List of World Heritage Sites in the Philippines
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The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated six World Heritage Sites in the Philippines. The UNESCO World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.
The Philippines, following its ratification of the convention on Thursday, September 19, 1985, made its historical and natural sites eligible for inclusion on the list. The Philippines had its first sites included in 1993, and since 1999, has six sites on the list spanning nine locations. Of those six sites, three are cultural and three natural. In 2015, the 28 sites in the 'Tentative List' were revised. Currently, the Tentative List for possible nomination in the future contains nineteen submissions.
World Heritage List
| Image | Site | Location | Type (criteria) | Description | Year | Ref |
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Iloilo | Cultural: (ii)(iv) | Baroque Churches of the Philippines | 1993 | 677 |
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Vigan |
Ilocos Sur | Cultural: (ii)(iv) | 1999 | 502 | |
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Davao Oriental | Natural: (x) | 2014 (38th session) | 1403 (Tentative: 5487) | |
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Palawan | Natural: (vii)(x) | 1999 | 652 | |
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Ifugao | Cultural: (iii)(iv)(v) | 1995 | 722 | |
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Sulu Sea | Natural: (vii)(ix)(x) | 1993 | 653 |
Tentative List
The following 19 sites are on the Tentative List for the Philippines, meaning that the government intends to consider them for nomination in the future:[1] In March 20, 2015, the UNESCO Tentative List of the Philippines was fully revised after recommendations from the UNESCO itself. The original Tentative List before the March 2015 Revision enlisted 28 sites.
| Image | Site | Location | Type (criteria) | Description | Ref |
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Sulu Sea | Natural: (vii)(ix)(x) | 5033 | |
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Loboc Church of Bohol, Boljoon Church of Cebu, Guiuan Church of Eastern Samar, Tumauini Church of Isabela, and Lazi Church of Siquijor |
Multiple locations | Cultural: (i)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi) | 3860 | |
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Batanes | Mixed | 521 | |
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Agusan del Norte | Cultural: (iii)(iv)(v) | 2071 | ||
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Bohol | Natural: (vii)(viii) | 5024 | |
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Palawan | Mixed: (iii)(ix)(x) | 5035 | |
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Palawan | Natural: (ix)(x) | 5034 | |
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Benguet | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi) | 2070 | ||
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Albay | Natural: (vii)(x) | 6007 | ||
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Mindoro | Natural: (ix)(x) | 5036 | |
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Misamis Occidental | Natural: (vii)(ix)(x) | 5029 | |
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Palawan | Natural: (ix)(x) | 6006 | ||
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Luzon | Natural: (ix)(x) | 5030 | |
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Cagayan | Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)(v) | 5019 | ||
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Luzon | Natural: (ix)(x) | 5037 | |
| Awidon Mesa Formation Paleolithic Sites of Solana in Cagayan Province, and Callao Limestone Formation Paleolithic Sites of Penablanca in Cagayan Province |
Cagayan Valley | Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)(v) | 2069 | ||
| Angono Petroglyphs of Rizal, Alab Petroglyphs of Mountain Province, Penablanca Petrographs of Cagayan Province, Singnapan Caves Petrographs of southern Palawan, and Anda Peninsula Petrographs of Bohol |
Provinces and Petrographs | Cultural: (iii) | 5018 | ||
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Palawan | Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)(v) | 1860 | |
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Tawi-Tawi | Natural: (ix)(x) | 6008 |
Transboundary Nomination in the Making
An Experts’ Roundtable Meeting was held at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) on April 23 as part of the preparation of the Philippines for the possible transnational nomination of the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade Route to the World Heritage List. The nomination will be made jointly with Mexico.
