Work on the light was started in October 1893, but worked was stopped in November 1896 with the onset of the Philippine Revolution. Lighthouse construction was continued by the Americans in 1902 and the light was finally lit on December 1, 1902.
^Bureau of Insular Affairs, U.S. War Department, "A Pronouncing Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary of the Philippine Island", p.110. Washington Government Printing Office, 1902.