Claro M. Recto

Location: 2150 F.B. Harrison & 1750 Leveriza Street, Pasay City

Category: Personages

Type: Biographical marker

Status: Level II - Historical marker

Marker date: 2 October 1986

Installed by: National Historical Institute (NHI)

Marker text:

CLARO M. RECTO

MAKABAYAN, ESTADISTA, HURISTA, PARLIAMENTARYO AT MANUNULAT KUNG SAAN GINUGOL ANG PINAKAMAKAHULUGANG BAHAGI NG KANYANG BUHAY NA NAGING HUWARAN NG KADAKILAAN, KARANGANLAN AT PAGPIPITAGAN SA SARILING KAKAYAHAN NG SAMBAYANANG PILIPINO.

Avenida Mexico

Location: Taft Avenue Extension, Pasay City

Category: Sites/Events

Type: Site

Status: Level II - Historical marker

Marker date: 1964

Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)

Marker text:

AVENIDA MEXICO

SA LOOB NG MAHIGIT SA DALAWANG DAAN TAON, HANGGANG NOONG 1815 ITO ANG DAANG PATUNGO SA KABITE NA SIYANG PINANGGALINGAN NG MGA GALEONG MAYNILA-ACAPULCO. PINANGALANAN NOONG NOBYEMBRE 21, 1964 IKAAPAT NA RAANG TAON NG PAGLAYAG NI MIGUEL LOPEZ DE LEGAZPI MULA SA MEXICO PATUNGO RITO SA PILIPINAS.

Ospital ng San Juan de Dios

Location: Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City

Category: Association/Institution/Organization 

Type: Institutional marker

Status: Level II - Historical marker

Marker date: 15 August 1979

Installed by: National Historical Institute (NHI)

Marker text:

OSPITAL NG SAN JUAN DE DIOS

ITINATAG NU FRAY JUAN CLEMENTE NOONG 1578 SA INTRAMUROS, MANILA, SA ILALIM NG PAMAMAHALA NG MGA PRAYLE NG SAN FRANCISCO, PARA SA KAPAKANAN NG MGA MAHIHIRAP NA PILIPINO. PINAMAHALAAN NG SANTA HERMANDAD DE LA MISERICORDIA NOONG 1596-1656, AT NG MGA RELIHIYOSO NG SAN JUAN DE DIOS NOONG 1656-1865. IPINAGKATIWALA SA MGA HIJAS DE LA CARIDAD (DAUGHTER SOF CHARITY) NG SAN VICENTE DE PAUL NOONG 1868 HANGGANG KASALUKUYAN.

ANG OSPITAL AY NASUNOG NOONG 1583 AT 1603, AT NASIRA NG LINDOL NOONG 1645, 1863 AT 1880 NGUNIT MULING ITINAYO SA PAGPUPUNYAGI NG SIMBAHAN AT PAMAHALAAN, NANG NAGIBA NOONG 1945 DAHIL SA PANGALAWANG DIGMAANG PANDAIGDIG, AY INILIPAT SA LUNGSOD NG PASAY AT PINASINAYAAN AT BINUKSAN MULI NA MAGSILBI SA PUBLIKO NOONG 1952.

Eduardo A. Quisumbing (1895–1986)

Location: 327 College Road, Pasay City

Category: Personages

Type: Biographical marker

Status: Level II - Historical marker

Marker date: 24 November 1986

Installed by: National Historical Institute (NHI)

Marker text:

EDUARDO A. QUISUMBING 

(1895–1986)

TAKSONOMISTA, ORKIDOLOHISTA, AKADEMISTA AT EDUKADOR. IPINANGANAK SA STA. CRUZ, LAGUNA, NOBYEMBRE 24, 1895. NAGKAMIT NG MGA TITULONG BATSILYER SA AGRIKULTURA, U.P. LOS BAÑOS 1918, M.S., 1921, AT PH.D., 1923, PAWANG MAGNA CUM LAUDE, UNIVERSIDAD NG CHICAGO. KAMAY-AKDA NI DR. ELMER D. MERRILL SA MGA LATHALA TUNGKOL SA MGA HALAMAN SA PILIPINAS AT NI PROP. OAKES AMES SA “NEW OR NOTEWORTHY PHILIPPINE ORCHIDS,” (1931–1936) AT SA “NAMING OF ORCHIDS,” 1970. AWTOR NG MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE PHILIPPINES, 1970. PUNO, DIBISYON NG BOTANIKA, KAWANIHAN NG SIYENSIYA, 1933, AT MUSEO NG KASAYSAYAN PANGKALIKASAN, 1940–1945, AT UNANG DIREKTOR NG PAMBANSANG MUSEO, 1947–1962. PROPESOR NG BOTANIKA, U.P., U.S.T. AT U.E. AT PUNO RIN NG HORTIKULTURA, ARANETA UNIVERSITY. TANGING ASIATIKONG NAGKAMIT NG “MIDALYANG GINTO” NG AMERICAN ORCHID SOCIETY, 1969. OPISYAL NA KINATAWAN SA IBAT-IBANG KONGRESONG PANDAIGDIG. TUMANGGAP NG GAWAD NA PAMBANSANG SIYENTIPIKO, 1980. NAMATAY SA QUEZON CITY, AGOSTO 23, 1986.

