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NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE
AND THE ARTS (NCCA)
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE
AND THE ARTS (NCCA)
- The country’s overall policy making body,
coordinating, and grants giving agency
for the preservation, development, and
promotion of Philippine arts and culture.
- The purpose in creating NCCA is to
promote and develop art and culture
awareness in the country.
CULTURAL CENTER OF THE
PHILIPPINES (CCP)
CULTURAL CENTER OF THE
PHILIPPINES (CCP)
- Serves as the premiere venue for culture and the arts in the
Philippines.
- -it is responsible for bringing together the different arts from
various regions to the entire country and the whole world
- It is home to nine (9) artistic resident companies such as
National Music Competition for Young Artists Foundation
(NAMCYA), Ballet Philippines, Philippine Madrigal Singers,
Philippine Ballet Theatre, UST Symphony Orchestra,
Tanghalang Pilipino, Bayanihan Philippine National Folk
Dance Company, and Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group
NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF
THE PHILIPPINES
(NHCP)
NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF
THE PHILIPPINES
(NHCP)
- Was created with the vision of “ a Filipino society with citizens
informed of their history, who love their country and are
proud of their cultural heritage.”
- -through the efforts of NHCP, Filipinos may have awareness
and appreciation of the noble deeds and ideals of our heroes
and other illustrious Filipinos
- They been doing research, dissemination , conservation, sites
management, and heraldy works, restoration of historical sites
around different regions
NATIONAL MUSEUM
OF THE PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL MUSEUM
OF THE PHILIPPINES
- The country’s repository of archaeological artifacts, national
treasures, and rare specimens found and produced in the
country
- -they solicit, document, preserve, exhibit, and promote the
natural and artificial wonders of the Philippines
- Responsible for putting up a network of museums around
the country to serve a local destinations of the diverse
natural and cultural heritage of the country
- It has 2 main divisions: National History Museum and
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF THE PHILIPPINES
(NLP)
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF THE PHILIPPINES
(NLP)
- Established in 1901, before it was called the
American Circulating Library serves as
memorial to American servicemen who died
in Philippine soil
- -now it serves as the repository of the printed
and recorded cultural heritage of the country
and other intellectual literary and information
KOMISYON SA WIKANG FIILIPINO
(KWF)
KOMISYON SA WIKANG FIILIPINO
(KWF)
- Commission on the Filipino Language was
created via Republic Act No. 7104
- Established to promote researches for the
development, propagation and preservation
of Filipino and other Philippine languages
- Grants Talaang Ginto: Makata ng Taon for
Filipino poetry, Aklat ng Bayan
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE PHILIPPINES
- In-charge of keeping over 400
documents from the Spanish era
from 1552-1900 and various
records from the American
period to the Republic
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Order of National Artists
The Order of National Artists (Orden ng Pambansang Alagad
ng Sining) 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. The order is jointly administered by the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the
Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and conferred by the
President of the Philippines upon recommendation by both
institutions.
Dance
-founder of Ballet Phils
Since the inception of BP in 1969, Reyes
has danced and roamed around the
Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)
for 20 years, collaborating with the
biggest names in the industry to produce
a diverse repertoire of highly acclaimed
works from classics such as Cinderella ALICE
and Romeo and Juliet, to modern
Filipiniana pieces like Amada, Itim-Asu, REYES
Bayanihan Remembered, and Mga
Babae.
Francisca Reyes Aquino
acknowledged as the Folk Dance Pioneer. This Bulakeña
began her research on folk dances in the 1920’s making
trips to remote barrios in Central and Northern Luzon. Her
research on the unrecorded forms of local celebration,
ritual and sport resulted into a 1926 thesis titled
“Philippine Folk Dances and Games,” and arranged
specifically for use by teachers and playground instructors
in public and private schools. In the 1940’s, she served as
supervisor of physical education at the Bureau of
Education that distributed her work and adapted the
teaching of folk dancing as a medium of making young
Filipinos aware of their cultural heritage. In 1954, she
received the Republic Award of Merit given by the late
Pres. Ramon Magsaysay for “outstanding contribution
toward the advancement of Filipino culture”, one among
the many awards and recognition given to her.
Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula
- Dance director of the Bayanihan
Philippine National Folk Dance
Company (now Bayanihan Dance
Company), which is considered as the
oldest dance company in the country
- She choreographed creative dances
based on her impressive research on
cultural dances
- Some of her recognized dances are the
Singkil, Vinta, Tagabili, Pagdiwata and
Salidsid
Ramon Obusan
- A dancer, choreographer, stage designer, and
artistic director
- Established the Ramon Obusan Folkloric
Group (ROFG), a dance company that reflects
the culture of Filipinos in dance and music
- The company performed dance
productions and rituals from ethnoliguistic and
indigenous groups including those from the
natives of Cordillera, the Bagobo, the Aeta, the
Meranaw, and the T’boli
Leonor O. Goquingco
- Also known as Cristina Luna, has been dubbed
as the Trailblazer, the Mother of Philippine
Theatre Dance
- Dean of Filipino Performing Arts Critics
- Her talents include piano playing, scene and
costume design, sculpture, acting, direction,
dance and choreography
literature
- Philippines has a rich collection of fables,
legends, and myths from different regions. The
babaylan, the early healers, used chants to
please the supernatural beings or spirits to
bestow good health and fortune in the home
and fields.
- Philippine literature is diverse, although some
of the mot famous literary works focus on the
country’s postcolonial heritage, politics, and
modern traditions. Filipino must recognize
and give importance to the people behind the
dev’t of Phil Lit
Francisco Arcellana
- One of the greatest poet in his generation
- First story: The Man Who Would Be Poe, while
he was a student at Florentino Torres High
School
- One of the pioneers of modern Fil short story
in English
- Exceptional fictional stories: Death in the
Factory, A Clown Remembers, Divided by
Two
- Some of his poems: The Other Woman, To
Touch You, I Touched Her
N.V.M. Gonzales
- Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzales
- Famous poet, short story writer, essayist,
professor, and recipient of numerous awards
and recognitions
- 2 yrs before his death was his conferment
being a National Artist
- Famous works: The Winds of April, A Season
of Grace, The Bamboo Dancers
- His exemplary works were published in
English, Chinese, German, Russian and
Indonesian languages
Nick Joaquin
- He is considered by many as people’s writer
because his passion for writing embraced the
manifold being of Filipinos
- First short story: The Sorrows of Vaudeville
published in 1937 by the Sunday Tribune
Magazine
- He is a literary journalist-reportage of actual
events that employs literary techniques
- Some renowned works: The Woman who has
Two Navels, A Portrait of the Artist as
Filipino: An Elegy in Three Scenes, Manila, My
Manila, A History for the Young, The Ballad of
Francisco Sionil Jose
- A prolific writer whose works have been
translated in more than 20 languages
- Founder of the Phil Chapter of the
international organization PEN
- His literary works represent the social
underpinnings of class struggles and
colonialism in the society
- Popular novel: The Pretenders
- Some works: Tree, My Brother, My
Executioner, Mass and Po-on
Jose Garcia Villa
- In 20 century, he is considered as a powerful
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literary influence in the country
- First collection of short stories: Footnote to
Youth: Tales of the Philippines and Others in
1933
- Poems: Doveglion: Collected Poems, Poems 55,
and Poems in Praise of Love: The Best Love
Poems of Jose Garcial Villa
- Doveglion: his pseudonym
- He invented comma poems
- E.g. Much, beauty, is, less, than, the, face, of,
- My, dark, hero. His, under, is, pure,
- Lightning. His, under, is, the, socket,
Edith L. Tiempo
- Her literary works are often described as a
remarkable fusion of style and substance
- A recipient of the Carlos Palanca Memorial
Awards for Lit for the short story “The Black
Monkey” in 1951
- works: A Blade of Fern, The Native Coast, and
The Alien Corn
- Poetry collection: The Tracks of Babylon and
Other Poems and The Charmer’s Box and
Other Poems
- Founded the Siliman Univ National Writer
Workshop in the Univ of Iowa
Virgilio S. Almario
- Known as Rio Alma
- Translator of theatre production of some of the
famous plays of Nick Joaquin
- He translated Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere
and El Filibusterismo which were considered
by the Manila Critics Circle as the best version
- Poetry works: Makinasyon, Peregrinasyon, the
trilogy Doktrinang Anakpawis, Mga Retrato at
Rekwerdo, and Muli, sa Kandungan ng Lupa
Amado V. Hernandez
- A courageous Fil writer who was well-known
for his disapproval of social injustices in the
country and was later imprisoned for his
participation in the communist movement
- He believes that writer plays and important
role in society, acting “ as the conscience of
society and to affirm the greatness of the
human spirit in the face of inequity and
oppression
- Novels: Mga Ibong Mandaragit, Bayang
Malaya, Isang Dipang Langit, Luha ng
Buwaya, and more..
