Philippine National Heritage Watch - Page 249

BOB-bXu · May 13th, 2008, 04:13 PM

found this new aluminum clad building in Pareja Road cor Aquino

BOB-bXu · May 13th, 2008, 04:13 PM

found this new aluminum clad building in Pareja Road cor Aquino

BOB-bXu · May 13th, 2008, 04:25 PM

Dottie's Grand Con Carpark

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BOB-bXu · May 13th, 2008, 04:25 PM

Dottie's Grand Con Carpark

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BOB-bXu · May 13th, 2008, 04:48 PM

Turistas, Butuan City Government Complex, Doongan

BOB-bXu · May 13th, 2008, 04:48 PM

Turistas, Butuan City Government Complex, Doongan

BOB-bXu · May 13th, 2008, 05:01 PM

Salakot, Marcos Park, Carmen

Marcos Park, overlooking Butuan Bay

BOB-bXu · May 13th, 2008, 05:01 PM

Salakot, Marcos Park, Carmen

Marcos Park, overlooking Butuan Bay

***Animo*** · May 13th, 2008, 11:49 PM

LEYTEÑOS wowed guests and locals as it hosted the opening of last year's National Heritage Month.

Using a full menu of songs, dances, literature, gastronomic delights, and indigenous products, Leyte has delighted spectators.

The also presented their province's architectural treasures, and age-old traditions.

This year, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the Filipino Heritage Festival (FHF), the Province of Leyte, and the Leyte Provincial Tourism Culture and Arts Council have prepared yet another exciting roster of activities for the 2nd Leyte Heritage Festival in May and the Tacloban City fiesta in June.

"The Filipino Heritage Festival will revisit the culture-rich province of Leyte which started celebrating its own Heritage Month last year. Every time a province declares its own heritage month is a great success for all of us who are working to ensure the heritage reaches Filipino consciousness," said FHF director Anna Maria Harper.

Joycie Alegre, the festival organizer, said: "The heritage events in May include Catholic heritage masses in the various parishes of the archdiocese of Palo, Leyte.

A tour of eight select heritage sites in Samar and Leyte, a heritage food symposium, a tuba concoction contest, Samar banig exhibit, multimedia arts exhibit with banig as motif, Leyte-Samar tatu seminar and contest, heritage awards, performing arts festivals, and the Grand Santacruzan are also in the offing."

The FHF will also highlight on National Heritage Month -- the linambay (komedya), tatu (tattoo), banig, and tuba.

On May 18, at 8 p.m., Leyte's homegrown talents will perform excerpts from the Linambay Orihinal at the Leyte Heritage Performing Arts Festival.

The almost-extinct linambay will be colorfully revived by members of the Barangay Libas Community Center who continue to pass on the one-of-a-kind performance from generation to generation.

From the time Spanish colonizers introduced the komedya, the play, replete with real bolos and carefully choreographed moves, has been unwaveringly staged by the group to display their devotion to Santo Niño.

Ancient tattoo symbols will be topic of a symposium on May 19 at 9 a.m. at CAP building.

Philippine Tattoo Artists Guild president Aleks Figueroa alias Tattoo Tulisan will discuss the significance of heritage tattoo symbols and lead an exhibit and video presentation on tattoo motifs.

A Henna body tattooing competition among Visayan visual artists and tattoo artists will cap the day.

From May 19 to 21, various designs of traditional banig will be on display at CAP building. New forms of banig for practical use will also be part of the three-day exhibition.

Banig weaves from Basey, Samar will demonstrate the process of weaving -- from preparing the tikog grass to the final stages of implementing a design.

A number of mananggiti (tuba gatherers) will be in the same venue to demonstrate the process of making tuba, an alcoholic drink made from the sap of the coconut tree. A tuba concoction contest will also be held.

The Leyte Heritage Festival is spearheaded by the Leyte Heritage Society.

The society is composed of the University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College, Leyte Normal University, Department of Tourism regional office in Eastern Visayas, Department of Trade and Industry provincial office in Leyte, archdiocese of Palo, and Holy Infant College.

The United Architects of the Philippines Metro Tacloban and Leyte chapters, Philippine Information Agency-Eastern Visayas, Leyte Visual Arts Group, Runggiyan Social Development Foundation, artists, educators, and cultural workers are also partners.

"More cities and towns are striving to protect what they have. We are happy to note that many have come to the realization that they have so much to protect, and so, have declared the entire month of May as Heritage month," FHF president Armita Rufino said.

Backing the National Heritage Month festivities are major sponsors Air21, Air Philippines, ANC, Philippine Airlines, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Security Bank Corporation and Tanduay Distillers, Inc.

For more information on National Heritage Month, visit the Filipino Heritage website at http://filheritagefest.fateback.com, or call 892-5865. (Press release)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man....festival.html

***Animo*** · May 13th, 2008, 11:49 PM

LEYTEÑOS wowed guests and locals as it hosted the opening of last year's National Heritage Month.

