Escuela Taller Magazine - Issue 1

Escuela Taller Magazine
Escuela Taller Magazine
Issue no. 1. November, 2016
ISNN: 2545-9058
Escuela Taller Magazine is edited and
published biannually by Escuela Taller
de Filipinas Foundation Inc.
Revellin de Recoletos
Victoria Street, Intramuros
Manila City 1002, Philippines
Phone: +63 (02) 527-6623
Telefax: +63 (02) 525-198
www.escuelataller.org.ph
e-mail: info@escuelataller.org.ph
Editorial coordination
Philip Paraan
Isabel Pérez Gálvez
Art Direction & Design
Sonia Vázquez
Translation & Copy editing
Maria Luisa P. Young
Contributors
Jeffrey D. Cobilla, Eileen Bondoc-
Escueta, Joaquín García Álvarez, Ivan
Anthony S. Henares, Juan Ramón
Jiménez Verdejo, Mary Irma D. Lara,
Miguel Lizana Barco, Noriko Takiyama.
Texts © their authors
Pictures © their authors
Illustrations © their authors
Disclaimer: The views and opinions
expressed in these articles are those
of the authors and do not necessarily
reflect the position of the Escuela
Taller de Filipinas Foundation Inc.
Heritage is Future
Our national hero claimed Ang hindi marunong lumiñgon sa
pinánggaliñgan ay hindi makaráratíng sa paroroonan (One
who does not know how to look back to one’s starting
point will not reach his destination).
Our tangible heritage is evidence of our collective memory.
The past shapes our identity as individuals and as a nation
and built heritage allows us to more fully visualize who we
were, who we are, and who we want to be. In preserving
these built records, we increase our understanding
of ourselves and our past, enabling us to realize what
distinguish us as Filipinos.
Escuela Taller was organized in 2009 as a project of the
Philippine and Spanish governments. In 2013, the project
became the Escuela Taller de Filipinas Foundation, Inc.
that means to be an independent and self-supporting
training institution. For more than seven (7) years now,
therefore, Escuela Taller has been playing a special role
in the conservation of Philippine tangible heritage. It
transforms out-of-school youth into heritage protectors
by endowing them with construction skills needed for the
proper conservation and restoration of our built heritage.
Following its special “learning by doing” methodology,
Escuela Taller trainees participate in restoration projects,
working on actual projects to hone their skills and become
true heritage protectors.
With this digital magazine, Escuela Taller hopes to
share its aspirations, challenges and successes with
our countrymen and with friends abroad. This is in the
hope that building owners and custodians, Escuela Taller
experts and trainees, and the general public, can all join
hands in converting idle and unskilled youth into more
productive members of society, in expanding opportunities
for income and employment, in strengthening the national
identity pride in being Filipino, and in so doing, contribute
significantly in building a more progressive Philippines.
Jaime C. Laya, Ph.D.
Chairman