TOURISM AND HERITAGE IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY: THE PHILIPPINE EXPERIENCE (SOME PHILOSOPHICAL CONSIDERATIONS)

This article tries to clarify the meaning of several terms such as “global society,” “tourism,” “heritage,” and relate them particularly to the Philippine experience. While there are reasons to promote tourism and preserve the national heritage, there are certain obstacles to these that must be overcome. The article further argues that the present Filipino generation has accepted the current global culture—described by James Fallows as a “damaged culture”—as a source out of which a new understanding of Filipino identity is possible