Cultural Mapping of Movable and Immovable Tangible Cultural Properties of Morong, Bataan: Basis for the Development of Information, Education, and Communication Materials

The primary objective of this ethnographic study aims to map the tangible movable and immovable cultural property of Morong, Bataan which are used as basis for the development of information, education, and communication (IEC) materials. In gathering the data, objective-data driven field visits, semi-structured interviews and document analysis which constituted the principles of community cultural mapping were utilized. Five tangible immovable cultural properties have been mapped in Morong, Bataan: the Our Lady of Del Pilar Parish; the Bataan Technological Park Inc., formerly known as the Philippines Refugee Processing Center (PRPC); a 50-year-old deep well of the Galicia Family; the Lighthouse in Barangay Sabang, and the "Mabolo" water pump . For the tangible movable cultural properties, two have been mapped: the sculpture of Maria Salome and the Nuestra Señora Del Pilar. These properties were photographed and video-recorded while its caretakers were interviewed to assess its current condition, problems in the conservation and measures being undertaken to conserve it. These were also proven to have historical and social significance and contributed in the development of the town since the time of the Spanish colonization. The output of the study includes a cultural map, digital coffee table book and documentary video which will be used to boost the tourism development of the town and as materials for the teaching of local history.

conservation, cultural mapping, cultural properties

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