National Historical Commission of the Philippines

National Historical Commission
of the Philippines

Abbreviation	NHCP
Formation	1933
Type	Historical commission
Headquarters	NHCP Building, T.M. Kalaw Avenue, Ermita, Manila
Location	Manila, Philippines
Chairperson	Rene Escalante (Acting)
Executive Director	Ludovico Badoy
Website	www.nhcp.gov.ph

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Legislative Department Senate Title Name Senate President Franklin Drilon Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto Majority Floor Leader Alan Peter Cayetano Minority Floor Leader Juan Ponce Enrile Secretary Emma Lirio-Reyes Sergeant-at-Arms M/Gen. Jose Balajadia Jr. Senate Members House of Representatives Title Name Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. Deputy Speaker Dina Abad Deputy Speaker Giorgidi Aggabao Deputy Speaker Sergio Apostol Deputy Speaker Pangalian Balindong Deputy Speaker Carlos M. Padilla Deputy Speaker Roberto Puno Majority Floor Leader Neptali M. Gonzales II Minority Floor Leader Ronaldo Zamora Secretary-General Atty. Marilyn B. Barua-Yap Sergeant-at-Arms B/Gen. Horacio T. Lactao House Members

Executive Department Title Name President Head of State Head of Government Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Benigno S. Aquino III Vice President Presidential Adviser on Foreign Relations HUDCC Chairman PAG-IBIG Chairman Jejomar C. Binay Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert F. Del Rosario Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. Central Bank Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. National Security Adviser Cesar P. Garcia Jr. United Nations Permanent Representative Libran N. Cabactulan Cabinet Members

Judicial Department Supreme Court Title Name Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno Official Spokesperson Theodore Te Justices of the Supreme Court Sandiganbayan Title Name Clerk of Court Emma Rosario Lorbes Security and Sheriff Edgardo Urieta Sandiganbayan Judges Court of Appeals Title Name Presiding Judge Ruben T. Reyes Clerk of Court Tessie Gatmaitan Court of Appeals Justices Court of Tax Appeals Title Name Presiding Judge Ernesto D. Acosta Court of Tax Appeals Justices

Constitutional Offices Ombudsman Title Name Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales Overall Deputy Ombudsman Orlando Casimiro Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio Deputy Omb. (Luzon) Victor C. Fernandez Deputy Omb. (Visayas) Pelagio Apostol Deputy Omb. (Mindanao) Humphrey T. Monteroso Deputy Ombudsman (Military and Police) Emilio A. Gonzalez III Other Officials Commission on Human Rights Title Name Chairman Loretta Ann P. Rosales Commissioners Commission on Elections Title Name Chairman Sixto Brillantes Commissioners Commission on Audit Title Name Chairperson Maria Gracia M. Pulido-Tan Commissioner Heidi L. Mendoza Commissioner Maria Rowena Amelia V. Guanzon Commissioners Civil Service Commission Title Name Chairman Francisco Duque III Commissioners

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The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (Filipino: Pambansang Komisyong Pangkasaysayan ng Pilipinas, abbreviated NHCP) is a government agency of the Philippines. Its mission is "the promotion of Philippine history and cultural heritage through research, dissemination, conservation, sites management and heraldry works." As such, it "aims to inculcate awareness and appreciation of the noble deeds and ideals of our heroes and other illustrious Filipinos, to instill pride in the Filipino people and to rekindle the Filipino spirit through the lessons of history."

The present day NHCP was established in 1972 as part of the reorganization of government after President Ferdinand Marcos' declaration of martial law, but the roots of the institute can be traced back to 1933, when the American colonial Insular Government first established the Philippine Historical Research and Markers Committee (PHRMC).

The Philippine Historical Research and Markers Committee was created by U.S. Governor General Frank Murphy, by Executive Order 451, to identify and mark "historic antiquities" in Manila as a first step towards their preservation. The commission's mandate was later expanded to cover the whole of the Philippines.

This first committee was composed of American journalist Walter Robb who served as chair; American Anthropologist H. Otley Beyer who would later be known as the father of Philippine Anthropology; Spanish Jesuit Fr. Miguel Selga, SJ; dean Edward Hyde from the University of the Philippines College of Engineering; and Filipinos Jaime C. de Veyra, Conrado Benitez, and Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez.