What are the cultural heritage in the Philippines

Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary

Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva

Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion

Paoay Church

Church of San Agustin in Manila

Historic City of Vigan

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras

What is your cultural heritage?

The Legend of Atimonan's Sirena

One fateful night, a storm suddenly struck while its handful of fishermen were fishing at sea.
Miraculously, the fishermen got back home safely except for one. This sent the town into grieving. Then
after a week, he suddenly appeared by the beach like nothing happened. He talked about being saved
by a mermaid but the townspeople didn't take his story seriously.

According to those who believed his story, he was usually seen going to the rocky part of the beach
before vanishing. He would also talk to his friends about a magical (some say golden) comb that he said
gives him the power to call the mermaid simply by dipping it to the sea.
Why Cultural Heritage is Important

Cultural heritage and natural history of a nation has a very high value and is unique. Culture and its
heritage reflect and shape values, beliefs, and aspirations, thereby defining a people's national identity.
It is important to preserve our cultural heritage, because it keeps our integrity as a people.

Types of Cultural Heritage

Tangible cultural heritage: movable cultural heritage (paintings, sculptures, coins, manuscripts)
immovable cultural heritage (monuments, archaeological sites, and so on) underwater cultural heritage
(shipwrecks, underwater ruins and cities)

Intangible cultural heritage: oral traditions, performing arts, rituals.