HERITAGE PARTNERS. Officials from the National Museum of the Philippines, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Diocese of Dumaguete, and provincial and local governments unveil the Intellectual Cultural Property marker of the renovated bell tower in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on Monday (June 15, 2025). (PNA photo by Mary JUDALINE PARTLOW)
DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines — Government and cultural heritage officials are calling for a collective effort to protect and preserve the newly restored Dumaguete Bell Tower, one of the city’s most important historical landmarks.
The appeal came during the formal turnover of the bell tower to the Diocese of Dumaguete on Monday night, after nearly two years of restoration funded with P15 million from the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP).
The event also marked the unveiling of a bronze marker recognizing the structure as an Important Cultural Property.
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