September 6, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, acknowledged the significance of art in nation building, including in rebuilding communities affected by disasters.
In the press conference to introduce the jurors who reviewed the curatorial proposals submitted for the Philippines’ participation in the Art Venice Biennale 2015, Legarda said, “art is a very important facet of rebuilding our nation especially after Yolanda, after Glenda.”
“People might ask, and this has been asked of me, why join in the Venice […]
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September 5, 2014
MANILA, Philippines–Just how important are the arts at a time when the country reels from widespread corruption in the government, rising crime rate, and problematic transport system?
For National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Chairman Felipe De Leon, art is integral in nation-building. De Leon said that with the development of the arts, the development of everything else will follow just like during the Renaissance period, when the flourishing of the arts paved the way for social and […]
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September 5, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda today said that she is confident the Philippines will have an impressive national pavilion at the 56thInternational Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale come May 9, 2015.
Legarda, principal advocate of the Philippines’ participation in the Art Venice Biennale 2015, made the statement as she acknowledged the expertise and experience of the jurors who are involved in the review of the curatorial proposals.
“We have very talented curators and artists in the country, and with the help of our […]
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September 4, 2014
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 […]
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September 2, 2014
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 […]
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