Manuel Colayco (1906–1945)

Location: Derham Park, F.B. Harrison Street cor. Derham Street, Pasay City

Category: Personage

Type: Biographical marker

Status: Level II - Historical marker

Marker date: 29 May 1984

Installed by: National Historical Institute (NHI)

Marker text:

MANUEL COLAYCO 

(1906–1945)

LAWYER, EDITOR, SOLDIER AND FREEDOM FIGHTER. A LAW GRADUATE OF UST WHERE HE TAUGHT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND LATER BECAME EDITOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH. WHEN THE PACIFIC WAR BROKE OUT, HE JOINED THE USAFFE SOUTH IN BATAAN. SUFFERED IN THE DEATH MARCH AND AT CAPAS CONCENTRATION CAMP. AFTER HIS RELIEF ON JUNE 30, 1942, HE JOINED THE ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU AND BECAME COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE MANILA UNIT. HE WAS FATALLY WOUNDED AT THE UST MAIN GATE WHILE GUIDING THE AMERICAN FORCES TO LIBERATE THE U.S.T. INTERNMENT CAMP ON FEBRUARY 3, 1945 AND SUBSEQUENTLY DIED IN LEGARDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON FEBRUARY 10, 1945. HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE MEDAL BY THE AMERICAN ARMY, AND A MEDAL OF FREEDOM BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, 1948.

Marcela Marcelo-Lugo

Location: Malibay Plaza, Apelo Cruz Street cor. Clemente Jose Street, Malibay, Pasay City

Category: Personage

Type: Biographical marker

Status: Level II - Historical marker

Marker date: 2006

Installed by: National Historical Institute (NHI)

Marker text:

MARCELA MARCELO-LUGO

TINAGURIANG “HENERALA,” ISINILANG SA MALIBAY, 1869. TUMUNGO SA CAVITE PAGKARAANG SUMIKLAB ANG HIMAGSIKANG FILIPINO, AGOSTO 1896 AT SUMAPI SA HIMAGSIKAN SA CAVITE. NAKILAHOK AT NAMUNO SA ISANG PANGKAT NG MGA REBOLUSYONARYO SA LABANAN SA PASONG SANTOL KUNG SAAN SIYA NASAWI, 21 MARSO 1897.

School for the Deaf and the Blind (1907)

Location: Philippine School for the Deaf, 2620 F.B. Harrison Street, Pasay City

Category: Association/Institution/Organization

Type: Institutional marker

Status: Level II - Historical marker

Marker date: 1961

Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)

Marker text:

SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND 

(1907)

PIONEER SCHOOL FOR THE HANDICAPPED IN THE PHILIPPINES. PLANNED BY DR. DAVID P. BARROWS, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION; ORGANIZED BY MISS DELIA DELIGHT RICE, PRINCIPAL TEACHER (1907–1923). IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY OF MANILA WHERE IT REMAINED UNTIL IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO ITS PRESENT SITE IN PASAY CITY, JUNE 1923.

Ang Bahay ni Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez

Location: E. Rodriguez Street cor. Tangkian Street, Pasay City

Category: Buildings/Structures and Personage

Type: Building and Biographical marker

Status: Level II - Historical marker

Marker date: 9 December 1983

Installed by: National Historical Institute (NHI)

Marker text:

ANG BAHAY NI 

EULOGIO “AMANG” RODRIGUEZ

ITINAYO NOONG 1951 DITO SA DAANG SALUD, LUNGSOD NG PASAY. DITO NANIRAHAN SI “AMANG” MULA NANG MAGING PANGULO NG SENADO NOONG 1952 HANGGANG SIYA’Y MAMATAY NOONG DISYEMBRE 9, 1964.

SI “AMANG” RODRIGUEZ AY NAGING ALKALDE NG MONTALBAN, 1909–1916; GOBERNADOR NG RIZAL, 1916–1919 AT 1922–1923; KINATAWAN NG RIZAL, 1925–1928 AT 1931–1934; ALKALDE NG MAYNILA, 1923 AT 1940–1941; KALIHIM NG KAGAWARAN NG PAGSASAKA AT KOMERSIYO, 1934–1939; AT SENADOR NG PILIPINAS, 1941–1964.

Tumira Dito si Claro Mayo Recto (1890–1960)

Location: 1750 Leveriza Street cor. Fresno Street, Pasay City

Category: Sites/Events

Type: Site

Status: Level II - Historical marker

Marker date: 1986

Installed by: National Historical Institute (NHI)

Marker text:

TUMIRA DITO SI 

CLARO MAYO RECTO 

(1890–1960)

MAKABAYAN, ESTADISTA, HURISTA, PARLAMENTARYO AT MANUNULAT KUNG SAAN GINUGOL ANG PINAKAMAHULUGANG BAHAGI NG KANYANG BUHAY NA NAGING HUWARAN NG KADAKILAAN, KARANGALAN AT PAGPIPITAGAN SA SARILING KAKAYAHAN NG SAMBAYANANG PILIPINO.

Unang Paaralang Bayan ng Pasay

NHCP Photo Collection

NHCP Photo Collection

NHCP Photo Collection

Location: P. Burgos Street, Pasay City (Region NCR)

Category: Buildings/Structures
Type: School
Status: Level II - Historical marker

Marker date: 1956

Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)

Marker text:

UNANG PAARALANG BAYAN NG PASAY

UNANG PAARALANG ITINAYO RITO NOONG 1907 NA PINAGARALAN NG MARAMING LITAW NA MAMAMAYAN NGAYON KAYA ITO ANG BANTAYOG NG KABIHASNAN NG LUNSOD NG PASAY NA NOONG 1948 AY INIHANDOG SA ALAALA NG BANTOG NA PAHAM NA SI DON EPIFANIO DE LOS SANTOS.