# List of historical markers of the Philippines in Central Visayas

This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Central Visayas (Region VII) 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.
The first historical marker in the Cebuano Language was unveiled in 2008 for the Cebu Provincial Capitol, Cebu City. Another marker in the same language was unveiled for Carcel de Cebu the next year.
The site of the historical marker of the Sandugo, or the blood compact between Sikatuna and Legazpi became an issue because of the NHCP board resolution that the event site was located off the waters of Loay and not Tagbilaran. Despite the resolution, the marker remains in its original place.
This article lists eighty-seven (87) markers from Central Visayas, including six (6) that are part of the Quincentennial historical markers series.

## Bohol

This article lists thirty (30) markers from the province of Bohol.
| Marker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued |
| Balilihan Belfry | | Structure | Belfry | Became a guard tower for the Spanish, Americans, and the Japanese. Built in 1844. | Balilihan | English | 1953 |
| Bantayan ng Punta Cruz | Santa Cruz Fort | Structure | Watchtower | Built by Recollect priests out of corals in 1798 against Moro pirates. Built under the patronage of St. Vincent Ferrer. | Punta Cruz | Filipino | May 16, 2009 |
| Birthplace of Carlos P. Garcia | | | | Born on November 4, 1896. Became president of the Philippines from 1957 to 1960. | Talibon | English | 1973 |
| Blood Compact Between Sikatuna and Legaspi | | Site | Site | The site where the Sandugo between Datu Sikatuna and Miguel López de Legazpi took place | Tagbilaran City | English | 1941 |
| Bohol Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas | Bohol Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines | | | Members of the expedition fled to here from Cebu after many were killed by Cebuanos. | Brgy. Punta Cruz, Maribojoc | Filipino | June 17, 2021 |
| Carlos P. Garcia | | | | Born on November 4, 1896. Became president of the Philippines from 1957 to 1960. | Talibon | English | November 4, 1972 |
| Carlos P. Garcia House | | Building | House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Tagbilaran City | English | September 4, 2009 |
| Church of San Pedro Apostol | | Building | House of Worship | Jesuit Fr. Juan de Torres established the mission of Loboc in 1597. | Loboc | English | 1999 |
| Church of Tagbilaran | | | | One of the six parishes in Bohol founded by the Jesuits. Established in 1595. | Tagbilaran City | Filipino | 1953 |
| Clarin Ancestral House | | | | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Loay | English | June 29, 1999 |
| Dauis Church Complex | | Structure | Watchtower, Convent | Church and other structures built by the Jesuits out of corals. | Dauis | Filipino | May 16, 2009 |
| Guindulman | | | | Became a town in 1798. Town was burned by the Japanese in 1943. | Guindulman | Filipino | September 7, 1985 |
| Katedral ng Tagbilaran | Tagbilaran Cathedral | | | Established by Jesuits as a visita of Baclayon, became a parish, 1742. | Tagbilaran Cathedral, Tagbilaran City | Filipino | May 30, 2024 |
| In Memory of Francisco Dagohoy | | | | Filipino revolutionary against the Spaniards, 1744–1829. Established an independent government. | Magtangtang, Danao | English | 1954 |
| Jagna Martyrs | | Sites/ Events | Site | Filipino resistance against the American rule, 1901. The Americans burned the whole town. | Brgy. Lonoy, Jagna | English | 1958 |
| Ang Sandugo | The Blood Compact | | | Blood compact between Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna | Hinawanan, Loay | Filipino | March 25, 2006 |
| Simbahan ng Albuquerque | Church of Albuquerque | Building | House of Worship | First built out of wood and bamboo in 1842. Has an arched bridge that connects the church to the convent that is unique among Bohol churches. | Albuquerque | Filipino | August 27, 2014 |
| Simbahan ng Baclayon | Baclayon Church | Building | House of Worship | Church built by the Jesuits. Site where Jesuit priests Juan de Torres and Gabriel Sanchez formally established the first Christian mission to Bohol on November 17, 1596. | Baclayon | Filipino | December 18, 1995 |
| Simbahan ng Carmen | Carmen Church | | | Established by the Recollects as a visita of Bilar. Became a separate parish in 1874. | Carmen | Filipino | January 16, 2018 |
