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INVENTORY-MAKING EFFORTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
The Philippine archipelago is home to at least eight y ethnic groups that branch out into more than four hundred subgroups. While each group may be distinguished by common traditions, practices, and beliefs, a complex set of variations occurs among the subgroups. The result is a country with diverse culture that is continuously changing through time. The truth is many of its intangible aspects have evolved unnoticed, others forgotten, some irreparably lost, and many remain undocumented.
Cecilia V. Picache Head, ICH Unit, National Commission for Culture and the Arts
2015