Location: Tacloban City, Leyte (Region VIII)
Category: Buildings/Structures
Type: Capitol building
Status: Level I- National Historical Landmark
Marker date: 1950
Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
Marker text:
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.
