Burial Site of Sheik Karimol-Makhdum in Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi" Historical Marker". National Historical Commission of the Philippines .
8. "Magellan-Elcano expedition". National Quincentennial Committee, Republic of the Philippines. 7 September 2021 – via Facebook. After the Battle of Mactan on April 27, 1521, the remaining crew of the Magellan-Elcano expedition had a realization: to behave and be courteous to local culture and custom. The King of Spain made it an instruction to Ferdinand Magellan—but the latter failed and he died because of hubris, pride, and ego. It caused the expedition almost hopelessness—because after the victory of our ancestors against Magellan, on May 1, 1521, more Spanish officials and key personalities were killed in Cebu. It virtually incapacitated the expedition because among the casualties was their astronomer, as the voyage back then relied heavily on the constellations. Their Asian translator, Enrique de Malacca, escaped from the expedition. "What the expedition did was to island-hop. They followed whatever landmass towards the equator they saw, as Magellan left them a clue that their objective—the Spice Islands or the Maluku—lies above the equator. They reached the ancient settlement of Kipit, ascertained by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines or NHCP as the present-day Kipit, Labason, Zamboanga de Norte. They behaved, as expected, and were received as friends by the local ruler, Rajah Calanao. From Kipit, the expedition followed again northward route. In the middle of the Sulu Sea was an island named Cagayan, which was later renamed as Mapun, now under the jurisdiction of the Province of Tawi-Tawi. Once again, the expedition showed respect to the Muslim inhabitants, described as battle-ready and courageous people. This was how your place became part of the epic journey of circumnavigating the planet for the first time. "To be clear, this historical marker we just unveiled is not meant to celebrate the arrival of Magellan nor the coming of the Spaniards. We are highlighting through it the voice long forgotten, both in our national and world history—and that voice was that our Muslim ancestors in Mapun had a significant contribution in the achievement of science and humanity in proving that our home planet was indeed round. We are actually taking advantage of the global commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the world to advance our national cause—and that is to correct the misconceptions that our ancestors were savages, uncultured, primitive, and uncivilized. The Mapun episode is among the thirty-four quincentennial milestones and should not be confused with the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines. The government-led quincentennial milestones are historical, cultural, and academic in nature. "May this historical marker bring gladness to the Muslim Filipinos, that you are part of our shared history. The pandemic and the monsoon prevented us to unveil this historical marker a number of times—but our zeal to honor our ancestors is resolute." (The message of Rene R. Escalante, Ph.D., Chairperson of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and concurrently the Executive Director of the National Quincentennial Committee, at the unveiling of the Quincentennial Historical Markers for Mapun, Tawi-Tawi on 6 September 2021. It was read on his behalf by Department of Tourism Usec. Myra Paz Valderrosa-Abubakar.) The Mapun Quincentennial Historical Marker is the 19th of the 34 Quincentennial Historical Markers. #VictoryAndHumanity #Ph500 Interactive map of the Philippine route of the first circumnavigation of the world.
9. http://harrybalais.com/2012/11/the-peace-of-tawi-tawi/ The Peace of Tawi Tawi
10. "NHCP unveils the "Sheik Karimol-Makhdum Mosque in Tubig-Indangan, Simunul, Tawi-Tawi" historical marker". National Historical Commission of the Philippines .
11. http://tumblr.malacanang.gov.ph/post/32439101090/atty-diosdado-macapagal-raises-the-philippine Archived 2013-12-07 at the Wayback Machine Atty. Diosdado Macapagal raises the Philippine flag at Turtle Islands.
12. http://www.retrato.com.ph/photodtl.asp?id=ME00278
13. National Historical Commission Annual Report 1969-1970. National Historical Commission. 1969.

Bibliography

• National Historical Institute (1994). Historical Markers: Regions V-XIII. National Historical Institute.
• National Historical Institute (2008). Historical Markers (1992 - 2006). National Historical Institute.
• A list of sites and structures with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012
• A list of institutions with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012

External links

• A list of sites and structures with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012
• A list of institutions with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012
• National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines
• Policies on the Installation of Historical Markers