| Simbahan ng Dauis | Dauis Church | Building | House of Worship | Church built by the Jesuits. Current church was built from 1863 to 1879. | Dauis | Filipino | May 16, 2009 |
| Simbahan ng Duero | Duero Church | Building | House of Worship | Established in 1863 by the Recollects. Current structure of wooden church and convent built in 1874. | Duero | Filipino | March 10, 2015 |
| Simbahan ng Inabanga | Inabanga Church | Building | House of Worship | Church built by the Jesuits in 1724, destroyed by the earthquake of 2013 | Inabanga | Filipino | March 10, 2015 |
| Simbahan ng Jagna | Jagna Church | Building | House of Worship | Church built by the Jesuits in 1631. The church was saved when the Americans burned the town in 1901. | Jagna | Filipino | March 10, 2015 |
| Simbahan ng Loon | Loon Church | Building | House of Worship | Church first built by the Jesuits. Used by the Americans as garrison against Filipino guerrillas. | Loon | Filipino | 2010 |
| Simbahan ng Loon | Loon Church | Building | House of Worship | Destroyed by an earthquake 2013. Rebuilt, 2021. | Loon | Filipino | September 7, 2021 |
| Simbahan ng Maribojoc | Church of Maribojoc | | | Church built by the Jesuits as a mission and parish on 1767. Dedicated to Santa Cruz. | Maribojoc | Filipino | 2009 |
| Simbahan ng Maribojoc | Church of Maribojoc | Buildings/ Structures | House of Worship | Established by the Jesuits, 1767. Destroyed by an earthquake 2013. Rebuilt, 2021. | Maribojoc | Filipino | March 12, 2021 |
| Simbahan ng Santisima Trinidad ng Loay | Santisima Trinidad of Loay Church | Building | House of Worship | Built under the Recollects in 1822. Important example of Filipino-Spanish architecture. | Loay | Filipino | April 30, 2004 |
| Katedral ng Talibon | Talibon Cathedral | Building | House of Worship | Established by the Jesuits in 1722. Seat of the Diocese of Talibon, center of Catholicism in northern Bohol. | Talibon | Filipino | March 10, 2015 |
| Simbahan ng Tubigon | Tubigon Church | Building | House of Worship | Church built by the Jesuits and transferred to the Recollects, destroyed by the 2013 earthquake | Tubigon | Filipino | March 9, 2015 |

## Cebu

This article lists fifty-seven (57) markers from the province of Cebu.
| Marker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued |
| | | | | Monument inscription dedicated to Ramon Magsaysay. | Plaza Independencia, Cebu City | English | May 25, 1958 |
| Ang mga Agustino Rekoleto sa Pilipinas | The Augustinian Recollects in the Philippines | | | First arrived in the Philippines in Cebu in 1606. | University of San Jose–Recoletos, P. Lopez cor. Magallanes Sts. | Filipino | April 29, 2023 |
| Andres Bonifacio (30 Nobyembre 1863 - 10 Mayo 1897) | Andrés Bonifacio (30 November 1863 - 10 May 1897) | | | The founder of the Katipunan. to unite the islands and wage an armed revolution against the Spaniards. | Plaza Independencia, Cebu City | Filipino | December 3, 2013 |
| Antonio Pigafetta | | | | The chronicler of Ferdinand Magellan. Patrician of Vicenzia, Italy and was a Knight of Malta. | Cebu City | English | 1980 |
| Antonio Pigafetta | | Personages | Biographical Marker | Part of the remaining eighteen that completed the circumnavigation of the world. | Plaza Independencia, Cebu City | Filipino | April 13, 2021 |
| Balay na Tisa (Sarmiento-Osmeña House) | Brick House (Sarmiento-Osmeña House) | Building | House | Designated as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Carcar | English | 2010 |
| Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) | | Building | Bank | Third branch of BPI outside Metro Manila. Established in 1924. | Magallanes Street, Cebu City | Filipino | December 2, 2010 |
| Bradford Memorial Church 1913 | | | | Started as Cebu Mission Station for Presbyterian missionaries | Bradford Memorial Church, Cebu City | Filipino | October 26, 2013 |
| Birthplace of Sergio Osmeña Sr. | | | | Site where Osmeña was born on September 9, 1878. He served as the president from 1944 to 1946. | Cebu City | English | September 9, 1959 |
| Casa Gorordo | Gorodo House | Building | House | House built in Mid-19th century by Alejandro Reynes y Rosales and bought by Juan Isidro de Gorordo. | Eduardo Aboitiz St., Cebu City | English | August 21, 1998 |
| Cebu Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas | Cebu Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines | | | The expedition reached an active trading entrepot, April 7, 1521. | Plaza Sugbo, Brgy. Central, Cebu City | Filipino | April 7, 2021 |
