𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊: 𝐌𝐎𝐀 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐬 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬 (𝐂𝐌𝐏𝐆) 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭. Representatives from the CMPG-UPV Team and DepEd Region VI, together with Negros Occidental Provincial Tourism Office, gathered for the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement with Governor Eugenio Jose V. Lacson on June 26, 2024 at the Governor’s Office, Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol. Following the formalization of this MOA, UP Visayas and the project partners will co-facilitate the cultural mapping training of the local mappers of the province this July. The CMPG is a priority project of Senator Loren B. ...

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Representatives from the Office of Senator Loren B. Legarda, UPV, DepEd and DENR Region VI, together with SUC partners, gathered for a Ceremonial Signing of the Memorandum of Agreement on June 3, 2024 at the Performing Arts Hall of UP Visayas, Iloilo City. Facebook Post

On May 9 and 10, 2024, UP Visayas Cultural Mapping team, represented by Anna Razel L. Ramirez and Michelle L. Villavert turned over the municipal profiles of 18 towns of Antique. The books contain an inventory of the significant cultural  assets of the localities born from the Cultural Mapping of Antique Project (Phase I) with DEPEd Antique initiated by Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda. The distribution activity was supported by Cong. AA Legarda, Representative of the Lone District of Antique.  Currently, the 2nd phase of the cultural mapping activities in Antique is being conducted by UP Visayas and the ...

𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐔𝐏𝐕 The book “Pagdahû ka Surundon: A Reference Book on Panay-Guimaras Traditional Knowledge Systems” was launched at the Performing Arts Hall, Main Building, of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Iloilo City campus on May 3. The 224-page book delves into the cultural heritage of the islands of Panay and Guimaras, highlighting the traditional knowledge systems (TKS) that have been passed down through generations, encompassing practices such as agriculture, fisheries, crafts, traditional medicine, and rituals. The ...

The Cultural Mapping for Panay and Guimaras (CMPG) implemented by UP Visayas has extended to Negros Occidental upon the request of Senate Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, the main initiator of the project and the principal author of the Cultural Mapping Law or RA 11961.  Prof. Martin Genodepa (Program Manager), Anna Razel Ramirez (Overall Project Leader), and Ma. Lissandrine Espartero (Secretariat for Negros Occidental) conducted a series of meetings in Bacolod City on April 24-25, 2024, for this purpose.  A courtesy call with Governor Eugenio Lacson to discuss the proposal of the Cultural Mapping of Negros Occidental with the Provincial Government ...

Prof. Martin Genodepa, Ana Razel Ramirez, and Ma. Lissandrine Espartero of the University of the Philippines – Visayas met with Gov. Bong Lacson at the Capitol, today, to discuss agreements related to the cultural mapping project in the province, which is a tool for community engagement and sustainability. UPV was tapped by the Office of Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda to lead the cultural mapping of Panay, Guimaras, and Negros Occidental, as a response to the Cultural Mapping Law signed in August 2023. Facebook Post

Kruhay Antiqueño Mappers 🏞️🪸 The University of Antique (UA), in collaboration with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV), kicked off a five-day training and workshop on Cultural Mapping of Panay and Guimaras at the Balay ni Juan, UA Main Campus. The first day of training encompassed a series of lectures on culture, cultural mapping, fieldwork ethics and procedures, and a talk on tangible immovable heritage, all with the goal of providing participants with relevant knowledge and abilities for mapping Panay and Guimaras. In attendance are Overall Project Leader Anna ...