Dumaguete pushed as UNESCO creative city

Mary Judaline Partlow 11/09/2024

DUMAGUETE CITY – Dumaguete, the provincial capital of Negros Oriental, has been chosen as one of two Philippine endorsements to the 2025 UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the field of Literature. Quezon City is the other…

World Heritage bid for Unesco: 7 Negros Occidental sites listed

Carla P. Gomez - Correspondent / @carlagomezINQ 08/26/2024

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines —  Seven local landmarks have been listed by the historical body of Negros Occidental under the “Sugar Cultural Landscape of Negros.” These landmarks are now also under the tentative list of the…

Nisai Group, UNESCO IITE & Inquirer Interactive Webinar Series 2023/4

12/07/2023

Inquirer Interactive, along with Nisai Education Trust and UNESCO IITE, is currently hosting a series of webinars about inclusive education in Asia. Inclusive education is considered one of the keys to a sustainable economy and society. The…

Nisai Group: ‘It’s the right time to explore and contribute to the genuine transformation of education in Asia’

08/25/2023

In 1996 Nisai Group was founded by Dhruv Patel, a UK-based entrepreneur who passionately believed that everyone has equal value and that everyone should have access to high-quality education – no matter where in the world they…

Bohol named PH’s first Unesco ‘global geopark’

Leo Udtohan 05/28/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY—Bohol, home of the iconic Chocolate Hills and one of the world’s best diving destinations, has been recognized as the Philippines’ first global geopark by the cultural agency of the United Nations. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and…

Bohol Island listed as Global Geopark by UNESCO

Immae Lachica 05/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Bohol Island is the Philippines’ first UNESCO Global Geopark. This was announced on UNESCO’s website. May 24, 2023. The island was picked through its geological identity. “The island’s geological identity has been pieced together…

Cebuano photographer’s photo of mangrove tree makes it to UNESCO Thai exhibit

Immae Lachica 10/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A Cebuano photographer’s photo of a mangrove tree bagged a spot at the Thai National Science Museum exhibit held in partnership with UNESCO. Mark Kevin Badayos, 27,  is still on cloud nine after learning…

Real work starts after Cebu City gets recognition as UNESCO ‘Creative City of Design’

Irene R. Sino Cruz 11/05/2019

CEBU CITY—Getting recognized as a creative city of design by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is not the ultimate goal for Cebu City’s efforts to get this distinction. Read: Unesco designates Cebu as…

Rama to encourage Cebu’s youth to be more creative and innovative

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/31/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines–Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama said that the city will encourage the youth to be more creative and innovative as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) named Cebu City…

NCCA encourages LGUs to develop creative economy

Irene R. Sino Cruz 10/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local governments have an important role to play in developing a creative economy. To fuel the creative sector, National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) executive director Al Ryan Alejandre said they have…

Cebu City submits bid for UN creative city classification

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City is seeking classification from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) as a creative city under the design category. Butch Carungay, MATIQ Hub board member, made this disclosure in a…

Lessons from the Patria Issue

Jobers R. Bersales 01/21/2019

  I just came back from a return visit to a little-known small fort or stockade inside Catmondaan Elementary School. And I’d like to use this remnant of a once-intact defensive structure of the Spanish period to…

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