Imus Heritage Park
The park in 2014
TypeMemorial park
LocationImus, Cavite, Philippines
Coordinates14°24′14.5″N 120°54′55.1″E / 14.404028°N 120.915306°E / 14.404028; 120.915306
DesignationNational Historic Landmark (1993)
Flagpole as of 2018

The Imus Heritage Park is a memorial park in Imus, Cavite, Philippines commemorating the Battle of Alapan. It is known for the Shrine of the National Flag of the Philippines (Filipino: Dambana ng Pambansang Watawat ng Pilipinas)[1][2][3]

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines recognizes the Imus Heritage Park as a National Historic Landmark through Resolution No. 5 of May 26, 1993.[1][4] The park has also been a venue of National Flag Day commemorations.[3]

The park covers an area of 5 hectares (12 acres), purportedly at the site where the Battle of Alapan occurred. It also features a 35.05 m (115.0 ft) flagpole, which used to be the old Independence Flagpole in Rizal Park in Manila.[5] In 2019, a sanctum of Katipunan revolutionary flags was unveiled at the National Flag Shrine.[6] A 10 m (33 ft) sculpture known as the Inang Laya ('Mother of Freedom') was inaugurated the following year.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Abrina, Dennis (May 28, 2019). "Imus City marks 121st 'Battle of Alapan' Day". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Old national flags are burned in Imus, Cavite". GMA News. June 11, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Austere ceremony to mark National Flag Day in Imus, Cavite". Manila Bulletin. May 25, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Resolution No. 05, S. 1993 – Declaring the Site of the Battle of Alapan in Barrio Alapan, Imus, Cavite, as a National Historical Landmark;". National Historical Institute. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  5. ↑ Cinco, Maricar (May 29, 2019). "'Cremation' of torn, faded PH flags set at historic battle site". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  6. ↑ De Vera, Ellalyn; Noriega, Richa (June 11, 2019). "Imus' sanctum of flags unveiled today". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  7. ↑ "LOOK: Inang Laya". The Manila Times. May 29, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2021.


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