Carlos L. Quirino
- One of the most talented biographers of his
time
- First Filipino to be recognized as National
Artist in Historical Literature 1997
- He wrote Man of Destiny (1935), a biography
about the 2nd pres, Manuel L. Quezon
-Quirino then spent some of his years working
as an assistant to Pres. Elpidio Quirino, who
helped him study Law until he passed the bar in
1940. Most of Quirino’s topics covered war,
politics, art, business, and agriculture.
Carlos P. Romulo
- Founder of the Boy Scout of the Phils
- Stateman, soldier, envoy, correspndent and a
writer
- Reporter at the age of 16 and a pubisher at 32
- Only Asian to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize for
journalism for the series of articles forecasting
the outbreak of WWII
- Works: The United (a novel)
- I Walked with Heroes (an autobiography)
- I Saw the Fall of the Phils, Mother America,
and I See the Philippine Rise
Alejandro R. Roces
- Exceptional writer of comic short stories
- One of his finest literary works is “My
Brother’s Peculiar Chicken “ (this particular
story won an award in the University of
Arizona and was listed in Martha Foley’s Best
American Short Story)
-he also wrote several newspaper columns
-Rizal Pro Patria and Gawad CCP para sa Sining
awardee
Bienvenido Lumbera
- Award-winning poet, librettist, and scholar
- Published numerous literary and creative
works including Likhang Dila, Likhang Diwa,
Balaybay, Mga Tulang Lunot at Manibalang,
Sa Sariling Bayan and more
- His scholarly work in the field of literary
history and criticism are foundational texts in
Phil colleges and universities
Lazaro Francisco
- He is considered to be an icon in Tagalog
writing through his nationalist and social
criticisms
- In 1958, he founded the Kapatiran ng mga
Alagad ng Wikang Pilipino (KAWIKA)
- His works include the novels Binhi at Bunga,
Cesar, Ama, Bayang Nagpatiwakal, Sa Paanan
ng Krus, Ang Pamana Sa Pulibi, and Bago
Lumubog ang Araw.
Cirilo F. Bautista
- Highly praised poet, fictionist, and essayist
- Palanca Hall of Famer, winning countless
awards and honors, including the National
Book Awards, Gawad Jose Corazon de Jesus,
and Gawad CCP para sa Sining
- Winner of Phil Centennial Prize for Epic
Poetrys
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Architecture
- Philippine architecture is unique in
that it reflects its cultural heritage
and the demand to adapt its
environment.
- The architecture of the Philippines reflects its history and
tradition. Churches and mosques across the county, as well as
buildings and metropolitan and rural areas have risen in
response to the growing demands of the Filipinos. During 300
years of Spanish colonization, architecture in the country was
subjected to Spanish influences.
Pablo S. Antonio
- His works are simple yet functional. Most of
his designs used clean and smooth lines.
- His works include Far Eastern University
Administration and Science buildings, Manila
Polo Club, Idea Theatre, Lyric Theatre, Galaxy
Theatre, Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building
Leandro V. Locsin
- He has produced 75 residences and 88 buildings, which include 11
churches and chapels, 23 public buildings, 48 commercial buildings, 6
major hotels, and an airport terminal building.
- The CCP Complex are all credited to his unequaled talents
He was born August 15, 1928 in Silay City, Negros Occidental, a grandson of the
first governor of the province. He later studied at the De La Salle Brothers in 1935
before returning to Negros due to the Second World War. He returned to Manila to
study Pre-Law, before shifting to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Music at
the University of Santo Tomas. Although he was a talented pianist, he later shifted
again to Architecture, just a year before graduating. He was married to Cecilia Yulo,
to which he had two children, one of whom is also an architect.
