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Apart from structural wood preservation measures, there are a number of different chemical preservatives and processes (also known as timber treatment, lumber treatment or pressure treatment) that can extend the life of wood, timber, and their associated products, including engineered wood. These generally increase the durability and resistance ...
The National Cultural Heritage Act, officially designated as Republic Act No. 10066, is a Philippine law that created the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property (PRECUP) and took other steps to preserve historic buildings that are over 50 years old. [1] It was signed into law on March 25, 2009.
The Philippines sought danger listing as a way to raise national and international support and cooperation in the preservation of the heritage site. [1] Critic W.S. Logan described the flight of locals from the land as an example of heritage designations created by bureaucrats and policy makers rather than local communities. [27]
The conservation and restoration of wooden artifacts refers to the preservation of art and artifacts made of wood. Conservation and restoration in regards to cultural heritage is completed by a conservator-restorer. Carved wooden figure; Woman with child Wellcome L0036701. See also Conservation and restoration of wooden furniture.
Bahay na bato. The Rizal Shrine in Calamba is an example of bahay na bato. The báhay na bató (Filipino for "stone house"), also known in Visayan languages as baláy na bató or balay nga bato, is a type of building originating during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. It is an updated version of the traditional bahay kubo of the ...
An act that made it the responsibility of the department of education to "preserve and restore the existing Gabaldon school buildings as part of the preservation of the country's cultural heritage". [5] Gabaldon school buildings were built in the Philippines during the American Colonial period and are considered to be of significant cultural ...
Conservation and restoration of waterlogged wood. Main article: Wood preservation. The conservation and restoration of waterlogged wood is the process undertaken by conservator-restorers of caring for and maintaining waterlogged wooden artefacts to preserve their form, and the information they contain. It covers the processes that can be taken ...
The Philippines is a member of the committee on intangible cultural heritage since 2016, and will end its term in 2019. In 2017, the Ambassador of the Philippines to France and UNESCO urged the Philippine government to nominate the Metal and wood craftsmanship of the Maranao of Lanao in the list in need for urgent safeguarding for 2018.