IS DECLARED AS A NATIONAL

CULTURAL TREASURE BY THE

PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT IN 1973
AND A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE
SITE UNDER THE COLLECTIVE GROUP
OF BAROQUE CHURCHES OF THE
PHILIPPINES IN 1993.

VIGAN CITY IS INCLUDED IN THE

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST DUE
TO THE PRESERVATION OF AROUND
187 RESIDENTIAL, INSTITUTIONAL
STRUCTURES THAT TRANSPORT
VISITORS TO THE PAST. IT WAS
OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF
THE NEW 7 WONDERS CITIES IN MAY
2015.
BUL’UL – IFUGAO’S SCULPTURE WHICH THEY
CONSIDERED AS A GRANARY GODS.
❖ WHANG-OD
OGGAY – IS A
FILIPINA
TATTOO ARTIST
FROM
BUSCALAN,
TINGLAYAN,
KALINGA.
TERMS TO KNOW:
❖PAGABEL OR PANAGABEL – IS ONE OF THE OLDEST
INDUSTRIES THAT ILOCANOS HAVE ACQUIRED FROM THEIR
ANCESTORS.
❖INABEL OR ABEL ILOCO – SIMPLY MEANS “HANDWOVEN
CLOTH”
❖LOOM – IS A DEVICE USED TO WEAVE CLOTH.
❖WEAVING – IS TO INTERLACE THREADS, YARNS, STRIPS,
AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS SO AS TO FORM A FABRIC.
❖DYES – ARE COLORING MATERIALS THAT ARE MADE OF
NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC PIGMENTS FROM COLORING
FIBERS THAT ARE USED FOR LOOM WEAVING PROCESSES.
THANK YOU ☺