Iloilo City Approves Excavation at Historic Fort San Pedro

via PNA, 26 June 2024: Iloilo City has approved an agreement with the National Museum of the Philippines to conduct excavation and restoration at Fort San Pedro, aiming to uncover its original foundations.

The Committee on Rules, Ordinances, Resolutions, Style, Justice and Legal Affairs, chaired by Councilor Frances Grace Parcon-Torres, in its report, said the project aims to investigate and determine the original foundation of the site through excavation works.

“This will help identify the original architectural and structural components that will become part of a restoration plan for the said project. Fort San Pedro Iloilo, also known as La Fuerza de San Pedro, is waterfront defense during World War II that shows remains of shape configuration and features of building materials,” the committee report said.

The area, according to the report, is similar to other popular historical fortifications, characterized by bastion-wall shapes and massive masonry walls used to protect against invaders.

Source: Iloilo City OKs Nat’l Museum excavation, restoration at Fort San Pedro