September 24, 1972: the Philippine Historical Institute was created

On September 24, 1972, the National Historical Institute (NHI), the government agency responsible for the conservation and preservation of historical legacies, was created under Presidential Decree No. 1 as part of the government reorganization.

Since the early part of the 1930's, the government had created a number of committees tasked to preserve and mark antiquities, commemorate historical events and other cultural works.