Dugoy Festival
The Dugoy Festival in Sablayan is a vibrant, colorful, and culturally rich celebration that showcases the unity, traditions, and indigenous heritage of the Mangyan people.
Discover the rich Cultural Property of Sablayan
‘Sablayan’ was derived from the word ‘sablay’, a Visayan term meaning wave convergence. In the early times, the very location of the town was where the waves from the North and South China Sea meet, hence the name ‘sablay’ which later became Sablayan.
Mangyan Sculpture
Mangyan is a hardworking, humble, and kind-hearted individual who values family and community.
Lumang Simbahan
The Lumang Simbahan in Sablayan is a historic, weathered, and sacred structure that stands as a silent witness to the town’s rich cultural and spiritual heritage.
Natural Land Formations
Bodies of Water
Thematic Maps: Hazard and Risks
Fauna (Animals)
Flora (Plants)
Protected Areas
Natural Land Formations
Natural land formations are geological features such as mountains, valleys, plateaus, hills, plains, canyons, and deserts that have been shaped by natural processes like erosion, weathering, and tectonic activity over time.
Mount Iglit in Sablayan is a majestic, biodiverse, and culturally significant mountain known as the home of the critically endangered tamaraw and the ancestral lands of the Mangyan people.
Archaeological Object
Ethnographic Object
Religious Object
Works of Industrial/Commercial Arts
Artworks
Archival Holdings
Natural History Specimen
Tangible Movable
Tangible movables are physical objects such as furniture, vehicles, tools, and gadgets that can be touched, moved, and transferred from one place to another.
Hospital and Health Facilities
Schools and Educational Complexes
Government Structures
Private Build Structures and Commercial Establishments
Heritage Houses and Vernacular Architecture
Monument and Markers
Sites
Churches
Temple and Places of Worship
Tangible Immovable
Tangible immovables are places and structures that cannot be moved—buildings, monuments, sites, and similar—which embody cultural, historical, or architectural significance.
Ang bahay na ito ay gawa sa pebbles o maliliit na bato, bubog o crystal glass, at puting semento, ito ay may apat na kwarto. Ang bahagi ng bahay gaya ng dingding ay gawa sa crystal glass at ang bahaging upuan at sahig ay yari sa pebbles o maliliit na mga bato. Ang bahaging likod ng bahay ay gawa sa semento. May ikalawang palapag ang bahay at ang hagdan nito ay yari sa narra. Mapapansin na kakaiba ang bahay na ito, na kung saan kahit 50 taon na ang lumipas hindi pa rin nagpapahuli sa mga modernong bahay sa kasalukuyan, tuloy pa rin nito ang kaibahan at katibayan.
Knowledge and Practices Concerning Nature and the Universe
Social Practices
Ritual and Festival Events
Oral Traditions and Expressions
including Language
Performing Arts
Traditional Craftsmanship
Intangible Heritage
Intangible heritage includes physical cultural assets like historic buildings, monuments, artifacts, artworks, and manuscripts that can be seen, touched, and preserved for future generations.
Ito ay isinasagawa o ipinagdiriwang taon-taon tuwing Enero. Ang parada nito ay nagsisimula sa sentro ng Sablayan tungo sa mismong pagdadausan ng kompetisyon. Ang pagtatanghal ay isinasagawa sa palaruang hugnayan (Sports Complex) sa Barangay Sto. Niño Sablayan Occidental Mindoro.
Significant Personalities
Significant personalities are influential individuals such as leaders, heroes, artists, scientists, and activists who have made a lasting impact on society through their actions, ideas, or achievements.
Cultural Institution
Institutions safeguarding and promoting Sablayan’s cultural heritage.
Municipal office building, Sablayan
About Us
We preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Sablayan through research, documentation, community exhibits, and education programs.
Sablayan Culture & Arts — Community-led heritage work since 20XX.
Our team collaborates with local historians, artists, and indigenous communities to document tangible and intangible heritage. We host workshops, mount town exhibits, and maintain a growing registry of cultural properties.
Contact Us
Reach out for contributions, corrections, and collaboration.
Municipality of Sablayan — Culture & Arts
📍 Address: Municipal Hall, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro
📞 Phone: (043) 123-45678
✉️ Email: culture@sablayan.gov.ph
🕒 Hours: Mon–Fri, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM