Unesco protects Bohol's sea salt-making practice

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has included the practice of making asin tibuok, the artisanal sea salt of Alburquerque, Bohol, in UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.

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The inscription of the asin tibuok in the UNESCO list was announced during the 20th session of the intergovernmental committee for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Delhi, India on Dec. 10.

The ceremony was held at a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Red Fort Complex, according to the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).