The Zambales Provincial Building or Zambales Provincial Capitol is the seat of the provincial government of Zambales in the Philippines.
Zambales Provincial Building | |
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Alternative names | Zambales Provincial Capitol |
General information | |
Location | Iba, Zambales, Philippines |
Coordinates | 15°19′33″N 119°58′52″E / 15.32583°N 119.98111°E |
Construction started | 1875 |
Completed | 1878 |
National Historical Landmarks | |
Designated | 1939 |
The original building was constructed by the Spanish colonial government from 1875 to 1878.[1] It was used as a prison and later as the general headquarters of the revolutionary government of Zambales in 1899.[2] The existing building is a two-storey structure that was renovated in 1979.[1]
Present situation
editThe building houses the administrative and financial offices of the provincial government. The legislative department had since moved out from the capitol building in 2021.[3]
In 2023, the provincial government announced that a new capitol building will be built right across the existing provincial capitol to replace it. The new capitol building will have four stories and cost 500 million pesos.[4]
Recognition
editIn 1939, the Philippines Historical Committee, a predecessor of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, recognized the provincial building as a historical structure by installing a historical marker.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Philippines Graphic (2023-08-31). "Zambales begins P500-M new Capitol building project". Philippines Graphic. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ Reyes, Jonas (August 31, 2023). "Zambales sets new capitol building construction". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2024-01-27 – via PressReader.
- ^ Reblando, Johnny (2023-08-30). "Construction of P500-M new Zambales Capitol starts". Punto! Central Luzon. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ Reyes, Jonas (January 1, 2024). "Infra development beneficial for Zambales". Daily Tribune.
- ^ Institute (Philippines), National Historical (1993). Historical Markers: Regions I-IV and CAR (in Tagalog). Republic of the Philippines, Department of Education, Culture and Sports, National Historical Institute. ISBN 978-971-538-061-4.
External links
edit- Media related to Zambales Provincial Capitol at Wikimedia Commons