1. Iloilo City Cultural Heritage Conservation Council (ICCHCC)
Republic of the Philippines
ILOILO CITY
Conservation Planning and Development for Iloilo City Heritage Structures and Sites
Iloilo City Cultural Heritage Conservation Council (ICCHCC)
Prepared By:
ILOILO CITY CULTURAL HERITAGE
CONSERVATION COUNCIL
Hon. JED PATRICK E. MABILOG
CITY MAYOR

2. GOALS AND POLICIES FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN ILOILO CITY
To adopt historic preservation principles as an integral component in city planning and development process.
To implement an active program to identify, interpret and designate the city’s heritage sites and cultural resources.
To promote an understanding and appreciation of the city’s heritage sites and cultural resources as an important heritage center of the county.

3. To fully integrate cultural management as a major aspect of heritage conservation planning and development activities.
To ensure compatibility between new development and existing heritage sites and buildings.
To actively pursue financial assistance to promote the restoration, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse of heritage buildings and cultural resources.
To encourage both public and private participation of the city’s heritage preservation program.

4. LEVELS OF PRESERVATION APPROACHES
CBD Heritage Zone
Historic Plazas and neighborhood
Fort San Pedro Development Master Plan
Institutions (schools, hospitals, office buildings, etc.)
Cluster heritage buildings and houses
Landmarks

5. REGULATION ORDINANCE NO
REGULATION ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE DECLARING CERTAIN BUILDING STRUCTURES OR SITES IN ILOILO CITY AS LOCAL HERITAGE OR LEGACY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES OR SITES PRESCRIBING ITS USE AND CONSERVATION, CREATING THE ILOILO CITY CULTURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION COUNCIL (ICCHCC) AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ORDINANCE NO

6. COMPOSITION OF ILOILO CITY CULTURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION COUNCIL
Chairperson – Official or non-official of the City of Iloilo
Vice Chairperson – Representative of the Association of Architects in the City of Iloilo
Iloilo City Visitors Bureau – (ILEA)
Iloilo Hotel, Restaurant and Resort Association (IHRRA)
Federation of Councilors Association – Tourism
Department of Tourism Region 6 – Regional Director

7. City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)
Chamber of Real Estate and Builders Association (CREBA)
City Engineers Office
United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) Iloilo Chapter
UAP Marikudo Chapter
UAP Hamili Chapter
Philippine Institute of Architects (PIA) Iloilo Section
Private Sector
City Planning and Development Office (CPDO)
City Tourism Office

8. COMPOSITION OF TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP
TWG for planning
TWG for ways and means
TWG for policy formulation
TWG for IEC and advocacies
TWG for regulation and enforcement
Other committee
Executive director

9. IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE DOWNTOWN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD HERITAGE ZONE) WITH MAP AND LIST OF HERITAGE BUILDINGS

10. DECLARATION OF POLICY
The City shall pursue and ensure the rationale of sustainable and conservation of Iloilo City Downtown Central Business District Zone. As such it shall be the policy of the City to:
Safeguard the heritage City’s Central Business District by preserving one or more buildings, sites or other historical significant materials that reflect the City’s history, architectures, archaeology, engineering or culture
Promote use of Downtown Central Business District Heritage Zone for education, tourism, pleasure, and social welfare of the residents and visitors of Iloilo City

11. Strengthen local economy
Stabilize and improve property values in the Downtown Central Business District Heritage Zone and its surrounding areas
Foster civic beauty
Promote public information; and
Support the conservation of the national heritage and patrimony.

12. COVERAGE OF THE RULES
The rules shall apply to the development and management of Iloilo City Downtown Central Business District Heritage Zone and impact to the environment, heritage structures and sites, archaeological, land use, and infrastructure.

13. LIST OF HERITAGE BUILDINGS AND SITES

14. General prohibitions and standards
Envelop control
Guidelines for infilling and new architecture
Streetscape
Arcades and sidewalks

15. Guidelines for restoration
Signage

16. Rehabilitation/renovation of heritage buildings in the CBD in the Downtown
Reconstruction of heritage buildings in the CBD in the downtown
Preservation of heritage buildings in the CBD in the downtown
Exterior masonry
Architectural metals
Roof
Mechanical plumbing and electrical equipment
Historic parks and plaza
Architectural diggings and excavations

17. Painting & Color
Villanueva Bldg.
Old Building in Macao

18. INCENTIVE ORDINANCE
Regulation Ordinance No providing additional incentives for the houses, buildings, structures. Declared or to be declared as historical sites by the Iloilo Cultural Heritage Conservation Council.
For every ten (10) years of existence in the Heritage Zone one (1) year exemption from business taxes but not exceeding three (3) years.
For those putting up new business in the Heritage Zone with a capitalization of at least one (1) million pesos – 25% of exemption in business taxes for every one (1) million for one year.

19. Preservation, reconstruction and restoration of legacy or heritage buildings within our outside the heritage zone - The owner shall be granted fifty percent (50%) tax incentive on annual real property tax on both land and structure where it is situated, provided, that the whole land area forms part of the history as certified by the ICCHCC , otherwise, it shall only apply on the actual lot where the structure or building is actually situated; and provided, further, that in the latter, at least two (2) meters of the lot from the peripheral area surrounding the structure or building shall be included as part therein.

20. PENALTY
First offense P 2,
Second offense P 3,
Third offense P 5,

21. PRIORITY AREAS
CBD REVITALIZATION PROJECT

22. DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN
FORT SAN PEDRO
DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN
OLD FORT SAN PEDRO

23. EXISTING SITUATION

24. PROPOSED SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

25. NHA LINEAR PARK

26. RESTORATION OF FORT SAN PEDRO

27. PAROLA ECO-PORT

28. CATALOUGING OF HERITAGE BUILDINGS/HOUSES

29. DISTRICT PLAZAS AND NEIGBORHOOD
MOLO PLAZA
PLAZA LIBERTAD
JARO PLAZA

30. PROJECTS AND BUDGET SCHEDULE SCHEDULE OF IMPLEMENTATION
ACTIVITY
SCHEDULE OF IMPLEMENTATION
BUDGETARY
REQUIREMENTS
RESPONSIBILITY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Implementation of CBD IRR
LGU/NGO
Completion of Cultural mapping
Completion Cataloguing of heritage buildings
Production of Cultural Map
CBD revitalization program
Street pedestrianization
Heritage lamp
Sidewalk upgrading
Signage
Painting
LGU/NA
Capacity building/information/educational program
LGU/UPV/NGO/NCCA
Fort San Pedro development project
Restoration of Fort San Pedro
Retaining wall upgrading
Parola eco port
NHA/Linear park and landscaping
Sidewalk upgrading including lighting/landscaping
LGU/DOT/NA
DPWH
LGU/ BOT
NHA/LGU
LGU
Heritage month celebration
LGU/NGO/NCCA
Creation of Iloilo Heritage Foundation
NGO
Conservation restoration guidelines of heritage buildings in the wharf zone/Iloilo River
LGU/NA/NGO
District plazas/neighborhood conservation areas
Landmark preservation/new landmark
Landmark plaques
Production of cultural resources books, publications, booklets, brochures, etc.
LGU/NGO/ACADEME
Completion of local register of historic buildings and sites
Heritage tour