Tag: heritage

HOUSE APPROVES BILL DECLARING BALANGAY AS NATIONAL BOAT – FORTUN

Post author By Mario Sineneng
Post date December 10, 2019
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The House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading, with 170 affirmatives votes, House Bill No. 4953 seeking to declare the ancient wooden boat Balangay as the National Boat of the Philippines. Principally authored by Rep. Lawrence Fortun (1st District, Agusan del Norte), the bill declares the policy of the State to promote […]

Tags Agusan, Balangay, Barangay, boat-building, culture, early Filipinos, heritage, history, Mindanao, Rep. Fortun

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VIGAN MAKES IT TO CNN LIST OF ASIA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL TOWNS – ROMULO-PUYAT

Post author By Regine Resureccion
Post date September 17, 2019
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CNN has picked Vigan, Ilocos Sur as one of the “most beautiful towns” in Asia for its heritage and architecture dating back to Spanish colonial-era. The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomed the selection, agreeing that Vigan’s heritage and food made it “a picture-perfect site and deserving of the spot” in the CNN’s list. “The CNN […]

Tags Architecture, Asia’s Most Beautiful Towns, City of Vigan, CNN, CNN list, DTI, food, heritage, Spanish colonial era, Tourism Secretary Romulo-Puyat