![(From left) National Committee on Language and Translation head David Michael San Juan, Dr. Ivan Anthony S. Henares, commissioner of the Subcommission on Cultural Heritage; Executive Director Eric Zerrudo of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts; Arwin Paul Lingat, head of the National Committee on Northern Cultural Communities; and Dr. Niles Jordan Breis, head of the National Committee on Literary Arts, welcome proposals for the P133-million Competitive Grants Program 2025 of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) during a press conference in Intramuros, Manila, on July 9, 2024. NCCA said that the deadline for submissions was on August 31. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/09/371724.jpg)
(From left) National Committee on Language and Translation head David Michael San Juan, Dr. Ivan Anthony S. Henares, commissioner of the Subcommission on Cultural Heritage; Executive Director Eric Zerrudo of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts; Arwin Paul Lingat, head of the National Committee on Northern Cultural Communities; and Dr. Niles Jordan Breis, head of the National Committee on Literary Arts, welcome proposals for the P133-million Competitive Grants Program 2025 of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) during a press conference in Intramuros, Manila, on July 9, 2024. NCCA said that the deadline for submissions was on August 31. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
![(From left) National Committee on Language and Translation head David Michael San Juan, Dr. Ivan Anthony S. Henares, commissioner of the Subcommission on Cultural Heritage; Executive Director Eric Zerrudo of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts; Arwin Paul Lingat, head of the National Committee on Northern Cultural Communities; and Dr. Niles Jordan Breis, head of the National Committee on Literary Arts, welcome proposals for the P133-million Competitive Grants Program 2025 of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) during a press conference in Intramuros, Manila, on July 9, 2024. NCCA said that the deadline for submissions was on August 31. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/09/371725.jpg)
(From left) National Committee on Language and Translation head David Michael San Juan, Dr. Ivan Anthony S. Henares, commissioner of the Subcommission on Cultural Heritage; Executive Director Eric Zerrudo of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts; Arwin Paul Lingat, head of the National Committee on Northern Cultural Communities; and Dr. Niles Jordan Breis, head of the National Committee on Literary Arts, welcome proposals for the P133-million Competitive Grants Program 2025 of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) during a press conference in Intramuros, Manila, on July 9, 2024. NCCA said that the deadline for submissions was on August 31. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
![(From left) National Committee on Language and Translation head David Michael San Juan, Dr. Ivan Anthony S. Henares, commissioner of the Subcommission on Cultural Heritage; Executive Director Eric Zerrudo of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts; Arwin Paul Lingat, head of the National Committee on Northern Cultural Communities; and Dr. Niles Jordan Breis, head of the National Committee on Literary Arts, welcome proposals for the P133-million Competitive Grants Program 2025 of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) during a press conference in Intramuros, Manila, on July 9, 2024. NCCA said that the deadline for submissions was on August 31. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/09/371726.jpg)
(From left) National Committee on Language and Translation head David Michael San Juan, Dr. Ivan Anthony S. Henares, commissioner of the Subcommission on Cultural Heritage; Executive Director Eric Zerrudo of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts; Arwin Paul Lingat, head of the National Committee on Northern Cultural Communities; and Dr. Niles Jordan Breis, head of the National Committee on Literary Arts, welcome proposals for the P133-million Competitive Grants Program 2025 of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) during a press conference in Intramuros, Manila, on July 9, 2024. NCCA said that the deadline for submissions was on August 31. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
![(From left) National Committee on Language and Translation head David Michael San Juan, Dr. Ivan Anthony S. Henares, commissioner of the Subcommission on Cultural Heritage; Executive Director Eric Zerrudo of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts; Arwin Paul Lingat, head of the National Committee on Northern Cultural Communities; and Dr. Niles Jordan Breis, head of the National Committee on Literary Arts, welcome proposals for the P133-million Competitive Grants Program 2025 of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) during a press conference in Intramuros, Manila, on July 9, 2024. NCCA said that the deadline for submissions was on August 31. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/09/371727.jpg)
(From left) National Committee on Language and Translation head David Michael San Juan, Dr. Ivan Anthony S. Henares, commissioner of the Subcommission on Cultural Heritage; Executive Director Eric Zerrudo of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts; Arwin Paul Lingat, head of the National Committee on Northern Cultural Communities; and Dr. Niles Jordan Breis, head of the National Committee on Literary Arts, welcome proposals for the P133-million Competitive Grants Program 2025 of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) during a press conference in Intramuros, Manila, on July 9, 2024. NCCA said that the deadline for submissions was on August 31. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
![(From left) National Committee on Language and Translation head David Michael San Juan, Dr. Ivan Anthony S. Henares, commissioner of the Subcommission on Cultural Heritage; Executive Director Eric Zerrudo of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts; Arwin Paul Lingat, head of the National Committee on Northern Cultural Communities; and Dr. Niles Jordan Breis, head of the National Committee on Literary Arts, welcome proposals for the P133-million Competitive Grants Program 2025 of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) during a press conference in Intramuros, Manila, on July 9, 2024. NCCA said that the deadline for submissions was on August 31. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/09/371728.jpg)
(From left) National Committee on Language and Translation head David Michael San Juan, Dr. Ivan Anthony S. Henares, commissioner of the Subcommission on Cultural Heritage; Executive Director Eric Zerrudo of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts; Arwin Paul Lingat, head of the National Committee on Northern Cultural Communities; and Dr. Niles Jordan Breis, head of the National Committee on Literary Arts, welcome proposals for the P133-million Competitive Grants Program 2025 of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) during a press conference in Intramuros, Manila, on July 9, 2024. NCCA said that the deadline for submissions was on August 31. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
![(From left) National Committee on Language and Translation head David Michael San Juan, Dr. Ivan Anthony S. Henares, commissioner of the Subcommission on Cultural Heritage; Executive Director Eric Zerrudo of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts; Arwin Paul Lingat, head of the National Committee on Northern Cultural Communities; and Dr. Niles Jordan Breis, head of the National Committee on Literary Arts, welcome proposals for the P133-million Competitive Grants Program 2025 of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) during a press conference in Intramuros, Manila, on July 9, 2024. NCCA said that the deadline for submissions was on August 31. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/07/09/371729.jpg)
(From left) National Committee on Language and Translation head David Michael San Juan, Dr. Ivan Anthony S. Henares, commissioner of the Subcommission on Cultural Heritage; Executive Director Eric Zerrudo of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts; Arwin Paul Lingat, head of the National Committee on Northern Cultural Communities; and Dr. Niles Jordan Breis, head of the National Committee on Literary Arts, welcome proposals for the P133-million Competitive Grants Program 2025 of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) during a press conference in Intramuros, Manila, on July 9, 2024. NCCA said that the deadline for submissions was on August 31. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO