Nanawagan si Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda na protektahan ang cultural heritage ng bansa matapos ang kontrobersiyang kinasasangkutan ng pinakamatandang “mambabatok” na si Whang-Od Oggay at vlogger na si Nas Daily.
Si Legarda ay isang advocate para sa pangangalaga ng arts and culture ng bansa.
At upang maiwasan ang posibleng pag-abuso at pagsasamantala sa cultural heritage, naghain siya ng House Bill 7811 o “An Act Safeguarding the Traditional Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples”.
Layunin ng panukalang batas na lumikha ng isang komprehensibong cultural archive […]
“Apo Whang-Od has dedicated her whole life as she continues the art form and stands as living archive holding memory and mastery of Kalinga’s tattoo practice. The art of tattooing is an ancestral birthright of the community, the Butbut, of which Apo Whang-Od is a member. Nas Daily should have gone through the process of seeking consent from the community, as stipulated under the Indigenous People’s Rights Act (IPRA), considering that the art form is considered communal traditional knowledge,” three-term […]
MANILA, 6 August 2021 — The 56th episode of “Stories for a Better Normal: Pandemic and Climate Change Pathways” featured gender-responsive climate programs of local government units (LGUs) that topped this year’s “Mga Kwentong KLIMA-likasan Tungo sa Katatagan: A Climate and Disaster Resiliency Recognition Awards,” an initiative of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) launched in March of this year in observance of National Women’s Month.
The online conversation conceptualized and hosted by three-term Senator, now Deputy Speaker and […]
Green recovery starts with reducing carbon footprint, advocates agree
Recovery from the widespread impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic does not only involve curbing the spread of the virus and rebounding from financial losses. As the pandemic further stressed the issue of global warming, recovering from the pandemic now also entails a shift to more sustainable practices that no longer put nature at stake.
This aspect of recovery from the pandemic was the focus of the online forum held by […]
In the last couple of years, there has been quite a surge in supporting and wearing local Philippine fabrics. More and more people are incorporating traditional material into everyday fashion to send a message—wearing one’s culture is now en vogue.
The indigenous fabric industry of the Philippines, however, is still plagued with challenges.
Questions abound, such as “Are there enough artisans to cater to the growing demand? How do we protect the craft and tradition from the perils of a growing industry?”
In […]