The following are the experts and the topics they discussed during the roundtable meeting: Dr. Celestina Boncan on the Tornaviaje; Dr. Mary Jane A. Bolunia on Shipyards in the Bicol Region; Mr. Sheldon Clyde Jago-on, Bobby Orillaneda, and Ligaya Lacsina on Underwater Archaeology; Dr. Leovino Garcia on Maps and Cartography; Fr. Rene Javellana, S.J. on Fortifications in the Philippines; Felice Sta. Maria on Food; Dr. Fernando Zialcita on Textile; and Regalado Trota Jose on Historical Dimension. The papers presented and discussed during the roundtable meeting will be synthesized into a working document to establish the route’s Outstanding Universal Value.[2]
| Image | Site | Location | Type (criteria) | Description | Ref |
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 White represents the route of the Manila Galleons in the Pacific |
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Philippines Mexico | Mixed | [3] |
Former UNESCO Tentative Sites Before the March 2015 Revision
| Image | Site | Location | Type (criteria) | Description | Ref |
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Agusan del Sur | Natural: (ix)(x) | 5023 | ||
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Lanao del Sur | Cultural: (i)(iii)(vi) | 5017 | ||
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Batangas | Natural: (vii)(viii)(x) | 5026 | |
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Fuerza de San Andres of Romblon, Romblon, Fuerza de Capul of Capul, Northern Samar, Dauis Watchtower of Dauis, Bohol, Punta Cruz Watchtower of Maribojoc, Bohol, and Fuerza de Sta. Isabel of Taytay, Palawan |
Multiple locations | Cultural: (ii)(iii) | 520 | |
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Bohol | Natural: (ix)(x) | 5027 | |
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Manila | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv) | 518 | |
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Central Mindanao | Natural: (ix)(x) | 5025 | ||
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Davao del Sur | Natural: (x) | 5485 | |
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Baclayon Church of Bohol, Maragondon Church of Cavite, Guiuan Church of Eastern Samar, and Loboc Church of Bohol |
Multiple locations | Cultural: (iv) | 514 | |
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Rizal | Cultural: (iv) | 519 |
Both Guiuan Church of Eastern Samar and Loboc Church of Bohol, despite being heavily damaged by the Bohol Earthquake and Supertyphoon Haiyan in 2013, are still considered part of the Philippines' UNESCO Tentative List as part of the Five churches in the 'Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension)'. Baclayon Church of Bohol, on the other hand, was almost completely destroyed and suffered the worst destruction of a National Cultural Treasure through natural calamity. It is being restored, like all other heritage sites affected by the series of calamities in 2013, by the National Museum of the Philippines.
The Maranao Settlement of Tugaya was suggested by UNESCO to be submitted in the future by the Philippines as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage instead.
Mount Apo Natural Park, Panglao Island, and Taal Volcano Protected Landscape were removed from the Tentative List because their original features, as stated in the submissions, do not show their current features due to the massive disturbances in the park. Resubmitting the sites through revision of its features is a possible move to gain back their Tentative status.
The Angono Petroglyphs have been formally infused in the UNESCO Tentative site of 'Petroglyphs and Petrographs of the Philippines', which includes four other sites from all over the country.
San Sebastian Church of Manila, Spanish Colonial Fortifications of the Philippines, Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Liguasan Marsh, Mount Matutum Protected Landscape, and Mount Kitanglad undergo a stringent process upon review; and some would have a hard time meeting the criteria set by the World Heritage Committee (WHC). Due to this, they were removed from the list.[4]
See also
- Culture of the Philippines
- List of national parks of the Philippines
- List of protected areas of the Philippines
- Lists of Cultural Properties of the Philippines
References
- ↑ "Tentative Lists: Philippines". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ↑ http://www.gov.ph/2015/04/28/ph-mexico-push-to-nominate-manila-acapulco-galleon-trade-route-to-world-heritage-list/
- ↑ http://www.gov.ph/2015/04/28/ph-mexico-push-to-nominate-manila-acapulco-galleon-trade-route-to-world-heritage-list/
- ↑ http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/167641/bohol-samar-churches-removed-from-unesco-world-heritage-nomination#ixzz3XdSQdxjv
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External links
- Facts About Philippine Wonders of Nature
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Official site
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Official site
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