Philippines Memory of the World Register
UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme is an international initiative launched to safeguard the documentary heritage of humanity against collective amnesia, neglect, the ravages of time and climatic conditions, and willful and deliberate destruction.[1] It calls for the preservation of valuable archival holdings, library collections and private individual compendia all over the world for posterity, the reconstitution of dispersed or displaced documentary heritage, and the increased accessibility to and dissemination of these items.[1][2][3]
Any organization or individual can nominate a documentary item for inscription on the Register. During its meetings, the IAC examines the full documentation of the item's description, origin, world significance, and contemporary state of conservation.[4]
The Philippines currently has four registered memories in the Memory of the World Register out of the current 400+ registered memories all over the world. The inscription of documentary heritage by UNESCO happens every odd year.
Each member state is given the chance to present one nomination every year since 2016.
The Registered Memories of the World of the Philippines[edit]
| Memory | Image | Date of Inscription | Submitted By | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidential Papers of Manuel L. Quezon |  |
2011 | The Manuel L. Quezon Papers, University of Michigan Library | [5] | |
| José Maceda Collection | 2007 | U.P. Center for Ethnomusicology, Quezon City | [6] | ||
| Radio Broadcast of the Philippine People Power Revolution | 2003 | Radio Veritas Asia, Quezon City; Raja Broadcasting Network, Makati City; Personal Archives of Mr. Orly Punzalan, Dasmariñas | [7] | ||
| Philippine Paleographs (Hanunó'o, Buid, Tagbanua and Pala’wan) |  |
1999 | National Museum, Manila | [8] |
Despite having one of the most diverse documentary heritages in Southeast Asia, the Philippines has yet to submit important memories of the world such as the Murillo Velarde 1734 Map and other maps and documents integral to the Philippines' territorial sovereignty and sovereign rights including the 2016 Verdict of the International Court of Justice on the Philippines v. China case on the South China Sea, the Balangiga Massacre and related events which was the first and only victory by Filipino civilians using only bolos against American ocuupiers and symbolizes the atrocities committed by the Americans during the brutal initial occupation, the Ninoy Aquino Assassination Files which was the precursor to the establishment of the Fifth Philippine Republic and the abolition of the iron curtain conflicts of Europe, the Drafts and books of Dr. Jose P. Rizal which inspired the Philippine Revolution against Spain notably Noli Me Tángere and El filibusterismo, the Martial rule documents under Ferdinand Marcos including the documents and lists of desaparecidos, the Archives of Elpidio Quirino during the post-Japanese occupation and the Jewish aids of the Philippines, the Documents and Recordings of World War II in the Philippines including the testimonies of former soldiers and comfort women, the Archives and Contracts on the Sultanate of Sulu including the documents and other paraphernalia from the National Archives and National Library of the Philippines pertaining to the Eastern Sabah claim, the Documents and recordings of the 2013 Philippines catastrophic events including typhoon Haiyan and the 2013 Bohol earthquake, the Boxer Codex and related books on the first interactions between the Far East and Europe via the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Quran of Bayang which is the oldest known Islamic scripture in the Philippines and is one of the rarest Qurons in the world where it is translated in a Malay language but is written in Arabic form, the ASEAN Declarations on its creation and other important documents which have had a profound geopolitical effect in the entire Southeast Asian region, important speeches and papers of top Philippine officials and important Filipino figures, the Laguna Copperplate Inscription and other materials written with baybayin before and during the Spanish colonial regime including those in the property of the National Museum of the Philippines and other entities, the Archives and Novelty Books in the Archives of the University of Santo Tomas inluding the first published books in the Philippines by natives, the Images of Old Manila prior to World War II, the Documents on the atrocities and advancements committed under Spanish rule in the Philippines including the introduction of the wheel, Spanish and Latin food ingredients and cuisine, steel armory, and Latin and European architecture and the imposition of the indio system which enslaved thousands of natives and mestizos, and other important documentary heritages of the Philippines. The last memory of the Philippines to be declared by UNESCO was in 2011, where it was submitted by foreigners from Michigan, United States.[9]
In 2014, it was announced that the documents and testimonies of comfort women during the Japanese occupation in the Far East will be jointly nominated by South Korea and China to the Memory of the World Register.[10]
In May 2017, the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines went to Culion in Palawan to inspect the documents and heritage structures of the town, which was a leprosy concentration area in the past. The town's vast history on leprosy was undoubtedly been classified as having a huge potential for inclusion in the UNESCO Memory of World Registry.[11]
In October 2017, the multinational nomination presented by the Philippines, South Korea, and China for 'Comfort Women' (memories of women raped by Japanese soldiers during World War II) was shelved aside by UNESCO, which recommended the nomination's inscription as not yet ripe, leading to protests from various sectors in the three countries.[12]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "UNESCO MEMORY OF THE WORLD PROGRAMME: The Asia-Pacific Strategy". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. 1999-04-17. Archived from the original on 2005-02-28. Retrieved 2004-10-21.
- ↑ "Official website". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ↑ "Twenty-three new inscriptions on Memory of the World Register of Documentary Collections". UNESCO Press. 2003-09-01. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ↑ "Memory of the World: General Guidelines to Safeguard Documentary Heritage". UNESCO. February 2002. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ↑ http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/flagship-project-activities/memory-of-the-world/register/full-list-of-registered-heritage/registered-heritage-page-7/presidential-papers-of-manuel-l-quezon/#c200548
- ↑ http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/flagship-project-activities/memory-of-the-world/register/full-list-of-registered-heritage/registered-heritage-page-4/jose-maceda-collection/
- ↑ http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/flagship-project-activities/memory-of-the-world/register/full-list-of-registered-heritage/registered-heritage-page-7/radio-broadcast-of-the-philippine-people-power-revolution/#c188230
- ↑ http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/flagship-project-activities/memory-of-the-world/register/full-list-of-registered-heritage/registered-heritage-page-7/philippine-paleographs-hanunoo-buid-tagbanua-and-palawan/
- ↑ http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/flagship-project-activities/memory-of-the-world/register/access-by-region-and-country/asia-and-the-pacific/philippines/
- ↑ http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201401150012.asp
- ↑ http://www.unesco.gov.ph/ph-natcom-visits-culion-island-in-palawan/
- ↑ https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/UNESCO-shelves-comfort-women-document-registration
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