THE National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), with the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) and the Bangsamoro Commission for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (BCPCH), formally launched the 2030 Year of Philippine Muslim History and Heritage (2030 YPMHH) through the reveal of its official logo and theme on the 644th Sheikh Makhdum Day celebrations, in Simunul, Tawi Tawi on Nov. 7, 2024.
NHCP Chairman Regalado Trota Jose Jr., BCPCH Chairman Salem Lingasa and NCMF Regional Director Zulfikar Abantas led the official logo launching alongside Tawi Tawi Governor Yshmael Sali, Simunul Mayor Wasilah Abdurahman and Presidential Adviser on Muslim Affairs Almarim Tillah.
The 2030 Year of Philippine Muslim History and Heritage is a multi-year observance directed by Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. through Administrative Order No. 10, s. 2023.
It directed the National Organizing Committee, led by the NHCP with the NCMF, Bangsamoro Government, Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of National Defense (DND), Department of Tourism (DoT), and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity or Opapru to plan, organize, and undertake programs and projects that aim to highlight and recognize Muslim history and heritage in relation to and as a part of Philippine history and culture.
Alongside the logo launch, the NHCP also signed agreements with the local government units of Simunul and Sibutu, Tawi Tawi for the engineering studies of the Masjid Sheikh Makhdum and Sheikh Makhdum Burial Site respectively.
A tripartite agreement between the NHCP, NCMF and BCPCH was also signed for a multi-year capacity-building and knowledge-sharing framework for the continuous improvement of their respective functions.
NHCP is the primary agency mandated with strengthening nationalism through the promotion of our history and protection of our cultural heritage.
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