privilege speech: national heritage month

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!