Leandro V. Locsin
- The parish of holy sacrifice
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Juan F. Nakpil
- An architect, teacher and civic leader, is a pioneer and innovator in Philippine
architecture. In essence, Nakpil’s greatest contribution is his belief that there is
such a thing as Philippine Architecture, espousing architecture reflective of
Philippine traditions and culture. He has integrated strength, function, and
beauty in the buildings that are the country’s heritage today. He designed the
1937 International Eucharistic Congress altar and rebuilt and enlarged the Quiapo
Church in 1930 adding a dome and a second belfry to the original design.
- major works are the Geronimo de los Reyes Building,Magsaysay Building, Rizal
Theater, Capitol Theater, Captain Pepe Building, Manila Jockey Club, Rufino
Building, Philippine Village Hotel, University of the Philippines Administration
and University Library, and the reconstructed Rizal house in Calamba, Laguna.
Quiapo Church
Rizal Shrine
Ildefonso P. Santos
- distinguished himself by pioneering the practice of
landscape architecture–an allied field of architecture–in the
Philippines and then producing four decades of exemplary
and engaging work that has included hundreds of parks,
plazas, gardens, and a wide range of outdoor settings that
have enhanced contemporary Filipino lifemost recent projects
were the Tagaytay Highland Resort, the Mt. Malarayat Golf
and Country Club in Lipa, Batangas, and the Orchard Golf
and Country Club in Imus, Cavite..
San Miguel building
Jose Maria Zaragoza
José María V. Zaragoza’s place in Philippine architecture history is defined by a
significant body of modern edifices that address spiritual and secular
requirements. Zaragoza’s name is synonymous to modern ecclesiastical
architecture. Notwithstanding his affinity to liturgical structures, he greatly
excelled in secular works: 36 office buildings, 4 hotels, 2, hospitals, 5 low-cost
and middle-income housing projects; and more than 270 residences – all
demonstrating his typological versatility and his mastery of modernist
architectural vocabulary.
Works:Santo Domingo Church, Our Lady of Rosary in Tala, Don Bosco Church,
the Convent of the Pink Sisters, the San Beda Convent, Villa San Miguel, Pius
XII Center, the Union Church, and the controversial restoration of the Quiapo
Church, among others.
Sto. Domingo Church, Quezon City
Films
- Jan 1, 1897, the Philippines experienced its first
movies with these four films:
- Un homme au chapeau (Man with a Hat)
- Une scene de danse Japonaise (Scene from a
Japanese dance)
- Les Boxers (The Boxers)
- La place de l’opera (The Place of L’opera)
- Over the years , since the arrival of cinema in
the country, Filipino artists have thrived and
triumphed in the fast-paced world of cinema
Ishmael Bernal
Considered to be one of the pillars of Philippine cinema
Directed “Himala” movie starring Nora Aunor, the country’s most popular
celebrity at that time
Many critics considered that Himala as one of the greatest film of all times
Some of his works include: Dalawang Pugad, Isang Ibon
Lagi na Lamang Ba Akong Babae?
Isang Gabi sa Iyo, Isang Gabi sa Akin
Ikaw ay Akin
Menor de Edad
Lino Brocka
-Directed 66 films that breathe life and hope for the marginalized sectors of
society.
-Harvested countless award and recognition here and abroad for his films
that are bounty of stunning images, memorable conversations that speak
volumes on love
-1975 he directed the movie “Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag-considered as
one of the classics of Filipino cinema
-other films include: Wanted: Perfect Mother Macho Dancer
Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang Insiang
Fernando Poe Jr.
-Known as Da King (The King of Philippine movies)
-one of the most admired Filipino film actors of all time
-played as Flavio in the mythical “Ang Panday” series
-also a film producer and a politician
-was declared as National Artist in 2006 by his political rival former Pres.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Eddie S. Romero
His works are delivered in an utterly simple style---minimalist, but never
empty, always calculated, precise and functional, but never predictable.
-ganito kami noon, paano kayo ngayon – his most recognized film and his
love letter to his country
-also responsible for bringing an on-screen adption of Noli Me Tangere in a
13-part series-
Other works include ahuila. Hari sa hari, lahi sa lahi, isumpa mo giliw, and
faces of love
