Mr.Mark-Jhon Ramos Prestoza
Research Manager
International Multicultural Network
The Philippines has more than 7, 104 islands scattered like
a broken beads of rosaries around the archipelago. A home of Filipinos with various ethnic
cultures mixed with a colourful religion and fragrance language. These ethnic
cultures reflect its peoples’ journey towards fully human development. It
defines the magnanimity of the country’s soul.
Philippines is known as the pearl of the orient sea, not
because of its demographic location but because of its various cultures and
arts. Filipinos has rich in tangible
heritage, a manifestation of their belief, in their life and existence as a
people. Filipinos worth preserving the intangible heritage (indigenous culture)
manifested in their rituals show how much they care, support, love, and protect
each other against life problems and worries, sickness, poverty, bad luck and
unseen forces/spirits that disturb/destroy their health, prosperity, good life
and harmony with themselves.
Through the ages, despite Spanish and American colonization,
the tangible and intangible heritage of Filipinos tried to preserve their
ethos, system of values and code of conduct as reflected in their crafts, arts,
rites and rituals. There are indicators, however, that due to the influence of
a formal education and millennial age the culture and their exposure to media
and other cultures in the towns, cities, and even abroad, their original
cultures and arts, particularly their crafts and arts of healing, singing,
dancing, playing instrument and also with their way of living has influenced by
the multiculturalism.
Filipinos embraced multiculturalism in order to build a
bridge between others that unite with harmonious relationship. Multiculturalism
helped Filipinos to enlighten one another with respect, love and support, it
also one way to learn how to preserve and what to serve. It’s a strong effort to make Filipinos a
living force that shape and nurture the inherent values of love, life,
community, family, solidarity, and
responsibility.
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