Saturday, 17 June 2023

Conserving the Heritage District of Malolos: Birthplace of the First Philippine Republic Amidst the Threat of Commercialization | Chapter 11 | Recent Trends in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 3

 This episode discuss concerning conservation of the real town of Malolos, its rich enlightening heritage through preservation management. Cultural tradition refers to all the components that were essential for human association to function. These, both real and intangible, are passed through creation undergoing changes accompanying time. This study will chase by providing a conservation administration plan to rescu e Kamestizuhan, the Heritage District of Malolos, to withstand the belongings of commercialization to urban morphology. This unit presents the research methods and methods, the sample of the study, the research instruments, the dossier collection, and the data conversion and statistical situation used. The historical circumstances was established through a review of recorded as actually having happened materials. Relevant documents from the Malolos City Government were assembled and reviewed to decide the past and present scheme, if there is one, in assuring and preserving the tradition district. To verify the effects of commercialization in Kamestizuhan Heritage District, records of Malolos' socioeconomic description were also checked. There is no regulation or clear policies being rigidly implemented apiece local government to safeguard and care for the Heritage District of Malolos Zones, according to interviews accompanying politicians, local historiographers, academics, conservationists, and other partners. The result of comparative reasoning shows that since 2001 that Malolos enhanced a heritage district, it has produced three Ordinances, accompanying No IRR unlike Vigan and Iloilo. The absence of IRR was confirmed by the broadcast evidence, testimonials of the interviewees, and situated the result of the conducted survey. With the use of the approximate historical design, local historic towns with profitable conservation approach were distinguished to serve as guide in deciding applicable concerns for the proposal. Photo-proof, the use of mapping and inventory surpassed to the discovery that few ancestral residences had been ruined and sold on account of commercialization. Survey results also indicate that the most of the population is not very aware about Kamestizuhan's historical meaning. In the end, the study developed directions for protecting Malolos' Kamestizuhan Heritage District from commercialization.

Author(s) Details:

Dennis L. Estacio,
College of Architecture & Fine Arts, Bulacan State University, Malolos City, Philippines and University of Santo Tomas, Samplaoc, Manila, Philippines.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RTASS-V3/article/view/10905


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