President Aquino Tours Newly Restored Fort San Pedro In Cebu

President Benigno S. Aquino III on Thursday inspected the newly reconstructed Fort San Pedro here, which was damaged by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Central Visayas in October 2013.

The President arrived at Fort San Pedro at about 3 pm and conducted an inspection as he was briefed by National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Chair Maria Serena Diokno.

The P21-million restoration work began in June 2015 and was completed five months after. The project was fully funded by the NHCP.

The more than 400-year-old fort, the oldest and the smallest early fortification in the Philippines, was built by the country’s Spanish colonizers.

Built in 1565, it is older than Fort Santiago in Manila. Fort Santiago was constructed in 1572. (PNA) LGI/PND/EDS