Insights into the Integration of Traditional Filipino Arts in Art and Design Education: Voices from the Academe Cynthia B. Loza, Allan B. de Guzman and Regalado T. Jose This article presents the first segment of a qualita- tive study that explores the feasibility of integrat- ing traditional arts in Philippine art and design education. The views of educators on traditional arts were sought to provide an impetus for the study and a springboard for discussion regarding the relevance of traditional Filipino arts in a predominantly Westernised educational system. The educators’ views and opinions on the central question, ‘Why and how should the study of tradi- tional Filipino arts be integrated in the art and design programme?’ will be used to guide a trial integration of the learning of traditional arts in terti- ary art and design classes. They will form part of the multiple perspectives that will be gathered from various sectors throughout the course of research. This phenomenological study, on the whole, seeks to uncover the potentials of tradi- tional arts as a rich resource for learning, particu- larly for students of art and design. Abstract 124 JADE 27.2 (2008) © 2008 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2008 NSEAD/Blackwell Publishing Ltd