Senator Loren Legarda gave a privilege speech on National Heritage Month, highlighting several important aspects of Philippine cultural heritage that should be preserved, including the historic town of Vigan, Hudhud chants of Ifugao, and the renowned rice terraces of Ifugao. She emphasized the importance of reconnecting with cultural roots, reflecting on Filipino cultural history, and renewing hope in the people. Legarda also discussed protecting taoid, or cultural legacy, through initiatives like the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Philippine Tropical Fabrics Law. She concluded by affirming the importance of passing cultural traditions from ancestors to future generations.

1. National Heritage
Month 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Privilege Speech
Senate Session Hall
15 May 2012

2. Filipinos
as bearers
of a rich cultural
patrimony

3. Historical and Cultural Sites
Traditions Stories

4. Historic Town of Vigan in Ilocos Sur, reminds us
of the challenges our ancestors had to overcome
during the colonial rule...

5. Hudhud Chants of Ifugao symbolize special
episodes in the life of the Ifugaos..

6. ...these
feasts keep
us rooted
to our
history and
give a
sense of
renewed
faith.

7. LET’SRECONNECT
with our roots
REFLECT on the legacies of
Filipino cultural history
RENEWour hope on
our people

8. TAOID:CROSSING, CARING,
CARRYING ON
...to continue the journey of protecting
our culture, its richness and abundance.

9. Taoid, an Ilocano word which signifies legacy
...needs to be shared and handed down, nurtured and
valued and ultimately, it needs to be preserved for us
and for the future generations of Filipinos.

10. IFUGAO
Ifugao is the home of the world-renowned
rice terraces, a clear testament of remarkable
harmony and synergy between man and nature,
a true gift from our forefathers.

11. Terrace clusters, located in the barangay
of Bangaan in the municipality of Banaue

12. Small-scale mining

13. Living cultural landscape

14. HERITAGE
Socio economic
empowerment

15. National Commission for
Culture and the Arts (NCCA)

16. Philippine Textile Research
RA 9242 or the
Philippine Tropical
Fabrics Law

17. Davao del Sur
Bagobo Tagabawas
School of living traditions
Arts Crafts Music

18. Cordilleras

19. Hibla ng Lahing Filipino
Abel Iloko from
Vigan
Tinguian blanket
from Abra
Gaddang garments
from Ifugao
Textiles from
Polomok, South
Cotabato and
Maranao
Garments from
Southern
Mindanao

20. Lecture series on Philippine Traditional
Textiles and Indigenous knowledge

21. BAYBAYIN GALLERY

22. The culture
passed on to us by
our ancestors
should never be
buried in oblivion.

23. Mabuhay ang
kalinangang Filipino!