Capitol Building of the Philippines, 1944-1945*

Location: Tacloban City, Leyte (Region VIII)
Category: Buildings/Structures
Type: Capitol building
Status:  Level I- National Historical Landmark
Legal Basis: Resolution No. 4, S. 2008
Marker Date: 1950
Installed By: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)

CAPITOL BUILDING OF THE PHILIPPINES,
1944–1945

ON THE STEPS OF THIS CAPITOL BUILDING OF LEYTE WAS FORMALLY INSTALLED, 23 OCTOBER 1944, SERGIO OSMEÑA AS PRESIDENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES BY GEN. DOUGLAS MAC ARTHUR IN THE PRESENCE OF CABINET MEN, LIBERATION FORCES AND MANY OTHER GRATEFUL PEOPLE. HENCEFORTH, UNTIL 27 FEBRUARY 1945, THIS EDIFICE SERVED AS THE CAPITOL OF THE PHILIPPINES.

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