| Church and Convent of Santo Niño | | Building | House of Worship | The first church to be established in the Philippines. Home of the Santo Niño. | Cebu City | English | 1941 |
| Colegio De La Imaculada Concepcion | | | | First all-girls Catholic school in Cebu. Established by Rev. P. Fernando De La Canal on May 30, 1880. | Cebu City | Filipino | March 15, 1979 |
| Colon Street | | | | | Colon St., Cebu City | English | |
| Colon Street | | | | Also known as the Parian, the oldest street in the Philippines. Built in 1565. | Colon St., Cebu City | English | October 16, 1961 |
| The Cross of Magellan | | Site | Monument | The spot where Ferdinand Magellan planted a cross to claim the Philippines for the King of Spain. | Plaza Sugbo, Cebu City | English | 1941 |
| Daang Colon | Colon Street | | | First street in the Philippines. Also known as Parian. Built in 1565. | Colon St. Obelisk, Cebu City | Filipino | May 17, 1999 |
| Ang Dakong Balay (Don Florencio Noel House) | The Big House (Don Florencio Noel House) | Building | House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Carcar | English | 2010 |
| Ferdinand Magellan's Death | | Site | Site | Death site of Magellan wounded by soldiers of Lapulapu. | Liberty Shrine, Lapu-Lapu City | English | 1958 |
| Fernando Magallanes | Fernando Magallanes | | | Designated leader of the Spanish expedition that sought to find maritime route to Maluku. | Liberty Shrine, Lapu-Lapu City | Filipino | April 27, 2021 |
| First Mass in Cebu | | | | Celebrated on April 14, 1521, by Magellan and his men. Rajah Humabon and many more were baptized. | Cebu City | English | |
| Fort San Pedro | | | | Spanish-era fortification in Cebu City. Triangular in shape and made of stone and mortar. | Cebu City | English | 1952 |
| Fort of San Pedro | | Structure | Fortification | Spanish-era fortification in Cebu City. Triangular in shape and made of stone and mortar. | Cebu City | English | 1939 |
| Humabon | | Personages | Biographical marker | Supported the invasion of Magellan to Mactan on April 25, 1521. | Humabon statue, P. Burgos Street, Cebu City | Filipino | May 24, 2022 |
| Karsel sa Sugbo | Carcel de Cebu | Building | Building | Formerly a jail built in 1870 out of corals. Converted into the museum of Cebu province in 2008. | Museo Sugbo, Cebu City | Cebuano, Filipino | August 13, 2009 |
| Katedral ng Cebu | Cathedral of Cebu | | | First built in 1595. Became a metropolitan cathedral in 1932. Only the belltower and the perimeter walls survived during World War II. | Cebu City | Filipino | November 23, 2016 |
| Kapitolyo sa Sugbo | Cebu Capitol | Building | Government Center | First built in front of Plaza Independencia. Building designed by architect Juan Arellano. | Cebu City | Cebuano, Filipino | 2008 |
| Lapulapu | | | | Battle site between the forces of Lapu-Lapu and Magellan, fought on April 27, 1521. | Lapu-Lapu (currently within NHCP storage) | English | 1941 |
| Lapulapu | | | | Chieftain of Mactan who killed Ferdinand Magellan in combat on April 27, 1521. | Mactan Shrine, Lapu-Lapu | English | 1951 |
| Lapulapu | | | | Stood for the independence of Mactan, and rejected Magellan's decision to appoint Rajah Humabon as the highest leader in Mactan and Cebu. | Liberty Shrine, Lapu-Lapu City | Filipino | April 27, 2021 |
| Pantaleon Villegas "Leon Kilat" (1873–1898) | | Personage | Monument | Katipunan revolutionary tasked by Aguinaldo to expand the revolution in Cebu. | Carcar City | Filipino | 2001 |
| Mactan Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas | Mactan Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines | | | Site where the battle ensued where Magellan was killed. | Mactan Shrine, Mactan Island, Lapu-Lapu City | Filipino | April 27, 2021 |
| Ang Madugong Linggo ng Palaspas 1898 | The Bloody Palm Sunday 1898 | | | The bloody Battle of Tres de Abril headed by Pantaleon Villegas. | Tres de Abril St. cor. V. Rama Ave., Cebu City | Filipino | 1966 |
| Mercado Mansion | | Building | House | Designated as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Carcar | English | 2010 |
| Pagdaong sa Talisay | Talisay Landing | | | Part of the Operation VICTOR II under Gen. Douglas MacArthur to liberate Cebu, Bohol, and Negros. | Larawan Beach, Barangay Poblacion, Talisay City | Filipino | 2009 |
