Bago city: The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) is collaborating with local government units (LGUs) for history and heritage education in the Negros Island Region.

According to Philippines News Agency, at the opening of the first Negros-wide LGU training on history and heritage at the Bago City Community Center, NHCP Chairperson Regalado Jose Jr. emphasized the significant role of cities, municipalities, and provinces in historical education, cultural preservation, and nation-building.

The three-day training brings together approximately 150 participants, including tourism officers, cultural workers, educators, and cultural enthusiasts and advocates from various LGUs. The program consists of lectures and workshops led by NHCP experts on The Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines, guidelines on naming and renaming streets, public spaces, and place names, and on the declaration of local holidays, protocol practices for local commemorations and observances, and recognition of historic sites and structures.

Other topics addressed include guidelines on the preservation of heritage structures, the agents of deterioration and basic material conservation, creating a local history museum, and the local historical committees network.

In her message, Mayor Marina Javellana-Yao expressed Bago City's pride in its meaningful partnership with the NHCP, which honors the roots of the Bagonhons' identity. She highlighted the importance of listening to the voices of the past to guide present actions and emphasized the need to reflect, reconnect with the values of forebears, and renew the shared duty to preserve local heritage.

Javellana-Yao expressed hope that the training will spark renewed passion and purposeful action in communities, ensuring that no name, place, or memory worth honoring is ever forgotten.