Leyte heritage advocates push to save Carigara landmarks

MANILA, Philippines — Heritage advocates in Leyte have renewed calls to preserve Carigara’s historic buildings, ancestral houses, monuments, and other cultural landmarks, warning that neglect and rapid modernization threaten to erase the town’s centuries-old cultural legacy. The Carigara Heritage Society (CHS) urged the restoration and protection of the municipality’s heritage structures, saying they embody the