2018 INVENTORY OF CULTURAL PROPERTY
MAN-MADE (HISTORICAL)
| NAME OF PROPERTY | HISTORY | LOCATION |
| ONISHI PEACE SHRINE | Onishi Peace Shrine is a legacy of the Japanese regime left behind after World War II. The Shrine serves as a memorial to the Japanese and American Soldiers who have fallen during the WWII. The tunnel, on the other hand, was once the headquarters of Vice Admiral Takijiro Onishi, thr originator of the Kamikaze (divine wind) or the suicide air attacks. | Sitio Sampaloc, Brgy. San Nicolas |
| BUROG CAVE | BUROG is a Pampango word meaning “holes”. Stories were told how the invading Japanese forces used these tunnels and caves in the Burog Mountain Ranges to protect themselves from surrounding enemy fire; hence, the work “PEMURUG” or “Fire upon and create an array of holes | Sitio Burog, Brgy. Sto. Nino |
| LUCOT CAVE | Different sets of stories have been circulating about the existence of these strange-looking holes, just below the edge of a hill in Sitio Mataba. Aeta tribesmen believe they were man-made during the WWII era for the Japanese to take refuge in. Some older settlers claim them to be naturally done with the help of diverted river water to its entrances. Man-made or not, the Lucot Caves provide for a jaw-dropping backdrop along the Lucot River, where one can jump into a pool of cold, refreshing water. | Sitio Mataba, Brgy. Sto. Nino |
| PARUA RIVER DEFENSE LINE | November 11, 1899, forces led by Gen. F. Makabulos & Gen. S. Aquino fought against American Forces | Brgy. Lourdes |
| PRES. E. AGUINALDO’s REVOLUTIONARY GOV’T | Bamban as temporary headquarters of Gen. Aguinaldo (June 6, 1899) | In front of Municipal Library |
| THE BATTLE OF BAMBAN CONCEPCION ROAD (MARKER) | ||
| LIBERATION OF BAMBAN (MARKER) | Japanese Occupation Period | Poblacion |
| BAMBAN AIRFIELD PEACE MEMORIAL SHRINE | Virgen delos Remedios | |
| JAPANESE BUNKERS RESTORATION (Marker) | Served as underground shelter (1941-1945) | Virgen delos Remedios |
| (Mr. Arellano’s Farm) | ||
| 21st DIVISION PHILIPPINE ARMY (PA) MARKER | Brgy. Lourdes (near steel bridge) | |
| WW II PEACE MEMORIAL SHRINE | Brgy. Lourdes in front of Elementary School | |
| NORTH LUZON FORCE (Delay Pt.#5) Marker | Brgy. Lourdes in front of Elementary School | |
| ADMIRAL OHNISHI TUNNEL (Marker) | Served as residence of Adm. Ohnishi, founder of Kamikaze (1944-45) | Rolling Hills, San Nicolas |
| BATTLE OF BAMBAN HILLS MARKER | Served as First Line of Defense (JAP) | Grotto Hills, Brgy. Lourdes |
| TAKAYAMA DETACHMENT MONUMENT & MARKER | (1944-1945) Hoshino Defense Battalion Okamote Defense Battalion | Sitio Panaisan, Brgy. San Nicolas |
| THRALL HILL (Marker) | In memory of Norman Thrall US Army who died here | Sitio Panaisan, Bry. San Nicolas |
| STOUT HILL 500 TUNNEL (Marker) | Used by Japanese defenders as headquarters under Gen. Iwanaka and Tominaga | Brgy. Lourdes |
| STOUT HILL MARKER | In memory of Major Stout, US Army | Brgy. Lourdes |
| LAPE-LIGAYA HILL (Marker) | Sitio Bilo, Lourdes | |
| CENTRAL AZUCARERA de BAMBAN (Markers at Mansion House, Club House and main ruins) | Served as residence of Spanish and Japanese Officials | Brgy. Lourdes |
| JAPANESE KEBU GROUP MEMORIAL SHRINE | Last stand position at Sacobia Area | Sacobia |
| ADM. SIGUMUTO SUICIDE MONUMENT | Death Site | Sitio Mataba |
| JAPANESE NAVAL DEFENSE GROUP MEMORIAL SHRINE | Sitio Burog | |
| JAPANESE OKAMOTO BATTALION MEMORIAL MONUMENT | Lape, Lourdes |
RESIDENCES (MAN MADE)
| BUILT | CURRENT OWNER | LOCATION | |
| DON DOMICIANO TIZON | 1930 | MR. AUGUSTO TIZON | Brgy. San Nicolas |
| DONA LUISA BUENAVENTURA TIZON | MRS. CONCEPCION TIZON | ||
| MRS. ERLINDA MARUTONO | |||
| DAYRIT-SIBAL (HERITAGE HOUSE) | 1-May-01 | MRS. BINIA CANLAS-HERNANDEZ | Brgy. San Roque |
| MR. FELIXBERTO HERNANDEZ | |||
| BUQUIRIN-SORIANO RESIDENCE | 1952 | DR. JEFFREY BUQUIRIN | Brgy. San Roque |
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Bamban is located at the southernmost part of Tarlac Province. On the north, it is bounded by the municipality of Capas, Tarlac, and on the south, by the municipality of Mabalacat, Pampanga.
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