Heritage Matters
Philippine Heritage Houses: Manifestation of Filipino Culture View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Jane Anne Carlos Manuel
Culture is an agglomeration of history, climatic environment and traditions expressed artistically and manifested through seven arts – music, dance, theater, painting, literature, sculpture, and architecture. It is the manifestation of the way of life of the people. It articulates the Filipino identity thus we need to extract its core concept to be able to understand our culture. This paper shares the characteristics of Filipino Architecture that focus on the traditional style that reflects the activities of the dwellers in terms of materials, decorations, and other features. Pertinent data were gathered based on the Documentation of Philippine Heritage Structures and Cultural Sites created by the UAP Center for Filipino Architecture and the National Commission for Culture and Arts. Such data were used to achieve regularity and uniformity of information.
Modern Heritage Buildings in Selected Universities in Bulacan: Identification and Documentation for Protection View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Dennis Estacio
The province of Bulacan lies in the southern portion of the fertile plains of Central Luzon, Philippines. Bulacan is rich in historic places and heritage buildings. The province is home to several nationally recognized public and private educational institutions such as Bulacan State University (1904) and La Consolacion University-Philippines (1937). University campuses have numerous buildings, which are not only sources of the local history products but also of modern architecture. This study aims to properly identify and document the university buildings built 1945-1986 as modern heritage. To pursue the objective, the researcher conducted documentation procedures, archival research and literary review. Photo-documentation in assessing the current physical conditions of the buildings determined as modern heritage in selected universities. Mapping and inventory were used to gather necessary information of the modern heritage buildings relevant to the study. La Consolacion University-Philippines campus in barangay Catmon has one identified Modern heritage Building, the Mo. Rita and Mo. Consuelo Two-Storey buildings initially constructed as two identical parallel buildings as the very first structure built in the early 1986’s designed by local architect Leonides Manahan. The Bulacan State University, on the other hand, has Three-Storey building named after Federizo which was built in 1971 of unknown designer. Both buildings are estimated to be 36 and 51 years old characterized by massive concrete and steel structure with embellished massive concrete parapet.
Heritage Structures Through Visual Photography View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Vim Kiester Rivera
The aim of the study is to provide a comprehensive mapping of heritage structures of Malolos heritage district through visual photography. The visual elements are like a set of tools that can be used to construct a great image, in which visual photography use to function. The methods utilized quantitative and qualitative approaches in order to attain the comprehensive results through photography, description, recording, and analysis. The results show that there is lacking visual materials for the promotion of the heritage district; there is no comprehensive heritage structures mapping of the district; and the artefacts have no master list yet of photo documentation and must properly identified by person in authority.
Eco-tourism and Alternate Development Models: Case Study from Ecuador
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Sabith Khan
Tourism has been considered a key tool for development in many parts of the world. In fact, there is a growing body of literature that points to the benefits of tourism and its role in development, though others have questioned its directionality – whether more development brings tourism or vice versa (Justicia, 2008). Despite these debates, governments around the world are promoting tourism and eco-tourism as a model of development in parts of the world (Ertolaci, 2001). In this paper, Yunguilla, a community in Ecuador is examined, for its potential for eco-tourism and how it has fared, in a pre-COVID and post-COVID scenario. Data from interviews, field observations is shared in this paper as a case study of alternate model of development, that can be seen as an exemplar in some ways, in integrating the local economy with that of the metropolis. Further, the study interrogates how this specific model of development – of integrating local resources, ideas and norms of production can serve as a possible model for replication across Ecuador and if so, under what conditions might it succeed. This case study offers us ways of imagining alternate futures in a resource-low setting, as the community in Yungilla has moved from wood logging and related activities to eco-tourism in the past 15-20 years, with great success.
