January 2010
Philippines: 2010 ASEAN Cultural Capital
The Philippines has been recognized as the ‘cultural capital’ of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2010 and 2011. It is the first country to be given this distinction in the 10-member association of countries in the region. more >
December 2009
Directory of Museums in the Philippines
The National Committee on Museums (NCOM) initiated a project for 2010 titled: “Directory of Museums in the Philippines. The West Visayas Museum Association was assigned by the Committee to facilitate the collection of data and production of the directory. more >
FHL launches the Himig website
The Filipinas Heritage Library (FHL) recently launched Himig, the official website of its collection of over 5,000 songs from more than 1,000 phonograph records of original Filipino music. more >
October 2009
The march for poverty eradication begins
In support of the eight UN Millennium Development Goals, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) will be joining the Philippine celebration of the United Nations-led march for the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger as part of the Stand Up Against Poverty campaign, which will be held on October 17-23 through satellite Kalahi Cultural Caregiving workshops in the National Capital Region, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. more >
June 2009
NCCA bags Gawad Sagisag Balagtas Award
For the effective dissemination of culture and arts through broadcast, “Sining Gising”, the National Commission on Culture and the Arts’ (NCCA) banner program for TV at NBN-4 and “Radyo Balintataw” at DZRH were honored with the coveted Gawad Sagisag Balagtas Award last May 7 at Baguio City. more >
April 2009
The 2009 Heritage Month celebration this May
This month of May, Filipinos celebrate the Filipino Heritage Festival with the theme "Awit at Sayaw," highlighting the age-old as well as modern interpretations of Filipino music, bringing it to life through a variety of performances. more >
March 2009
NCCA website named best e-government website in 11th Philippine Web Awards
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts’ official web site has been named the “Best E-government Web Site” in 11th Philippine Web Awards. more >
February 2009
Commemorative stamps on the 7 arts disciplines
Halfway into the month-long celebration of the Philippine International Arts Festival, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) launch National Arts Month (NAM) commemorative stamps featuring the seven disciplines of art on February 20, 2009. more >
January 2009
Join Tex Tula for arts month 2009!
As part of the celebration of the National Arts Month-Philippine International Arts Festival 2009, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and Sining Gising TV program launch "Text Tula." Text Tula invites all Filipinos to send a quatrain (four lines) in Filipino languages and dialects. more >
December 2008
The NCCA web site has been declared a finalist in the 11th Philippine Web Awards
The 11th Philippine Web Awards is an award-giving body that annually recognizes the best Filipino created web sites and honors the team behind them. more >
November 2008
Taiwanese get a dose of Pinoy culture
The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), the Department of Tourism, and the Council of Cultural Affairs in Taiwan recently hosted the 2008 Asia-Pacific Traditional Arts Festival. more >
September 2008
Filipino individuals become National Artists
The Order of National Artists is the highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts; namely, Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film, Broadcast Arts, and Architecture and Allied Arts. more >
July 2008
Cultural caregiver
This is the age of cultural caregiving. And ardently espousing this doctrine is Cecile Guidote Alvarez, executive director of the National Commission on Culture and the Arts. more >
February 2008
Annual themes determined to 2010
The National Commission on Culture and Arts has developed themes for 2008, 2009 and 2010 based on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. more >
Seminar on Protecting Artistic Expression in the Digital Environment
The NCCA has hosted a 3-day seminar on technological tools available to artists, copyright issues online, intellectual property rights, internet presence and legal safeguards, among others. more >
January 2008
Arts sector called on in search for new Chairman
The Philippines cultural sector has been asked to submit nominations for a new chairman for the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. more >
October 2007
Poetry on the LRT
Verses of Spanish, Latin American and Filipino poets have been installed in carriages of Manila's trains to encourage reading among Filipino commuters and to strengthen Filipino-Spanish cultural bonds. more >
September 2007
Cecile Guidote Alvarez answers her critics
A group of artists and cultural workers has called for the resignation of the NCCA's Executive Director. more >
Using ‘komiks’ to help save the environment
The National Commission on Culture and the Arts is using its comic book program to help the government’s information drive on environmental issues. more >
August 2007
Surprise announcement of new NCCA head
The announcement of Education Undersecretary Wilma Labrador as incoming chairman of the National Commission on Culture and the Arts has caught people in the arts and culture community by surprise.more >
May 2007
FILIPINO HERITAGE FESTIVAL 2007
By virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 439, which declares May each year as National Heritage Month, the Philippines holds nationwide, month-long celebrations centered on its heritage. more >
September 2006
English classes on the radio
Despite many advances in communications technology, electronics and wireless communications, radio remains a significant resource for the classroom teacher. more >
February 2005
Philippines Commission for culture launches new program
As part of the Philippines’ National Arts Month this February, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts will launch a new cultural service for the poor. more >
NCCA launches National Arts Month in Philippines
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts has launched its 2005 National Arts Month 2005 with the theme, Sining Gising: Crafting Identities for Social Transformation. more >
January 2005
Philippines National Arts Month launched
The Filipino National Commission for Culture and the Arts has launched their National Arts Month for 2005, with a huge variety of activities taking place across the country, and the arts. more >
October 2003
Bridging the arts and the masses
For years, Philippine art has had the negative reputation of being elitist. It has since been included in the list of things the masses cannot afford to appreciate and enjoy. more >
RP dot-com supports arts in online ticketing
Internet portal and online community Yehey! and the Cultural Center of the Philippines have forged an agreement to offer an online channel for the distribution and marketing of tickets in CCP presentations via the web. more >
September 2003
The Philippines celebrates cultural heritage
The Phillipine Government has set aside the whole month of September in celebration of the country's rich cultural heritage. more >
August 2003
Filipino artists honoured with National Artist Award
Five notable artists were recently announced the winners of the Phillipines National Artists Awards. more >
April 2003
NCCA writers prize announced
The Philippines National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has called on Filipino writers to enter the 2003 NCCA Writers Prize. more >
January 2003
Artists, doctors warn vs VAT 'long-term effects'
More sloppy movies that would stunt the mind, and higher doctors' fees that would aggravate the body. These are just two of numerous 'long-term effects' that Filipinos might as well bet on once government starts collecting more taxes on 'professionals' such as entertainers, doctors, lawyers and accountants. more >
December 2002
Marcos sculpture defaced in blast
A bomb defaced a giant stone bust of late strongman Ferdinand Marcos on a northern Philippine hillside yesterday, blowing off its eyes and nose. more >
'Flip' comes in: Whatever happened to 'Ng'?
In the '90s an issue or two came out of the alternative literary magazine, Ng, brainchild of former fledgling writers and artists Mike Maniquiz and Sid Hildawa. Featuring photocopied reproductions of an artist's conceptual work or poet’s calligraphy, the magazine tried to blaze a new trail for the Philippine literary arts. more >
October 2002
101st Anniversary of the National Museum
Created by Act. No. 284 on October 29, 1901, the National Museum of the Philippines' first task was to become the lead institution in protecting, preserving, and promoting the cultural heritage of the Filipino people. more >
August 2002
National Museum of the Philippines becomes interactive
A feature article on the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) website details the new software package that has put the National Museum on the map with its sophisticated yet accessible museum management. more >
June 2002
NCCA board elects new Chair
The Phillipines National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has elected Evelyn B Pantig as its new Chair. more >
April 2002
New courses at ICAM
The Philippines' key arts management trainer, the Institute for Cultural and Arts Management (ICAM) has announced the introduction of three new courses in the latest edition of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) newsletter, 'Agung'. more >
The Philippines' Culture and Arts Plan (2001-2004)
The Philippines' Medium Term Development Plan for Culture and the Arts (MTPDPCA 2001-2004) is now available online on the website of the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA). more >
March 2002
How to marry contemporary and indigenous arts - the Ilonggo experiment
Late last year in the Phillipines' second oldest city, Iloilo, a defunct indigenous cultural festival was resurrected. The 2001 Ilonggo Arts Festival might have been concerned with ancient and indigenous culture but the methods it used to expose that culture were distinctly contemporary. more >
February 2002
National Arts Month underway in the Philippines
National Arts Month in the Philippines was launched by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) last Friday, 1 February, with a program inspired by traditional dayanas, or marching bands, that perform around the community at dawn to signal the start of a fiesta. more >
December 2001
NCCA Announces Search for Its New Chair
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) announces the search for its new Chair. more >
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