MAKATI MUSEUM GETS NMP MARKER

AT PRESENT, THE MUSEO NG MAKATI HOUSES ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS, EARTHENWARE, RARE PHOTOGRAPHS, DIORAMAS, AND MURALS DEPICTING THE RICH HISTORY OF MAKATI CITY.

Makati Mayor Abby Binay and the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) on Friday unveiled a historical marker at the Museo ng Makati where the Presidencia of San Pedro Macati was located previously.

The Old Presidencia was built in the 1930s and served as a town hall until 1961. In 1990, the then-mayor and former Vice President Jejomar Binay converted the Old Presidencia into a museum.

The NMP in 2019, declared the Old Presidencia as an “Important Cultural Property” for its cultural, artistic and historical significance for the country.

At present, the Museo ng Makati houses archaeological artifacts, earthenware, rare photographs, dioramas and murals depicting the rich history of Makati City.

Mayor Binay said there are five more structures in the city declared as Important Cultural Properties by the NMP.

These are the church complex of San Pedro y San Pablo (St. Peter and Paul Church Complex) located in Barangay Poblacion, the church of Nuestra Señora de Gracia in Guadalupe Viejo, Ermita de San Nicolas de Tolentino in West Rembo, the passenger terminal and control tower of the old Nielson Airport, and the Makati Stock Exchange Building by National Artist Leandro Locsin in Bel-Air.

Historical markers in these areas will be erected, according to Binay, so the public may easily recognize their cultural, artistic and historical significance.

She explained that aside from the sites’ recognition from NMP, the city government has passed an ordinance protecting and maintaining the historical sites.

Binay urged the public to help protect and preserve the structures for the future generations of Makatizens and Filipinos.

PHOTOGRAPH BY BOB DUNGO JR. FOR THE DAILY TRIBUNE @tribunephl_bob Risky enterprise Young women clamber and hang on the backend of a passenger jeepney traversing Taft Avenue, Manila Friday, while kids, their fellow members in the Badjao community, ask for alms.