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Friday, January 30, 2009 |
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Philippine artwork earns its place at the UN headquarters |
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By Johanna M. Sampan, Reporter
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will fulfill his
promise to put the mural given to him by President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo through the National Commission
for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in the UN
headquarters in New York.
The mural—recognized by Ki-Moon for
highlighting the importance of culture in the achievement of the
United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UNMDGs)—was made by
the Batanes collective artists including Ronald Gonzales, Xavier
Abelador, Javier Ponce and Jaypee Fortes.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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VOICES
FROM
THE NCCA
By Cecile Guidote Alvarez
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Confronting the
global crisis with the arts
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The weekly Culture and Arts page (Arts Awake) in the Manila Times
starting this Friday serves as the print version of Sining Gising,
regularly aired on television every Sunday on NBN from 4 to 6 p.m.
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NAM in Malacañang
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National Arts Month unveiled before the President
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The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), through the
Office of the President, will mark the beginning of the inter-agency
National Arts Month celebrations during the Flag Raising Ceremony
dubbed Ani ng Sining sa Malacañang at Malacañang Palace, Kalayaan
Grounds on Monday, February 2.
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Two days to go before National Arts
Festival
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The wait is almost over.
The Philippine International Arts Festival
(PIAF) officially opens February 1, 2009 via simultaneous activities
in two venues: at the NCCA’s TV show, Sining Gising...
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Batanes’ Own
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The clearest sky and the gusts of cold. The endless sea. Like
nowhere else. Seems like decades from our time. Miles from home.
These are memories retained from my visit there in 2004.
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HI!
SOCIETY
By Becky Garcia
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Celebrating a
milestone
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The many friends of the very likeable and charming Ann Puno trooped
to the trendy Azuthai resto on Pasay Road, Makati, to join in a
lively birthday celebration in her honor.
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