The Anthropology Division The massive studies and researches in
Philippine Anthropology had earned fame and public respect for
Jesus Peralta, Eric S. Casino, Alfredo Evangelista, Leonardo
Concepcion, and Avelino M. Legaspi. An all-time ethnographic
masterpiece, the Tau't Batu Ethnography, was initiated by
President Marcos in May 1978. It featured the photographic
documentation of the Tau't Batu people in Singnapan, Ransang,
Quezon, Palawan, and their related subsistence activities. A
reservation of 14,000 hectares was established in this area for
the project. While the Division was preocuppied with
anthropological researches, exhibits and technical assistance in
museology and museography in addition to the production of
technical papers and other publications, a catastrophe in the
last quarter of 1995 halted these efforts. Super typhoon
"Rosing" destroyed a portion of the roof of the National Museum
Building, leaving the Ethnology Section flooded. Heavily damaged
were numerous ethnographic specimens, research