THE Cultural Center of the Philippines donated various books and other publications to a youth group called Lahat ng Bata in Singalong, Manila. A variety of publications ranging from books for children from the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY), publications of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), as well as book donations collected from the Performatura Festival 2019 were turned over to Lahat ng Bata on May 27, 2021.  Some of these books served as admission tickets during the three-day Performance Literature Festival last…

WITH the ebb and flow of the global health crisis gripping the country, the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival navigates the social currents and plugs in the life support for the Philippine cinema industry as it journeys anew to the digital platform this coming August 6 to September 5, 2021, streaming on KTX.ph. Banking on the know-how built-up from last year’s edition, the country’s biggest independent film festival presents its second online edition this year with thirteen (13) short films competing for the prestigious Balanghai trophies. Competing for the Best…

Ang mga grupo mula sa Tuguegarao City, La Union, Las Piñas City, Lanao Del Norte, at Taguig City ay mga top winner na inanunsyo sa kauna-unahang online band competition na Kanto Canta at ito ay via live-streaming sa official Facebook pages ng Cultural Center of the Philippines at Kanto Kultura noong Hunyo 30. Ang Letrang Norte mula sa Tuguegarao City ng Cagayan na siyang kumanta at nag-compose ng “Tahanan” ang naging grand winner habang ang Abel ng La Union na kumanta at nag-compose ng “Reseta” at The Bratcave ng Las…

Inaanunsyo ng Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival ang 13 finalists na maglalaban-laban para sa Short Film Category. Ang finalists ay ang: Kids On Fire ni Kyle Nieva; Maski Papano ni Che Tagyamon at Glenn Barit; Beauty Queen ni Myra Aquino; An Sadit na Planeta ni Arjanmar H. Rebeta; Crossing ni Marc Misa; Kawatan Sa Salog ni Ralph John Velasco; Looking For Rafflesias and Other Fleeting Things ni James Fajardo; Out of Body ni Enrico Po; The Dust in Your Place ni David Olson; Ang Mga Nawalang Pag-asa at Panlasa ni Kevin Jay Ayson; Ang Pagdadalaga ni Lola Mayumi ni Shiri Francesca D. De Leon; Ate OG ni Kevin Mayuga; at Namnama en Lolang (Grandmother’s Hope) ni…

Matapos ang isang taong pahinga dahil sa pandemya, ang Cinemalaya Institute ay nagbabalik ngayong taon upang ipagpatuloy ang commitment nito na makapagturo, mag-ensayo at tumanggap ng mga pelikulang mula sa mga practitioner sa mga pangunahing aspeto ng paggawa ng pelikula. Itinatag noong 2015, sinanay ng Institute na ito ang mga magiging Filipino filmmaker upang masiguro ang paglago at pagpapanatili ng Cinemalaya bilang nangungunang independent film festival sa Asia. Sa training arm ng Cinemalaya Foundation, Inc. (CFI), plano ng Institute na magbukas ng selected courses na sumusunod sa protocols na ipinapataw…

Ang Artist Training Division ng Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) ay magsasagawa ng kanilang ikaanim na NATIONAL RONDALLA WORKSHOP 2021 na gaganapin sa Hulyo 27-31, mula alas-9:00 ng umaga hanggang alas-6:30 ng gabi. Nagsimula noong 2014, ang National Rondalla Workshop sa taong ito ay gaganapin online sa unang pagkakataon sa pamamagitan ng Zoom. Layon nito na mailabas pa ang husay at galing ng mga kabataan sa rondalla, lalo na sa pamamagitan ng online set-up. Ang workshop na ito ay bukas sa mga grupo ng rondalla sa buong bansa na tumutugtog…

Ayala Corporation bagged the Silver Award as Asia’s Best Integrated Report and was a finalist in five other categories at the 6th Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA), the most prestigious international awards for corporate reporting. Due to the pandemic, the event was hosted virtually in Singapore by CSR Works and was attended by a multitude of representatives from Asian companies who practice Sustainability Reporting. Broadcasted live, the ceremony was attended by more than 250 business leaders and sustainability practitioners from 20 Asian countries. Special guests and dignitaries from the academe,…

Ang Philippine Centre of International PEN (Poets, Essayists, Novelists), sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa Cultural Center of the Philippines, ay magkakaroon ng taunang Congress sa Mayo 15, sa pamamagitan ng official Facebook pages ng CCP, CCP Intertextual Division, at ng Philippine Center of International PEN. Sa temang “All In,” layon ng congress na magkaroon ng linguistic at cultural inclusivity na inihahatid ng digital space, gayundin na ihayag ang sama-samang pag-asa ng mga Filipino na kailangan na kailangan sa panahon na kinahaharap natin ngayon. Sa ika-100 taon ng PEN International, ang tema nila…