BAKAS PILIPINAS | Philippine Historic Preservation Society

12/31/2025

In 2025, Bakás Pilipinas pursued several initiatives, which we started this year, as well as those we continued from recent years.

☀️ Bakás Pilipinas’ Philippine Tour

☀️ Nominating and Promoting Quiapo, a core district of Manila, as a Heritage Zone

☀️ Sari-Sari Storytime: Preserving Languages through Bilingual Children’s Books

☀️ Supporting Research in Philippine Architecture

☀️ Supporting Filipino Students in the Historic Preservation Field

🎓 We’re proud to have awarded a partial scholarship to Mary Grace Casuncad, who earned her Advanced Masters in SAHC: Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions at University of Minho in Portugal.

🎓 Our recommendation for Marianne Claire Vitug resulted in her acceptance to attend Columbia GSAPP’s Master of Science in Historic Preservation Program in NYC.

🙏 Help us continue our mission in preserving architectural and cultural heritage in the Philippines! 🇵🇭

Go to our Donate page on our website: https://www.bakaspilipinas.org/take-action.

🙏 Many thanks to our supporters and partners this year. Maraming salamat!

10/14/2025

Last week, a group of mostly Fil-Am students at the Yale School of Architecture organized this exhibit at the School: "MAINTAINING IMPERMANENCE", raising very thoughtful questions about how we define impermanence in the buildings we design and build, with a focus on the Philippines. Bakas Pilipinas, represented by Roz Li, was invited to a roundtable panel at the opening of the exhibit, touching on the issue of impermanence in the practice of historic preservation. Other panelists were Ana Labrador (formerly with the National Museum of the Philippines), and Mei-Ling Lokko (Assistant Prof. at the School).
The exhibit organizers are: *Sam Algas (M.Arch/'27), *Pericles Bien (M.Arch/'27), *Marisa Crandall (M.Arch/'27), *Karina Encarnacion (M.Arch/'25), and *Alberto Martinez Garcia (PhD student). Congratulations to these inspiring students!

10/06/2025

✨🎉 Celebrate this year’s Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) Metro NY Chapter Community Awardees this Saturday, October 11 from 12 to 3 pm at Queens Museum! 🇵🇭

RSVP on Eventbrite: https://fanhsmny-awards25.eventbrite.com

🤝 Meet Community Changemakers
Connect with local Fil-Am led organizations and community partners across NYC doing vital work for advocacy, education, and representation.

🎨 Guided private tour of Abang-guard: Makibaka, the first solo museum exhibition by artist duo Abang-guard (Maureen Catbagan and Jevijoe Vitug ).

🥟Enjoy Merienda (& Chismis) Together
Savor bites from local Fil-Am owned The August Tree and Arellano Pandesal with refreshments provided by Sanzo while mingling and networking with community leaders.

✨ Celebrate NYC Fil-Am Legacy ✨
On behalf of the Executive Board, we cordially invite you to join distinguished guests, and we will honor the historical impact of Filipinx/a/o Americans in New York City and recognize today’s leaders who embody the resilience, creativity, and vision of our community.

📍 's Unisphere Gallery
📅 Saturday, October 11| 12–3PM
👉 RSVP: LINK IN BIO!
https://fanhsmny-awards25.eventbrite.com

✨🎉 Celebrate the Legacy with the Awards Ceremony
Together, we will honor the historical impact of today's NYC Fil-Am leaders.

 🤝 Meet Community Changemakers
Connect with local Fil-Am led organizations and community partners across NYC doing vital work for advocacy, education, and representation.

 🎨 Experience Fil-Am Art & History
Take a guided private tour of MAKIBAKA at QM, the first solo museum exhibition by artist duo Abang-guard (Maureen Catbagan and Jevijoe Vitug ). Their powerful work reimagines the 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair Pavilions to examine the pivotal year 1965 in Filipino American labor history, bringing to life stories of resistance and solidarity through paintings, sculptures, performances, and video.

 🥟Enjoy Merienda (& Chismis) Together 
Savor bites from local Fil-Am owned and , with refreshments provided by , while mingling and networking with community leaders.

RSVP TODAY! LINK IN BIO! Hope to see you there!
(Song by nyc/queens fil-am artist .msc)

08/05/2025

Learn about the process of preserving Cultural Heritage in the Philippines by watching this video of a recent conference held in Manila. https://www.facebook.com/NCCAOfficial/videos/635631902887459

04/12/2025

04/07/2025

Gulay game at Sari-Sari Storytime!

04/07/2025

Let the games begin at Sari-Sari Storytime!

04/07/2025

We had so much fun spending the afternoon with Hanna Usman and Christina Newhard, playing games and making memories!

Thank you so much to our partners and volunteers for being part of Sari-Sari Storytime and Sikad Panitikan: Kultura at Panitikan ng Kaunlaran!

03/27/2025

Storytime! Gulay race! Games and prizes! Merienda!

We’re so excited for storytime with Hanna Usman and Christina Newhard, authors of Jalal and the Lake: A Meranaw Tale and Kalipay and the Tiniest Tiktik: A Cebuano Tale!

Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm
Venue: Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Center, 556 Fifth Avenue between West 45th and 46th Streets, New York, NY

Please register by visiting the link: https://bit.ly/sarisaristorytime

Pre-order your book using the code CONSUL: https://www.etsy.com/shop/sarisaristorybooks/?etsrc=sdt.

Pick them up during the storytime event on Saturday, April 5.

We are only accepting advance online orders. Books will NOT be available for purchase at the Consulate so register for the event and pre-order now.

Sari-Sari Storybooks, The Constantine Georgiou Library and Resource Center for Children and Literature at NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Sulo: The Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU, The Filipino School of New York & New Jersey, Philippine Consulate General in New York and BAKAS PILIPINAS | Philippine Historic Preservation Society look forward to seeing you there!

-Sari Storybooks

03/11/2025

Join us for storytime, games, prizes and merienda and meet Hanna Usman and Christina Newhard, authors of Jalal and the Lake: A Merinaw Tale and Kalipay and the Tiniest Tiktik: A Cebuano Tale!

Philippine Consulate General in New York, Sentro Rizal New York, The Constantine Georgiou Library and Resource Center for Children and Literature at NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Sulo: The Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU, The Filipino School of New York & New Jersey, Sari-Sari Storybooks and BAKAS PILIPINAS | Philippine Historic Preservation Society hope to see you on Saturday, April 5 at 2 pm, Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Center, 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.

In commemoration of Philippine National Literature Month, the Philippine Consulate General in New York and Sentro Rizal New York invite all families to come and join us for Sari-Sari Storytime 📚🎭.

📅 Date: April 5, 2025 (Saturday)
⏰ Time: 02:00 PM
📍 Venue: Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Center, 556 5th Ave, New York City.

Please register by scanning the QR code or visiting the link: https://bit.ly/sarisaristorytime

Pre-order your copy of the book using the code CONSUL; it will be available for pick up on April 5 during the event. Advance online orders ony. Books will not be available purchase at the Consulate.

The event is in partnership with The Georgiu Library of New York University, Sulo: The Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU, BAKAS PILIPINAS | Philippine Historic Preservation Society, The Filipino School of New York & New Jersey, and Sari-Sari Storybooks.

02/23/2025

Let’s help clean up in Woodside, Queens! Join us for Community Clean Up Day with Woodside Neighborhood Association this Saturday, March 1 from 10 am to 2 pm.