Nov. 25, 2018

A historical marker was installed at the 233-year-old Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Calbayog City, Samar, by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. The church will now be included in the list of the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property. With the installation of the marker, the government now has the right to help or provide funds in the preservation

and protection of the church. Also known as the Calbayog Cathedral, it was the first cathedral to be established in the Samar and Leyte areas. On April 10, 1910, through a decree issued by Saint Pope Pius X, Calbayog was declared a diocese after Samar and Leyte were separated from Cebu.