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Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar has admitted that the construction of the controversial Binondo-Intramuros Bridge is ongoing, but Unesco National Commission of the Philippines (Unacom) has allayed fears of the possible delisting of the Baroque Churches of the Philippines from the World Heritage List.
Long before Filipino architects ventured into heritage conservation, Ramon Ma. Zaragoza, who passed away on July 4 at age 73, had already been doing it, restoring and conserving various historic structures in Manila, Vigan and Cavite.
As tempers rose as a result of the Duterte government’s handling of the Reed Bank incident involving Philippine and Chinese fishermen, specimens of oil first discovered from the disputed reef located inside the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) were recently donated to the National Museum (NM) of the Philippines. They will now be part of its Natural History Museum collection.
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has recently opened a museum honoring Mariano Ponce in Baliuag, Bulacan.
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (Gamaba) 2016 awardee Estelita Bantilan and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) recently opened a mat weaving center in Malapatan, Sarangani, to preserve, promote, and sustain the B’laan weaving tradition.
Six months following the ceremonial awarding of her Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (Gamaba) distinction in Malacañang, mabal tabih master weaver and ikat dyer Fu Yabing Masalon Dulo was given a community celebration in her hometown for achieving a feat of becoming one of the country’s living treasure.
Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada has failed in his bid to be reelected for a third term last May 13, but before leaving City Hall this June, he has given the go-signal for the demolition of yet another heritage structure in the Philippine capital: the Santa Cruz Building located on Escolta Street across the Santa Cruz Church.
Located at one of the street corners in Tagbilaran downtown is a newly inaugurated Bohol cultural hub—the 70-year-old post war heritage house which was previously the elementary training department building of the Society of the Divine Word-run Holy Name University (HNU).
The controversial China-funded project to put up the Binondo-Intramuros Friendship Bridge, which may cause the delisting of San Agustin Church and other Philippine Baroque churches from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) World Heritage List, has been suspended pending the submission by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of technical studies on the potential archeological and cultural risks of the construction, according to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
Four churches damaged or ruined by the 2013 earthquake in Bohol are nearing complete reconstruction.
