Congratulations!
MANY THANKS to the City of Baguio for the Recognition Award to CORDITEX-UPB led by Dr. Analyn Salvador-Amores and team for its major contribution to the 6th World Ikat Textiles Symposium (WITS) in Baguio last December 3-6, 2024.
CORDITEX would like to thank all the individuals, the city of Baguio, CBCC, government agencies (DOT, DTI, DOST-CAR, PTRI, PhilFida), UPB students and faculty, and other institutions (private and public), international and local participants who collectively shared their efforts for the success of the event! Our thanks to Edric Ong, Manjari Nirula, Elaine Chan, Lucia Catanes (Narda’s) and Raymundo Rovillos for their great efforts to bring WITS to Baguio.
On October 23, 2025, the City of Baguio also garnered an award of the “Best Event Hosting: International Event (HUC Category), 1st Runner-Up – World Ikat Textile Symposium (WITS) International Hosting” by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) Pearl Awards.
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In the highlands of the Cordillera, weaving is more than craft — it is memory, identity, and continuity. The Cordillera Textiles Project, or CordiTex, based at the University of the Philippines Baguio, brings together scholars, students, and Indigenous weavers to sustain this living tradition. Through research and collaboration, the project documents textiles that can no longer be produced, reconstructing their intricate designs through digital looms to renew knowledge and practice.
CordiTex takes an interdisciplinary approach that bridges anthropology, mathematics, art, and materials science. The team studies natural dyes, weaving patterns, and iconography, working closely with master weavers from Bontoc, Abra, Kalinga, and beyond. Each reconstructed pattern and recorded story helps ensure that the wisdom woven into these fabrics endures.
For CordiTex, preservation is participation. By returning research to communities and mentoring a new generation of student volunteers, the project weaves the past into the future — reviving local knowledge while reimagining its place in contemporary life.
