Philippine Cultural Heritage

PHILIPPINE
CULTURAL
HERITAGE
UNIT VII. FILIPINO CULTURAL HERITAGE
Overview
This unit gives you a better understanding of our cultural heritage. In addition, world heritage sites
listed by UNESCO are presented in this unit. This will help you to distinguish tangible heritage to intangible
heritage.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this chapter, I am able to:

1. define cultural heritage;
2. distinguish between tangible and intangible cultural heritage;
3. outline the importance of cultural heritage; and
4. list examples of cultural heritage.
Lesson Proper
The Filipino Cultural Heritage

 Cultural Heritage, according to Republic Act 10066, or the National Cultural Heritage Act Of 2009,
referred to "the totality of cultural property preserved and developed through time and passed on
to posterity."
 The World Heritage Commission explains that "heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live
with today, and what we pass on to future generations."
 Cultural heritage protects our sense of who we really are.
 It gives us an undeniable association to the past – to certain social values, convictions, traditions and
conventions that permit us to recognize ourselves with others and develop our sense of solidarity,
having a place and national pride.
Two types of Cultural Heritage
1. Tangible Heritage
• Environment (natural landscapes and coastal and inland water sources)
• Flora and fauna
• Man-made structures
2. Intangible Heritage
• Culture (traditions, customs, values, trades, and skills).
 According to Republic Act 10066 Article 1, Policies and Principles, Sec. 2 of the National Cultural
Heritage Act of 2009 declares that the State shall foster the preservation, enrichment, and dynamic
evolution of a Filipino culture based on the principle and unity in diversity in a climate of free artistic
and intellectual expression.
 According to the Heritage Conservation Society, "conservation" entails "all the processes and
measures of maintaining the cultural significance of a cultural property, including, but not limited to,
preservation, reconstruction, protection, adaptation, or any combination thereof."
The World Heritage List includes six Philippine Properties:
1. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River

National Park, Palawan
 Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park lies near the Saint Paul Mountain Range, 81
kilometers from the heart of Puerto Princesa City, but is still within the boundaries of the city.
 The Park is a wide known natural wonder.
 Its geological features are extraordinary, and the Subterranean River is said to be among the
longest in the world measuring up to 8.2 kilometers.
2. Banaue Rice Terraces — Ifugao Province, Cordillera
(Photo credits to: tourism.gov.ph)
 High within the farther ranges of the Philippine Cordillera mountain range, researchers accept,
slants have been terraced and planted with rice as distant back as 2,000 a long time.
 Mountains terraced into paddies that were still existing in changing states of conservation are
spread over most of the 20,000 square-kilometer arrive that's within the Northern Luzon areas
of Kalinga-Apayao, Abra, Benguet and Ifugao.
 The far-fetched location is found at elevations shifting from 700 to 1,500 meters over the ocean
level, where porches are cut into mountain inclines with forms that rise steeply.
3. Historic City of Vigan, Ilocos Sur

 During the height of the Spanish colonial era in the 18th and 19th centuries, Vigan or Ciudad
Fernandina de Vigan was the third most important city after Manila and Cebu.
 It was the main point of Spanish colonial power in the northern Luzon. The range of structures
along the plazas and streets narrates the story of the town.
 The town is a testament to the Spanish colonialization, a place that exerts a strong cultural
influence on the modern Philippine nation.
4. Baroque Churches of The Philippines
 Four Baroque churches in the country were built during the Spanish period and all of them were
inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
 These baroque churches are all named as national treasures for their historical and cultural
significance.
 The four Baroque churches included in this list are Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte, Santa Maria
Church in Ilocos Sur, San Agustin Church in Manila, and Miagao Church in Iloilo.
5. Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

 The Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park lies at the heart of the Sulu Sea, which is located near
Palawan.
 This natural park is a protected part of the Philippines -all 97,030 hectares of it. These
islands belong to the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park are uninhabited.
 It also a home for nesting sites for marine turtles and various species of birds. Meanwhile,
it is best known for its pristine coral reef system.
6. Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary
 Located in the Eastern Mindanao Biodiversity Corridor, the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife
Sanctuary was enlisted into the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 2014 (the latest among the
sites on this list) for its natural importance.
 It is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna species.
 There are also several endangered and endemic species found within the sanctuary.

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PHILIPPINE

At the end of this chapter, I am able to:

The Filipino Cultural Heritage

 Cultural heritage protects our sense of who we really are.

Two types of Cultural Heritage

The World Heritage List includes six Philippine Properties:

1. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River

 The Park is a wide known natural wonder.

2. Banaue Rice Terraces — Ifugao Province, Cordillera

(Photo credits to: tourism.gov.ph)

3. Historic City of Vigan, Ilocos Sur

4. Baroque Churches of The Philippines

(Photo credits to: tourism.gov.ph)

5. Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

(Photo credits to: tourism.gov.ph)

6. Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary

(Photo credits to: tourism.gov.ph)

 It is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna species.

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