Plaza Cuartel: Remembering the Past

To remember the victims of the tragedy, a memorial park was built there in 2003. A part of the on-air raid shelter has been maintained in the park, and there is also a memorial stone with inscriptions containing the names of the casualties and the survivors. In the center, you will see a monument created by Don Schloat, one of the survivors of the Plaza Cuartel Massacre. What's alarming about this place is that some youths who visit it are not interested in its history. Slowly, this place is becoming known as a dating site by youths and even adults. The City Tourism Office is working on this to avoid making this place just an ordinary or typical place that people may enjoy as they would in a city park. Upon strolling the place, I've seen some changes, and I cannot help but ask what is the necessity to change the place; as we all know, historical places are witnesses to the cultural history of Puerto Princesa City during World War II. The city will be open for small businesses to start in the place. 

I understand that change is vital, like building small infrastructures inside to cater the needs of people visiting the place. However, it should not be to the extent of totally altering the site.