THE National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) opens the application for Philippine Heritage Awards.
The Philippine Heritage Awards (PHA) is a conservation recognition program established by the NCCA pursuant to Section 37 of Republic Act 10066 or the National Heritage Act of 2009. Monetary prizes, awards, and citations to exemplary projects and achievements in Heritage preservation and conservation are conferred by the President of the Philippines.
The Philippine Heritage Awards shall be given to groups and/or individuals whose projects have been completed within the last two years prior to the closing date of the applications with exceptions of projects such as school curriculums and tours which are continuously implemented under the Heritage Education and Interpretation category and must be within Philippine territory.
Projects will be assessed against a broad spectrum of criteria on heritage outcome, conservation practices, social and community benefits, sustainability, challenges faced and partnerships demonstrated.
Applications may be submitted in multiple categories:
Adaptive reuse
This category is for projects that utilized buildings, other built-structures and sites of value for purposes other than that for which they were intended originally, in order to conserve the site, their engineering integrity, and authenticity of design.
Conservation – built heritage
This category is for projects that relate to conservation of our built heritage including bridges, government buildings, houses of ancestry, traditional dwellings, quartels, train stations, lighthouses, small ports, educational, technological and industrial complexes, and their settings, and landscapes with notable historical and cultural significance.
Conservation – movable cultural properties
This category is for the restoration and conservation of movable cultural properties.
Safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage
This category is for projects that safeguard native forms, folk forms, oral traditions, usages, customs, languages and other expressions; performing arts; social practices, religious rites, rituals, culinary traditions and festive events; knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe, worship; and traditional craftsmanship.
Heritage education and interpretation
This category is for publications, performances, cultural practices and traditions, events, exhibitions, displays, site interpretations, tours, seminars/workshops/trainings, and multimedia including smart phone apps, websites and social media which emphasize and promote education, interpretation, and community engagement towards the protection and conservation of tangible and intangible cultural properties.
Heritage programs support
This category is to recognize the extraordinary commitment and active involvement of an organization, local government unit, or corporation in supporting heritage programs.
Interested applicants may submit the requirements on or before January 15, 2020 to:
PHILIPPINE HERITAGE AWARDS SECRETARIAT
Cultural Heritage Section
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
NCCA Building, 633 General Luna St., Intramuros, Manila