THE 3-day 2nd National Indigenous Peoples Cultural Summit ends today. It has served as a venue for leaders of different IPs to have dialogues with government agencies, civil society organizations, academe and donors to IP causes. For three days, an intercultural exchange occurred in the workshop that gave the IPs representatives a chance to discuss policy and program development, implementation and evaluation of programs for their benefit.
The 2nd National IP Cultural Summit was organized by the National Commission on Indigenous […]
Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
National Indigenous Peoples Cultural Summit 2014
Museum of the Filipino People – September 2, 2014
It is my distinct pleasure to speak before you today as we open the 2nd National Indigenous Peoples Cultural Summit.
I am happy to see our IPs from different communities gather as one. This is a testament of unity amidst cultural diversity, because even if we come from different indigenous communities, our being Filipinos binds us together.
Today and in the next three days of […]
Senator Loren Legarda today said that the 2nd National Indigenous Peoples Cultural Summit will be a venue where IPs will not only raise their pressing concerns but also be engaged in improving policies and programs that will benefit indigenous cultural communities (ICCs) in the country.
“The main goal of this event is to ensure that the programs of our government and the laws we craft are attuned with the distinctive needs of our IPs. This is a venue where our IPs […]
MANILA, Philippines – If Senator Loren Legarda had her way, legislators and their spouses attending the State of the Nation Address (SONA) would wear native garments.
Last July 28, she wore the traditional garments of the Mandaya; her outfit was made of a bado (blouse) with embroidered geometric designs of colorful threads and beads, and a dagmay (handwoven skirt) made of abaca strips dyed using organic colorants from plants and herbs. She thinks the red carpet entrance during the Sona is a good venue for […]
Senator Loren Legarda today renewed her call to Filipino curators and artists to submit their curatorial proposals for the Philippines’ national pavilion in the 56th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale 2015 as the deadline for submission has been extended until September 3, 2014.
The deadline for submission of curatorial proposals has been extended so that more curators and artists can participate.
“We encourage our Filipino curators and artists to take part in this project by submitting their proposals. This is our […]