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• Heritage is anything valued by people today that was also valued by previous generations.
• Heritage is what we have accepted as gifts from those who came before us.
• Heritage is our inheritance of land, language, ecosystems, knowledge, and culture.
• Natural heritage refers to natural features, geological and physiographical formations, and delineated areas that constitute the habitat of threatened species of animals and plants and natural sites of value from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty.
• Natural heritage includes private and publicly protected natural areas, zoos, aquaria and botanical gardens, natural habitats, marine ecosystems, sanctuaries, reservoirs etc.
• Cultural heritage includes artefacts, monuments, a group of buildings and sites, museums that have a diversity of values including symbolic, historic, artistic, aesthetic, ethnological or anthropological, scientific and social significance.
• Cultural heritage includes tangible heritage (movable, immobile and underwater), intangible cultural heritage embedded into cultural, and natural heritage artefacts, sites or monuments.
• Cultural Heritage is an expression of the ways of living developed by a community and passed on from generation to generation, including customs, practices, places, objects, artistic expressions and values.
• Cultural Heritage is often expressed as either Intangible or Tangible Cultural Heritage (ICOMOS, 2002).
• Aesthetic elements in heritage contribute to the beauty and uniqueness of a culture, inspiring creativity, appreciation for craftsmanship, and contributing to the overall cultural identity.
• Republic Act No 10066, also known as the "National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009," includes provisions for the protection of National Cultural Heritage Sites, the creation of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) as the lead agency responsible for the implementation of policies and programs related to the protection and promotion of the national cultural heritage, the conservation of movable and immovable cultural properties, the active involvement of local communities in the conservation and protection of their cultural heritage, and the integration of Heritage Impact Asses
• Cultural identity encompasses the shared values, customs, traditions, and beliefs that define a group of people, and the preservation of heritage is closely tied to the maintenance of cultural identity.
• Heritage serves as a link between the past and present, fostering a sense of belonging and shared identity among community members.
• Understanding the historical significance of heritage helps to preserve and transmit collective memories, traditions, and events across generations.
• The concept of tawid in Cordillera culture is derived from the essence of her cultures as mangipaay iti bia g (life-giving) and mangpadur-as iti panagbiyag (life-nurturing).
• Intangible cultural heritage includes artistic creations, built heritage such as buildings and monuments, and other physical or tangible products of human creativity that are invested with cultural significance in a society.
• Preservation of aesthetic heritage ensures the continuity of artistic traditions.
• Scientific examination of heritage artifacts and sites provides valuable insights into the development of societies, lifestyles, and the environment.
• These concepts follow the paradigm that the tumawid - heir accepts the responsibility of safeguarding the matawid - inheritance, including its attributed value so that it continues to have banor - worth, kaipa-panan - meaning, and kaisilbi -an - usage.
• Intangible cultural heritage indicates 'the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills – as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces associated therewith – that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their Cultural Heritage'.
• Tangible Cultural Heritage' refers to physical artefacts produced, maintained and transmitted inter-generationally in a society.