Capitol Building of the Philippines, 1944-1945*

NHCP Photo Collection

Location: Tacloban City, Leyte

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.

Tags: 1950, Antonio Toledo, Buildings/Structures, Capitol Building, Capitol Building of the Philippines 1944-1945*, Douglas MacArthur, Level I, Leyte, National Historical Landmark, Region VIII, Sergio Osmeña