Philippine E-Journals

TAAL HERITAGE VILLAGE AS A POTENTIAL UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

Angielou E. Arias | Sharmaine Diane C. Botardo | Kristal Yvette B. Eleazar | Michelle L. Ventanilla

Discipline: Tourism Management

 

Abstract:

This descriptive evaluative research determined the potential of the Taal Heritage Village to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Outstanding Universal Values in terms of natural, built, intangible and movable heritage were identified using the Cultural Heritage Mapping instrument adapted from the Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and Environment in the Tropics. The study also determined the factors that may affect or threaten the Outstanding Universal Value of the property and identified the local and national programs of the government for the protection and management of the property.