Manila, Philippines – ICOMOS Philippines Board of Trustees appointed a new Board Member and Legal Counsel last August 1, 2024 on its 11th Board Meeting of the year.
We happily welcome you and look forward to working with you in Philippine heritage that is celebrated and conserved through the highest standards.
Board Trustee Hon. Caroline Marie Q. Lising is a university lecturer, archaeologist, licensed interior designer, visual artist, and entrepreneur. She is also the Honorary Consul of Georgia in Manila and Luzon. As an archaeologist, she specializes in cultural heritage management of materials and sites of deep history. She obtained her PhD in Prehistoric Archaeology (Magna cum laude) from the Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany.
She created Crania Heritage Sciences, Inc in 2015 as a venue to deliver programs and events related to collaborative science-based heritage management. Mylene is president of Plaza Management, Inc. which manages Plaza Santiago, a courtyard and buildings across Fort Santiago–the most popular tourist, cultural, historical, and archaeological site within Intramuros, the historical walled city of Manila.
Legal Counsel Atty. Lucille Karen E. Malilong-Isberto is a lawyer with advocacies in forest and cultural heritage preservation. She holds degrees in law and economics from the University of the Philippines Diliman.
She headed the Committee on Monuments and Sites at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) from 2014 to 2016. She was Chairperson and later Executive Director of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation (2019-2021), a government owned and controlled corporation mandated to conduct research on humanities and social sciences. She is currently a Vice President of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues.
For the remaining term of 2024 – 2026, the following are the current Board of Trustees (BoT), Executive Officers (EOs) and Officers, Representatives and Coordinators (ORCs) as of August 19, 2024:
Chairman / President: Dr. Cheek S. Fadriquela, PhD
Vice President: Ar. Kenneth Javier Tua
Corporate Secretary: Ms. Lilia Rosa “Tats” Rejante-Manahan
Treasurer: Ar. Harvey A. Vasquez
Board Trustee and Spokesperson: Dr. Caroline “Mylene” Marie Quinto-Lising, PhD
Legal Counsel: Atty. Lucille “Kay” Karen E. Malilong-Isberto
Communications Officer: Mr. Joselito “JJ” H. Corpus
Membership Officer: Ar. Giuseppe “Gio” Luigi Hernandez Abcede
EPWG National Representative: Ar. Claudia Isabelle V. Montero
SDGWG National Representative: Ar. Anjelika A. Orui
CCHWG National Representative: Ms. Kristine Kate A. Lim
(EPWG: Emerging Professionals Working Group, SDGWG: Sustainable Development Goals Working Group, CCHWG: Climate Change and Heritage Working Group. All National Representatives are also Coordinators)
The ICOMOS Philippines Membership is pleased to have them in the National Committee and looks forward to their valuable contribution towards the continuation of an excellent and fruitful three-year term.
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