The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is urging all Filipino filmmakers to participate in its filmmaking competition, which focuses on video content projects in the time of the pandemic. (Photo from Unsplash) "NCCA Eksena: Cinema Quarantine II" is a project of the commission's...
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is calling on both private and public institutions in the country to launch heritage-related activities this May in celebration of "National Heritage Month". (Photo by Austin Nicomedez / Unsplash) "The NCCA enjoins all cultural agencies,...
In time with the holy month of Ramadan, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is set to hold a webinar series featuring various Islamic traditions and cuisines. (Photo by Levi Meir Clancy / Unsplash) The activity, to be done in partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of...
Here’s to more cultural learning opportunities online Online workshops and webinars have been essential throughout this pandemic. They take your mind off of stress, and foster creativity and productivity. Among the many virtual symposiums greatly attended online are related to arts and culture....
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is now accepting entries for this year's Writer's Prize, a biennial award given to promising writers across various genres. (NCCA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The award is given to given to a total of five writers, one each for the...
Reviving the past, looking forward to the future By Nick Tayag | Photos courtesy of the NCCA “We step into the gloried past even as we take a step towards a radiant future.” That’s how National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Chairman Arsenio “Nick” J. Lizaso encapsulates his...
ABS-CBN Music creative director Jonathan Manalo was recognized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) as one of the awardees of its first-ever SUDI Awards, which seeks to honor the most outstanding musical achievements in the Philippines in the past two decades. “My utmost...
From cultural workers to remarkable acts, here are the Sudi Awards winners that made the 2000s and 2010s a celebration of Filipino music Rak of Aegis (Photo by Lendl Fabella) Sudi , an Ilokano adjective that means celebrated, famous, and renowned, is the word that best embodies the National...
Here’s how you can celebration National Arts Month virtually As theater finds its new stage online, so does the way of mastering the craft. While the magic of theater comes from “being in the moment,” digital meeting apps and virtual spaces proved to be good alternatives for the meantime...
The Metropolitan Theater One of the many things the local art scene is looking forward this year is the opening of the Metropolitan Theater (Met). The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), together with the City of Manila led by Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso and other...
‘ Halina’t maki-Sining !’ For many Filipino artists, February goes beyond just the Heart’s Month. Under Presidential Proclamation no. 683, the Philippines recognizes its culture and art in different forms with the celebration of the annual National Arts Month every February. And half-way...
Here's how to send nominations for the next National Living Treasures Award The search for the next Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) or National Living Treasures is officially on. But what does this award really stand for? Who are qualified to receive it? And how to send nominations? A National...
