Documentary heritage constitutes a major part of the memory of the peoples of the world and reflects the diversity of peoples, languages and cultures. It is the mirror  of the world and its memory. However, that memory is fragile. Every day, fragments, if not entire sections of documentary heritage disappear for ever.
To guard against collective amnesia, it must remain our aim and hope to preserve manuscripts and other rare and valuable archive and library material existing in any form, whether written, audiovisual or electronic, and to ensure their wider dissemination. For this reason, UNESCO launched the “Memory of the World” Programme in 1992 to protect and promote the world’s documentary heritage through preservation and access. These two tasks complement one another, for access incites protection and preservation ensures access.
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MOWPhil is inviting nominations to the National Memory of the World Register. The National Register will list documentary heritage of the Philippines to help make the government and relevant institutions aware of the total documentary heritage held by various kinds of organizations and private individuals, and the need for coordinated strategies to ensure the country’s endangered heritage is protected.
Nomination files must be submitted to:
Philippine Memory of the World Committee
c/o UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines
Department of Foreign Affairs Building
2330 Roxas Boulevard
Pasay City 1300
Philippines E-mail:unescophilippines@yahoo.com.ph
Download the Nomination Form
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