| Paliparang Lahug, P.A.A.C. | Lahug Field, P.A.A.C. | | | Stationed on this site, from 1940 to 1941,the only pre-World War II Philippine Army corps units in the Visayas and Mindanao. | Cebu City | Filipino, English | May 1, 1968 |
| Parola ng Bagacay Point | Bagacay Point Lighthouse | Structure | Lighthouse | Built upon the lot donated by Governor General William Howard Taft in 1904. | Liloan | Filipino | May 14, 2006 |
| Ponson Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas | Ponson Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines | | | Where the expedition ended after traversing the coast of Leyte. | Ponson Island, Pilar | Filipino | April 6, 2021 |
| Poro Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas | Poro Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines | | | From Leyte, this is where the expedition temporarily stopped to wait for the balangay fleet of Rajah Colambu. | Mactang Beach, Brgy. Esperanza, Poro (Poro Island) | Filipino | April 6, 2021 |
| Ramon Magsaysay (1907–1957) | | Personage | | Seventh President of the Philippines. Site of plane crash that killed him. | Balamban | Filipino | March 17, 1988 |
| Mga Relihiyosong Agustino sa Pilipinas | Religious Augustinians in the Philippines | | | On February 13, 1565, five Augustinians, under Andrés de Urdaneta, arrived in Tandaya, now part of Samar. | Inner Garden, Basilica del Santo Niño, Cebu City | Filipino | August 8, 2018 |
| Silva House | | Building | House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Carcar | English | 2010 |
| Simbahan ng Argao | Church of Argao | | | Formerly a visita of Carcar. Established in 1733. The first church was built in 1788 | Argao, Cebu | Filipino | July 11, 2016 |
| Ang Simbahan ng Bantayan | The Church of Bantayan | | | Built by the Augustinians on June 11, 1580. The current structure was finished in 1863. | Bantayan, Cebu | Filipino | 1980 |
| Simbahan ng Boljoon | Boljoon Church | Building | House of Worship | Started as a visita of Carcar. Built by Augustinians in 1599. The current church was constructed starting from 1783. | Boljoon | Filipino | June 25, 2000 |
| Simbahan ng Carcar | Church of Carcar | | | Established by the Augustinians in 1599 under the patronage of Our Lady of the Visitation. | Carcar City | Filipino | September 25, 2017 |
| Simbahan ng Dumanjug | Church of Dumanjug | | | Formerly a visita of Barili. Became a parish in 1854 under the patronage of St. Francis of Assisi. | Dumanjug | Filipino | June 6, 2016 |
| Simbahan ng Malabuyoc | Church of Malabuyoc | | | Started as a visita of Samboan in 1784. Became a full-fledged parish in 1834 under the patronage of San Nicolas de Tolentino. | Malabuyoc | Filipinpo | September 25, 2017 |
| Simbahan ng San Guillermo de Aquitania | Church of San Guillermo de Aquitania | Building | House of Worship | Founded as a visita of Carcar in 1690. Became a parish in 1711. | Dalaguete | Filipino | October 3, 2004 |
| Simbahan ng Oslob | Church of Oslob | Buildings/ Structures | House of Worship | Established as a visita of Carcar in 1599. | Oslob | Filipino | September 23, 2022 |
| Simbahan ng Pardo | Church of Pardo | | | Founded as a parish of the Diocese of Cebu, 1866. Current church built from 1880 to 1893. | Pardo, Cebu City | Filipino | July 11, 2016 |
| Simbahan ng Samboan | Church of Samboan | | | Formerly a visita of Tanjay, Negros Oriental. Became a parish of the Diocese of Cebu under the patronage of Saint Michael the Archangel in 1780. | Samboan, Cebu | Filipino | June 8, 2016 |
| Simbahan ng Sibonga | Church of Sibonga | Building | House of Worship | Established in 1690. The current neogothic church was built in 1866. | Sibonga | Filipino | December 2, 2010 |
| Ticobon Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas | Ticobon Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines | | | Where the expedition was able to see the island of Cebu. | San Francisco (Pacijan Island) | Filipino | April 6, 2021 |
| Unang Kasunduan ng Kapayapaan sa Pilipinas | First Peace Treaty in the Philippines | | | Signed between Rajah Tupas and Miguel López de Legazpi, acknowledging the sovereignty of Spain. | Fort San Pedro, Cebu City | Filipino | June 4, 1985 |
| University of the Philippines Cebu College | | | | Established in 1918. Used by the Japanese as prison from 1942 to 1945. | University of the Philippines Cebu, Cebu City | Filipino | December 2, 2010 |
| University of San Carlos | | | | Established in 1779, the old site of the Jesuit Colegio San Ildefonso. | University of San Carlos, Cebu City | English | 2010 |