Filipino elected to board of global cultural heritage organization
MANILA — Filipino landscape architect Gabriel Victor Caballero has been elected a board member of the International Council on Monuments and Sites, a global non-government organization working to conserve and protect cultural heritage sites worldwide.
ICOMOS announced its new board for 2026 to 2029 last Thursday, with Irish architect Grainne Shaffrey serving as president.
The organization’s board also comprises:
Vice Presidents:
- Faisal Abd-Rahman (Malaysia)
- Chilangwa Chaiwa (Zambia)
- HRH Dana Firas (Jordan)
- Marianne Knutsen (Norway)
- Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy (Australia)
Secretary General: Mariana Pereira (Portugal)
Treasurer: Cyrill Von Planta (Austria)
Board members:
- Olufemi Adetunji (Nigeria)
- Antoine Bruguerolle (France)
- Gabriel Victor Caballero (Philippines)
- Andreas Georgopoulos (Greece)
- Xiaofan Huang (China)
- Yoloxochitl Lucio Origaza (Mexico)
- Celia Martinez Yanez (Spain)
- Nupur Prothi (Sweden)
- Monica Rhodes (USA)
- Eva Roels (Belgium)
- Hee-Kweon Shin (South Korea)
- Yoshiyuki Yamana (Japan)
Before this, Caballero served as ICOMOS International’s focal point for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals from 2021 to 2024.
In the Philippines, Caballero also serves as director and principal consultant of CALAHE Environmental Consultancy Services, which safeguards heritage places and develops interventions for urban and rural landscapes, according to his LinkedIn page.
He received the GantimPALA Vanguard Award in 2017 for his contributions in the protection of natural and cultural heritage areas.
Caballero also served as a consultant for the UNESCO National Commission for the Philippines for World Heritage, where he engaged with national agencies and local government units to push for world heritage nominations and sites.