NMP RECEIVES DONATED GENERAL ANICETO L. LACSON ANCESTRAL HOUSE

Last 6 November 2024, the National Museum of the Philippines received the latest Gift to the Nation: the General Aniceto L. Lacson Ancestral House in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. NMP Director General Jeremy Barns officially accepted the property of the heirs of Gen. Aniceto L. Lacson in the ceremonial signing of the Deed of Donation.

The signing of the deed of donation was done on the occasion of Cinco de Noviembre, which commemorates the Negrense revolution against the Spaniards and the proclamation of the Republica Cantonal de Negros. From 5 November 1898 to 4 March 1899, the General Aniceto L. Lacson Ancestral House briefly served as the official presidential residence and the seat of government of the Negros Republic. In 2002, the house was declared a National Historical Landmark.

The donation of the ancestral house and its restoration is in fulfillment of the National Museum’s mandate of protecting, preserving, and promoting the national patrimony for the benefit of current and future generations, and in support of the national effort to inscribe the Sugar Cultural Landscape of Negros into UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites list.

The National Museum of the Philippines would like to convey its sincerest gratitude to the heirs of General Lacson for this generous gift, and to Senator Loren Legarda and TESDA Director-General Jose Francisco ‘Kiko’ Benitez for funding the restoration efforts of this architectural treasure.

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