Singapore wants UNESCO to recognize its street hawkers

AFP 08/26/2018

Singapore has announced plans to seek UNESCO world heritage status for its street hawkers, a dining tradition the country’s prime minister called “a cultural institution.” During a speech at the National Day Rally over the weekend, Prime…

Learning about heritage from George Town

Jobers R. Bersales 11/30/2016

I missed the turnover ceremonies for a number of heritage churches in Cebu, including that of the Metropolitan Cathedral that the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) last week due to a busy schedule. I would…

An affordable travel package to visa-free Jeju Island

PR 10/28/2016

It’s breathtaking, it’s visa-free and it’s a 4-days, 3-nights tour package for as low as $722! Yes, Jeju Island is a scenic, visa-free haven in South Korea that has become popular with Filipino tourists. Famous for UNESCO-certified…

Unesco holds water workshop

PR 08/24/2016

Following the El Niño dry spell earlier this year and the recent urban flooding, it’s very apparent that Cebu has a water problem – either small or big. Cebu’s water problem is not new either, but climate…

UNESCO World Heritage Sites under threat

01/30/2016

Luang Prabang  — A number of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites face major challenges, including the following: MACHU PICCHU, PERU This magnificent “lost city of the Incas” is cited by UNESCO as beset by logging, poor waste management…

Tourism as next growth area for co-ops

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 07/27/2015

Cooperative leaders and stakeholders are set to converge in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur this week for the 1st Cooperative Tourism Cluster Congress. Vigan is inscribed as a world heritage site in the UNESCO world heritage list. Congress…

The department of progress without heritage, DPWH

Jobers R. Bersales 11/26/2014

The social media sites Facebook and YouTube have become the venue for heritage advocates and enthusiasts who are seething mad over the alleged pronouncement of Engr. Marlon Marollano, chief planning officer and project engineer of the Department…

Cebuano architect is named to int’l heritage council

Marian Z. Codilla 11/26/2014

A Cebuano architect known for his work here and abroad as a heritage conservation expert was made an honorary member of the International Council for Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)  during its general assembly in Florence, Italy last…

Boljoon residents’ outcry heard

Marian Z. Codilla 11/22/2014

TOWN’S OUTCRY HEARD DPWH to suspend coastal  reclamation but Ili Rock excavation will go on Fishermen in Boljoon town were relieved yesterday to hear an engineer of the Dept. of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announce that…

Potential Unesco honor for Boljoon

Marian Z. Codilla 11/21/2014

The defaced limestone mountain called Ili Rock in Boljoon town is not just a  loss of heritage value. Ongoing excavations may  reduce the town’s chances of being named a world heritage site by the UNESCO. “This project…

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