Buklog, the elaborate thanksgiving ritual system of the Subanen people of Zamboanga peninsula in the Philippines, is now inscribed into the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (Unesco) List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in need of Urgent Safeguarding.
Buklog is a ritual conducted to appease and express gratitude to the spirits for reasons such as
bountiful harvest, recovery from sickness or calamity, or acknowledgment of a new leader
bountiful harvest, recovery from sickness or calamity, or acknowledgment of a new leader