CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga (PIA) --The National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has approved the registration of six places and structures in Kalinga to the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property (PRECUP).  

The PRECUP is the repository of information on all cultural properties in the country that are  deemed of significant importance to cultural heritage.

The NCCA considered the six cultural properties to be significant to Kalinga’s heritage owing to their cultural and historical value.

With this designation, the properties are protected by law against modifications or demolitions, said provincial tourism officer Lorraine Ngao-i.

“Hindi sila pwedeng galawin without permission from the NCCA,” she said.

[We cannot touch these without permission from the NCCA.]

The six cultural properties are the following: the ‘white carabao’ monument  in Bulanao, Tabuk City; the Balbalasang-Balbalan National Park; the Rizal archeological site in San Pedro, Rizal; the Antonio Canao Bridge  in Tabuk City; the four bells of the Saint Peter Parish Church in Lubuagan, and the Bantayog-Wika at the Kalinga State University in Tabuk City.

Ngao-i is hopeful that the identification, and registration of the cultural properties in the province will raise more public awareness, and appreciation of their history and importance to Kalinga’s culture, as well as encourage their protection and preservation. (JDP/IOS-PIA Kalinga)