“The Bureau expresses its appreciation of the informative report of the Banaue Rice Terraces Task Force (BRTTF) dated 30 August 1999 informing the Bureau of the on-going activities for the protection ...

of rice terraces, which they have been cultivating for 2,000 years, are spread across the landscape. Unesco declared it a World Heritage site in 1995, calling it an expression of "the harmony between ...