‘Dayaw’ 5th Episode Emphasizes Importance of Cultural Mapping

Senator Loren Legarda emphasizes the importance of Philippine heritage preservation and cultural mapping in the fifth episode of Dayaw titled “Pagbangon, Pagpapatuloy” (Restoring and Protecting our Colonial Past), which looks at the meticulous process of rebuilding and restoring our tangible heritage.
 
Episode 5 will air on October 29 at 6:00pm on the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC).
 
“It is important that we understand who we are and where we came from. I hope that viewers take to heart this important advocacy and understand […]

Mat and Basket Weavers from Sorsogon Featured at the National Museum

Senator Loren Legarda invites everyone to view and observe basket and mat weavers from Sorsogon City as they showcase their weaving techniques at the National Museum on October 23 (Friday) and 24 (Saturday), 2015.
Featured weavers are Monserat Discaya, Rosie Bañares, Teresita Ebrada, Serena Detera and Divina Dumamay.
The weaving demonstrations can be viewed from 10:00 am to 12:00 nn and 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Reception Room, 4th Floor, National Museum of Anthropology (formerly Museum of the Filipino People), […]

Not Budget As Usual, Legarda Vows To Make 2016 Nat’l Budget Climate-Adaptive, Disaster-Resilient, Risk-Sensitive

Senator Loren Legarda today said that the proposed 2016 national budget worth P3.002 Trillion will be different from previous years as she is working to make it a budget that promotes climate-adaptive, disaster-resilient, risk-sensitive and sustainable development.

Indigenous Women Weavers Featured in ‘Dayaw’

Centuries-old weaving traditions are in danger of disappearing with the commercialization and commodification of textiles in the Philippines.

The fourth episode of Dayaw on October 22, “Hinabing Kasaysayan ng mga Kababaihan” (Weaving Stories of Feminine Knowledge), takes viewers to the centers of weaving in the country in a bid to stir interest, awareness and support for this intangible cultural heritage.

Legarda: Submission of Curatorial Proposals for PHL Pavilion at 15th Architecture Biennale until October 30

Senator Loren Legarda today renewed her call for Filipinos to join the Open Call for Curatorial Proposals for the Philippines’ first national pavilion at the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale. Proposals can be submitted until October 30, 2015.
 
The open call for curatorial proposals for a Philippine Pavilion is open to Filipino architects, curators, practising artists from the different disciplines, urban planners, ecological activists, geographers, historians and critics of space, heritage workers, and others.  Curators, as an individual or group, are urged to submit […]