Be The Good: Should Quiapo and Escolta be declared as heritage zones?

MANILA, Philippines – Because May is Heritage Month, the next episode of Rappler’s Be The Good show will be about two famous but neglected historic districts of Manila: Quiapo and Escolta.

Join lawmakers and community leaders discuss legislative measures seeking to declare Quiapo and Escolta as heritage zones. What would this declaration mean for the heritage structures in those areas? What would it mean for residents, establishments, vendors, and visitors?

Catch the panel discussion on Friday, May 10, at 7 pm, on this page and on Rappler’s YouTube and social media pages. The conversation will be moderated by Rappler head of community Pia Ranada.

Our guests are:

• Senator Loren Legarda (joining virtually)
• Manila 3rd District Representative Joel Chua
• Robby Sylianteng of First United Building, a community leader in Escolta
• Stephen Pamorada, heritage advocate and founder of The Heritage Collective

This Be The Good episode is part of the “Let’s Talk Liveability” series that amplifies community concerns about quality of life in Philippine cities. Balancing heritage conservation and sustainable and inclusive economic development is one aspect of improving life in our cities.

Send questions for our guests via Rappler’s Liveable Cities chat room

Join in the discussion virtually by sending in questions to our resource persons through Rappler’s Liveable Cities chat room. Just download the Rappler Communities app (on App Store and Play Store), tap the Communities tab, and find the Liveable Cities chat room. Tag @piaranada so we can find your questions for the show. Send your questions by Thursday, May 9, 10 pm.

If you care about liveability, you can join Rappler’s movement, Make Manila Liveable. Find out more about it here.

Be The Good is Rappler’s show about advocacies, campaigns, and issues faced by communities.

Check out previous episodes here:

• [Be The Good: Let’s Talk Liveability] Commuters, cyclists watch and weigh in on Marcos’ traffic summit
• Be The Good: A special panel discussion with ‘Women on a Mission’
• [Be The Good: Let’s Talk Liveability] PAREX and reimagining Pasig River
• Be The Good: Leo Laparan II on standing up for campus press freedom
• Be The Good: Sharon Cortez on forest schools, getting kids to go outdoors
• Be The Good: Nanie Guanlao and Carmela Bunyi on spreading community reading centers
• Be The Good: Robie Siy on creating streets for people
• Be The Good: Sabrina Gacad on helping victims of gender-based violence
• Be The Good: Cielo Magno on her call to abolish confidential funds

– Rappler.com