The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture on Tuesday, Nov. 29, approved two bills that would strengthen students’ access to a creative arts track in secondary school and would improve the welfare of public school teachers through the creation of new teaching positions with higher salary...
There is a new law — Republic Act 11904 — that carries a lot of promise for the erstwhile forgotten creative industry sector, an important segment of the national economy that provides jobs and livelihood for a good number of Filipinos. The measure, called the Philippine Creative Industries...
Pasig lone district Rep. Roman Romulo confidently declared Wednesday, Aug. 10 that Filipinos are "much better" in the field of music and television dramas than what is seen on popular K-drama and K-pop from Korea. Pasig City lone district Rep. Roman Romulo (Screenshot from Facebook live) During the...
Senator Loren Legarda has welcomed the passage of Republic Act (RA) 11904, or the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act, which supports Filipino excellence in creative industries. The law, which Legarda co-authored in the previous 18th Congress, is seen as a significant milestone for...
CREATEPhilippines once again gathers local and international creatives to discuss the future of the Philippine creative economy via the digital conference Creative Futures 2022. On its second run, the conference, to be staged using the digital platform Hopin from July 28 to 29, 2022, includes an...
Neophyte solon Quezon City 1st district Rep. Arjo Atayde--the boyfriend of showbiz personality Maine Mendoza of Kalyeserye fame--has gained a vice chairmanship in the House of Representatives. Maine Mendoza and Quezon City 1st district Rep. Arjo Atayde During the plenary session on Wednesday night,...
Recognizing the impact of the pandemic to the country's creative industry, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. vowed to protect the sector in order to preserve the "Filipino brand." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) The President stated in his 73-minute State of the...
A citizens’ rights group has called on the 19th Congress to endow the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) with greater police power–specifically site blocking–as a means to protect the creative industry from online pirating. CitizenWatch and the IPOPHL...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Leaders of political parties and parliaments from Asia and Europe will convene in Prague two weeks from now for the fourth summit of the Asia Europe Political Forum or AEPF. The political parties under our International Conference of Asian...
He is the first Filipino to win the award After his groundbreaking work during the pandemic , young designer Jessan Macatangay makes a new record by winning the L’Oreal Professionnel Womenswear Creative Award with his latest collection shown during the Central Saint Martins’ (CSM) MA Fashion...
A strong supporter of the arts, Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the bill seeking to grant P1-million cash incentive to Filipino artists who win international awards in order to boost the development of the Philippines’ arts and entertainment industry and help the country gain more recognition...
DAGUPAN CITY -- The 4th district of Pangasinan has earned the distinction of being the "Creative Industries Hub" with five National Artists hailing from the province, according to Rep. Christopher “Toff“ De Venecia. De Venecia said the people of Pangasinan are creative by nature with many...