[3] The building stands in a 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft) lot which was donated to the local government of Iloilo City.

[2] It was transferred to the educational institute under the administration of then-Iloilo City Mayor Fernando Lopez and it was repaired in 1950 through the efforts of the Philippine War Damage Commission.

[3] In the 2010s, the building underwent a renovation after the National Historical Commission of the Philippines provided a grant of ₱54 million in 2017 following the lobbying of Senator Franklin Drilon and Antique Representative Loren Legarda.

[2] The law and order bronze male statues present in the building's facade was made by Italian sculptor Francesco Riccardo Monti.

[4] The building briefly served as the Iloilo City Hall and later a garrison of soldiers of Imperial Japan during the World War II era.