Using a full menu of songs, dances, literature, gastronomic delights, and indigenous products, Leyte has delighted spectators.

The also presented their province's architectural treasures, and age-old traditions.

This year, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the Filipino Heritage Festival (FHF), the Province of Leyte, and the Leyte Provincial Tourism Culture and Arts Council have prepared yet another exciting roster of activities for the 2nd Leyte Heritage Festival in May and the Tacloban City fiesta in June.

"The Filipino Heritage Festival will revisit the culture-rich province of Leyte which started celebrating its own Heritage Month last year. Every time a province declares its own heritage month is a great success for all of us who are working to ensure the heritage reaches Filipino consciousness," said FHF director Anna Maria Harper.

Joycie Alegre, the festival organizer, said: "The heritage events in May include Catholic heritage masses in the various parishes of the archdiocese of Palo, Leyte.

A tour of eight select heritage sites in Samar and Leyte, a heritage food symposium, a tuba concoction contest, Samar banig exhibit, multimedia arts exhibit with banig as motif, Leyte-Samar tatu seminar and contest, heritage awards, performing arts festivals, and the Grand Santacruzan are also in the offing."

The FHF will also highlight on National Heritage Month -- the linambay (komedya), tatu (tattoo), banig, and tuba.

On May 18, at 8 p.m., Leyte's homegrown talents will perform excerpts from the Linambay Orihinal at the Leyte Heritage Performing Arts Festival.

The almost-extinct linambay will be colorfully revived by members of the Barangay Libas Community Center who continue to pass on the one-of-a-kind performance from generation to generation.

From the time Spanish colonizers introduced the komedya, the play, replete with real bolos and carefully choreographed moves, has been unwaveringly staged by the group to display their devotion to Santo Niño.

Ancient tattoo symbols will be topic of a symposium on May 19 at 9 a.m. at CAP building.

Philippine Tattoo Artists Guild president Aleks Figueroa alias Tattoo Tulisan will discuss the significance of heritage tattoo symbols and lead an exhibit and video presentation on tattoo motifs.

A Henna body tattooing competition among Visayan visual artists and tattoo artists will cap the day.

From May 19 to 21, various designs of traditional banig will be on display at CAP building. New forms of banig for practical use will also be part of the three-day exhibition.

Banig weaves from Basey, Samar will demonstrate the process of weaving -- from preparing the tikog grass to the final stages of implementing a design.

A number of mananggiti (tuba gatherers) will be in the same venue to demonstrate the process of making tuba, an alcoholic drink made from the sap of the coconut tree. A tuba concoction contest will also be held.

The Leyte Heritage Festival is spearheaded by the Leyte Heritage Society.

The society is composed of the University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College, Leyte Normal University, Department of Tourism regional office in Eastern Visayas, Department of Trade and Industry provincial office in Leyte, archdiocese of Palo, and Holy Infant College.

The United Architects of the Philippines Metro Tacloban and Leyte chapters, Philippine Information Agency-Eastern Visayas, Leyte Visual Arts Group, Runggiyan Social Development Foundation, artists, educators, and cultural workers are also partners.

"More cities and towns are striving to protect what they have. We are happy to note that many have come to the realization that they have so much to protect, and so, have declared the entire month of May as Heritage month," FHF president Armita Rufino said.

Backing the National Heritage Month festivities are major sponsors Air21, Air Philippines, ANC, Philippine Airlines, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Security Bank Corporation and Tanduay Distillers, Inc.

For more information on National Heritage Month, visit the Filipino Heritage website at http://filheritagefest.fateback.com, or call 892-5865. (Press release)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man....festival.html

***Animo*** · May 13th, 2008, 11:56 PM

DAVAO ORIENTAL, Philippines – The provincial government is seeking the approval of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) for the Mt. Hamiguitan Range to be declared as a World Heritage Site.

Rochie Ravelo, barangay captain of Magsaysay in Lupon, Davao Oriental, said they are now preparing their presentation for the Unesco officials who are expected to arrive Tuesday.

It was learned that Governor Corazon Malanyaon had earlier forwarded the formal information to Unesco.

Ravelo said the Mt. Hamiguitan Range situated in the boundaries of Mati City, Governor Generoso and San Isidro towns in Davao Oriental is host to 2,000 hectares of bonsai forest and other fora and fauna endemic in the province.

Provincial Board Member and former San Isidro mayor Tina Yu said the mountain range is also host to a plant that is now being studied by scientists as a possible cure for cancer.

The Mt. Hamiguitan Range has a total area of 6,834 hectares. Ravelo said that with the declaration of Mt. Hamiguitan as a world heritage site, the mountain would be more protected despite its earlier declaration as a protected area by the Philippine government.

