The Story Behind BAHANDI

Discover the history, stories, and cultural identity of Molo, Iloilo City through an interactive digital platform that preserves heritage, highlights community memories, and connects the past with the present.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

PROJECT BAHANDI: An Interactive Showcase of Heritage and Identity of Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines is a digital heritage platform designed to showcase and preserve the cultural identity of Molo, Iloilo City. It provides an interactive way for learners and users to explore historical landmarks, traditional food, notable personalities, oral traditions, and community stories connected to Molo’s heritage.

Through digital mapping and storytelling, the project transforms heritage learning into an engaging experience where users can discover the meanings, values, and memories behind Molo’s cultural elements.

MOLO: A DISTRICT RICH IN HISTORY AND CULTURE

Molo is one of the historic districts of Iloilo City, known for its significant role in the cultural and economic development of the province. During the Spanish colonial period, Molo became an important trading center where different cultures and traditions blended. Its historical structures, ancestral houses, traditions, and community stories continue to reflect the district’s unique identity.

Today, Molo’s heritage remains alive through the people who preserve, share, and give meaning to its cultural resources.

HERITAGE IS CREATED THROUGH PEOPLE

According to Kurmo Konsa (2013), heritage is a social and cultural process where people actively create and shape heritage based on the values, meanings, and importance they assign to objects, places, and traditions. Molo’s cultural heritage is not only represented by its historical landmarks, ancestral houses, traditional food, and local practices, but also by the people who recognize, preserve, and give meaning to these cultural elements.

Through PROJECT BAHANDI, students become active participants in the heritage process by exploring, documenting, and iterpreting Molo's cultural resources through a digital map. The Project highlights that heritage js not simply inherited from the past, but is continuously created and sustained by the community through shared memories, experiences, and cultural appreciation.

EXPLORING HERITAGE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

The interactive digital map allows users to explore different aspects of Molo’s cultural heritage in one platform. Each entry provides historical information, stories, images, and cultural significance that help users understand the connection between Molo’s past and present. Through the map, users can discover important heritage elements such as historical landmarks, traditional food, notable personalities, oral traditions, and community stories that represent the identity and experiences of the people of Molo.

The map serves as a digital space where heritage knowledge can be documented, shared, and appreciated by learners and the community. It encourages cultural awareness, active participation, and meaningful engagement in preserving Molo’s local heritage while recognizing that heritage continues to exist through the values, memories, and meanings given by people.

PROJECT GOALS

Showcase Molo’s cultural heritage through an interactive digital platform that highlights the district’s historical landmarks, traditional practices, local food, notable personalities, oral traditions, and community stories. The platform aims to provide an engaging way for learners and users to explore and appreciate Molo’s cultural identity.
Document historical sites, traditions, food, personalities, and community stories by gathering and presenting information that reflects the experiences, memories, and values connected to Molo’s heritage. This documentation helps preserve cultural knowledge and makes it accessible to future generations.
Encourage students to participate in cultural exploration and heritage preservation by allowing them to actively discover, interpret, and share the significance of Molo’s cultural resources. Through the digital map, learners become involved in the process of understanding and sustaining local heritage.
Promote awareness of the community’s role in creating and sustaining heritage by emphasizing that heritage is not only inherited from the past but is continuously shaped through the meanings, values, and memories people assign to cultural elements. The project recognizes the community as an active participant in preserving Molo’s identity.

PROJECT CREATORS

PROJECT BAHANDI: AN INTERACTIVE SHOWCASE OF HERITAGE AND IDENTITY OF MOLO, ILOILO CITY, PHILIPPINES

A digital heritage initiative that promotes the exploration, documentation, and preservation of Molo’s cultural identity through interactive mapping and storytelling.

PROJECT DEVELOPERS
KEION ENZO C. GENDRALA
JOHN PAUL M. BALBOA
CYBELE FAITH B. ARROYO
REYLEN ANGELA N. GUILLANO

ADVISER
RIO G. CASTANARES JR.

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
DELORAH CECILIA L. FANTILLO

INSTITUTION
ILOILO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
STRENGTHENED TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

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