Manaoag’s Basilica declared a national cultural treasure
MANAOAG — The National Museum of the Philippines has declared the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag as one of the National Cultural Treasures.
The declaration, last December 23, recognizes the Minor Basilica and Church Complex of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag in Pangasinan, including the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary and movable and intangible properties intrinsic to the cultural significance of the property as national cultural treasures.
A National Cultural Treasure pertains to a “unique cultural property found locally, possessing outstanding historical, cultural, artistic, and/or scientific value which is highly significant and important to the country and nation.”
National Museum Director Jeremy Barns said declaring selected Philippine cultural properties as either National Cultural Treasure or Important Cultural Property is meant to “highlight their significance to the entire world that they are officially recognized as an intrinsic part of the patrimony of the Filipino people and are central to the legacy that the present generation should take special care to steward for the generations to come.”
“They are an acknowledgment of the best of what we have inherited, in order that we may care for it, enrich it further, and pass it on in turn,” he added.
The distinction would also ensure the protection, preservation and promotion of the declared properties. (AMM/PIA- Pangasinan)
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