The conference is a project of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila (MET), Holy Name University (HNU), Provincial Government of Bohol and the Bohol Arts and Cultural Heritage (BACH) Council, in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and Shell-Philippines.

The Conference Secretariat in Bohol is based at the Office of Cultural Affairs and Development (OCAD) of Holy Name University and may be contacted through (038) 501.9817 and 411.3432, local 134.

For non Bohol-based participants, the Conference Secretariat may be reached at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila through (02) 521.1517, 523.0613 (telefax).

The official email address of the conference is archiconf@yahoo.com.



Schedule of Activities:

Day 1 (May 16)
AM
8-9Registration and Distribution of Kits
9-9:30 Opening Ceremonies
9:30-9:45Introduction of Conference Participants
9:45-10:00 Conference Rationale
10:00-10:20Keynote Address:
Ancestral Houses as Havens Amid Rapid Change by Dr. Fernando N. Zialcita
10:25-12:10 Paper Presentations (Topics 1-3):
The Evolution of the Philippine House by Arch. Augusto Villalon

Heritage Houses and Creative Industries by Victorino Manalo & Lutgardo L. Labad

LEAP: The UNESCO Program for House Restoration by Richard Engelhardt
11:45-12:10 Open Forum
12:15 NN Lunch Break
PM
1:30-2:40 Paper Presentations (Topics 4-6):
Bohol Houses: Homes as Part of Heritage by Dr. Czarina Saloma

The History of Sitio Ubos & the Rocha-Suarez Genealogy by Marianito Jose M. Luspo

Treasures of Casa Rocha-Suarez by Martin I. Tinio, Jr.
2:40-2:50 Break
3:00-4:10 Paper Presentations (Specialized Topics-Participants may opt to join either group.)

Group 1(Topics 7-9):


The Documentation of Heritage Houses in Batanes: A Case Study by Arch. Joven Ignacio

Philippine State Laws on Built Cultural Heritage by Atty. Beatriz Rose Angeles

Restoration of Heritage Houses by Arch. Rene Luis Mata


Group 2 (Topics 10-12):

Heritage Houses and their Communities by Lyn Gamboa

Curating Heritage Houses by Ditas R. Samson

Heritage Houses and the School Curriculum by Dir. Alice Paņares
4:10-7:00 Exposure Trips/ On-site Lectures

Group 1: Casa Rocha-Suarez in Tagbilaran City and Clarin House in Loay

Group 2: Baclayon Houses
Day 2 (May 17)
AM
8:00-8:15Recap
8:20-9:10Screening of Straight Talk
9:15-10:15 Panel Discussion: Foreign Examples of Heritage House Programs

Cuenca, Spain Cliff Houses and the Museum of Modern Art with Ms. Bea Zobel, Jr.

Penang, Malaysia Projects with Arch. Laurence Loh

Macau Heritage Houses Project
10:20-10:30 Break
10:35-12:00 Panel Discussion: Issues on Philippine Heritage Houses

Vigan, Ilocos Sur Houses with Ricardo Favis

Baclayon, Bohol Houses with Estelita G. Ocampo and Florencia G. Pestelos

The Maranao Torogan with Dr. Abraham Sakili

Northern Mindanao Houses with Antonio Montalvan

Villavicencio House in Taal, Batangas with Martin I. Tinio, Jr.

Taal Houses with Dindo Montenegro
12:00-1:00 Lunch
PM
1:00-1:15Introduction of Workshop Mechanics
1:15-2:30 Workshops

Formulation of Lesson Plan on Heritage Houses

- Documentation Plan for a Heritage House

- Restoration Plan for a Heritage House

- Formulation of a District Plan

- Marketing Plan for Heritage Houses

- Sustainable Income-Generating Projects for Heritage Houses
2:30-3:30Presentation of Workshop Output
3:30-4:30 Plenary Discussion and Adoption of Resolutions
4:30-5:00 Closing Ceremonies