DUMAGUETE CITY, June 15 -- Efforts are underway to finalize a Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for the St. Augustine of Hippo Parish Church in Bacong, Negros Oriental, the only government-declared National Cultural Treasure on Negros Island.

Msgr. Julius Perpetuo Heruela, head of the Commission on Church Cultural Heritage of the Diocese of Dumaguete, said Monday that the CMP will guide the protection and preservation of the historic church built in 1865.

"We are finalizing our Conservation Management Plan to ensure that scientific and historical standards guide our conservation efforts," Heruela said.

The remarks were made during the unveiling Monday of a bronze marker led by the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) at...