Governor Malanyaon earlier said that she plans to make Mt. Hamiguitan as her province's showcase to invite tourists and investors. – Sun.Star Davao

***Animo*** · May 13th, 2008, 11:56 PM

DAVAO ORIENTAL, Philippines – The provincial government is seeking the approval of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) for the Mt. Hamiguitan Range to be declared as a World Heritage Site.

Rochie Ravelo, barangay captain of Magsaysay in Lupon, Davao Oriental, said they are now preparing their presentation for the Unesco officials who are expected to arrive Tuesday.

It was learned that Governor Corazon Malanyaon had earlier forwarded the formal information to Unesco.

Ravelo said the Mt. Hamiguitan Range situated in the boundaries of Mati City, Governor Generoso and San Isidro towns in Davao Oriental is host to 2,000 hectares of bonsai forest and other fora and fauna endemic in the province.

Provincial Board Member and former San Isidro mayor Tina Yu said the mountain range is also host to a plant that is now being studied by scientists as a possible cure for cancer.

The Mt. Hamiguitan Range has a total area of 6,834 hectares. Ravelo said that with the declaration of Mt. Hamiguitan as a world heritage site, the mountain would be more protected despite its earlier declaration as a protected area by the Philippine government.

Governor Malanyaon earlier said that she plans to make Mt. Hamiguitan as her province's showcase to invite tourists and investors. – Sun.Star Davao

***Animo*** · May 13th, 2008, 11:58 PM

By Gabriel Cardinoza
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:13:00 05/11/2008

URDANETA CITY -- AFTER 150 years, the first statue of Spanish priest Andres de Urdaneta, after whom this city was named, will be erected as part of the priest’s 500th birth anniversary celebration this year.

Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. said the National Commission for Culture and the Arts has informed him that five national artists will be involved in the project, which includes the design of a new plaza in front of the City Hall along the national highway in Barangay Anonas here.

“We are proud that our city was named after somebody who was considered a hero in Spain and a very good priest at that,” Perez said.

Urdaneta, who was born in Ordizia, Spain, in 1508, was a navigator and soldier before he became a priest. He became a celebrity when he discovered the Manila-Acapulco (Mexico) route, which was used in the Galleon Trade that brought Asian culture to Europe through Mexico.

This city had forged a sister city relations with Ordizia during Perez’s visit to Spain in December last year.

President Macapagal-Arroyo had issued Proclamation No. 1423 declaring this year as the “Year of Urdaneta,” in recognition of Urdaneta’s achievements and “his contributions to Philippine culture and history.”

The proclamation also created the Urdaneta 500 Commission, which involves members of the private sector and co-chaired by Antonio Ynchausti and Dr. Alejandro Roces.

According to the NCCA website, the national artists who will collaborate on the project are Napoleon Abueva, who will create the wooden boat replicating Urdaneta’s original ship; Abdulmari Asia Imao, who will work on the bronze monument of Urdaneta; Ildefonso Santos Jr., who will design and landscape the park; Roces, who will write the text in English and Spanish that would be accompanied by Filipino, Basque, Ilocano and Pangasinan translations; and Benedicto Cabrera, who will design a mural facing the plaza from the city hall.

***Animo*** · May 13th, 2008, 11:58 PM

By Gabriel Cardinoza
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:13:00 05/11/2008

URDANETA CITY -- AFTER 150 years, the first statue of Spanish priest Andres de Urdaneta, after whom this city was named, will be erected as part of the priest’s 500th birth anniversary celebration this year.

Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. said the National Commission for Culture and the Arts has informed him that five national artists will be involved in the project, which includes the design of a new plaza in front of the City Hall along the national highway in Barangay Anonas here.

“We are proud that our city was named after somebody who was considered a hero in Spain and a very good priest at that,” Perez said.

Urdaneta, who was born in Ordizia, Spain, in 1508, was a navigator and soldier before he became a priest. He became a celebrity when he discovered the Manila-Acapulco (Mexico) route, which was used in the Galleon Trade that brought Asian culture to Europe through Mexico.

This city had forged a sister city relations with Ordizia during Perez’s visit to Spain in December last year.

President Macapagal-Arroyo had issued Proclamation No. 1423 declaring this year as the “Year of Urdaneta,” in recognition of Urdaneta’s achievements and “his contributions to Philippine culture and history.”

The proclamation also created the Urdaneta 500 Commission, which involves members of the private sector and co-chaired by Antonio Ynchausti and Dr. Alejandro Roces.

According to the NCCA website, the national artists who will collaborate on the project are Napoleon Abueva, who will create the wooden boat replicating Urdaneta’s original ship; Abdulmari Asia Imao, who will work on the bronze monument of Urdaneta; Ildefonso Santos Jr., who will design and landscape the park; Roces, who will write the text in English and Spanish that would be accompanied by Filipino, Basque, Ilocano and Pangasinan translations; and Benedicto Cabrera, who will design a mural facing the plaza from the city hall.

BOB-bXu · May 14th, 2008, 06:28 AM

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