privilege speech: national heritage month
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National Heritage Month 2012SENATOR LOREN LEGARDAPrivilege SpeechSenate Session Hall15 May 2012
Filipinos as bearersof a rich cultural patrimony
Historical and Cultural Sites
Traditions
Stories
Historic Town of Vigan in Ilocos Sur, reminds us of the challenges our ancestors had to overcome during the colonial rule...
Hudhud Chants of Ifugao symbolize special episodes in the life of the Ifugaos..
...these feasts keep us rooted to our history and give a sense of renewed faith.
LET’S
RECONNECTwith our rootsREFLE
CTon the legacies of Filipino cultural historyRENE
Wour hope on our people
TAOID:
CROSSING, CARING, CARRYING ON
...to continue the journey of protectingour culture, its richness and abundance.
Taoid, an Ilocano word which signifies legacy
...needs to be shared and handed down, nurtured and valued and ultimately, it needs to be preserved for usand for the future generations of Filipinos.
IFUGAO
Ifugao is the home of the world-renownedrice terraces, a clear testament of remarkable harmony and synergy between man and nature, a true gift from our forefathers.
Terrace clusters, located in the barangay of Bangaan in the municipality of Banaue
Small-scale mining
BRGY. HAPAO, HUNGDUAN
DUCLIGAN BANGAANVILLAGES
Living cultural landscape
HERITAGESocio economic empowerment
National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)
Philippine Textile Research
RA 9242 or the Philippine Tropical Fabrics Law
Davao del Sur
Bagobo Tagabawas
School of living traditions
Arts Crafts Music
Cordilleras
Hibla ng Lahing Filipino
Abel Iloko from Vigan
Tinguian blanket from
AbraGaddang
garments from Ifugao
Textiles from Polomok,
South Cotabato and
Maranao
Garments from Southern
Mindanao
Lecture series on Philippine Traditional Textiles and Indigenous knowledge
BAYBAYIN GALLERY
The culture passed on to us by our ancestors should never be buried in oblivion.
Mabuhay ang kalinangang
Filipino!