2017 World Wood Day

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The 3rd National On-the-spot Dukit Competition

The event was staged in line with the Dukit Festival, held every year to feature the mandukit (woodcarvers) of the community and sustain interest in the woodcarving tradition among younger generations. The participants not only included woodcarvers from the said village in Betis but also those from the localities of Hungduan, Ifugao in Northern Luzon and Paete, Laguna in Southern Luzon.

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Pampanga, Philippines, Regional Event, 2017 WWD

Discarded roots

Nestor Cagayat and Dhan Cads from Paete who won third place of on-the-spot root carving competition

Jeff Rubio and Noel De Dios from Betis who won first place in on-the-spot root carving competition

Woodcarvers from Paete, Hungduan, and Betis with Willy Layug and Dr. Consuelo De Luna

“Best Teacher” by Dhan Cads from Paete, second place of the exhibition

“Modelo” by Francis Sibug from Betis, first place of the exhibition

“Highland Harvest Farmers Wife” by Angelito Baldemor from Paete, third place of the exhibition

About WWD

World Wood Day is a cultural event celebrated annually during the week of March 21st to highlight wood as an eco-friendly and renewable biomaterial and to raise awareness on the key role wood plays in a sustainable world. Starting from 2013, WWD celebrations were held in Tanzania, China, Turkey, Nepal, and United States respectively, involving participants from over 100 countries and regions.

2017 PHILIPPINES.PAMPANGA