Philippine Registry of Cultural Property
The Philippine Registry of Cultural Property, abbreviated as PRECUP, is a national registry of the Philippine Government used to consolidate in one record all cultural property that are deemed important to the cultural heritage, tangible and intangible, of the Philippines. On June 11, 2018, the entries in the newly updated PRECUP was at 3,921. Additionally, 1,259 out of 1,715 LGUs, or 73 percent of LGUs have established local cultural inventories (LCI).
Rizal Monument, the most important monument in the country dedicated to national hero Jose Rizal
Basco Lighthouse in the Batanes Protected Landscape and Seascape
San Sebastian Church, the first and only all-steel church in Asia
Fort Santiago gate, one of the entrances to Manila's Intramuros district
Ancestral houses of the Philippines
Ancestral houses of the Philippines or Heritage Houses are homes owned and preserved by the same family for several generations as part of the Filipino family culture. It corresponds to long tradition by Filipino people of giving reverence for ancestors and elders. Houses could be a simple house to a mansion. The most common ones are the "Bahay na Bato". Some houses of prominent families had become points of interest or museums in their community because of its cultural, architectural or historical significance. These houses that are deemed of significant importance to the Filipino culture are declared Heritage House by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), previously known as the National Historical Institute (NHI) of the Philippines. Preservation is of utmost importance as some ancestral houses have come into danger due to business people who buy old houses in the provinces, dismantle them then sell the parts as ancestral building materials for homeowners wishing to have the ancestral ambiance on their houses. These ancestral houses provide the current generation a look back of the country's colonial past through these old houses.
Beaux-Arts style mansion Lopez ancestral house in Jaro, Iloilo City
The ancestral house of Emilio Aguinaldo, declared a National Shrine in 1964
Guagua mansion
Bahay na bato ancestral houses being used for commercial purposes.