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The Greenbelt 1 building in Makati City may soon lose protection as a cultural property. Ayala Land has filed a petition with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts to remove the Presumption as Important Cultural Property, as announced by the ...

Often cited as National Artist for Architecture Leandro V. Locsin's magnum opus, the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City is one of the most celebrated buildings of its time. Its bare concrete, distinctive design gestures, and structural balance have ...

When it comes to brutalist architecture in Metro Manila, one may recall the Manila Film Center in Pasay City, Faura Hall at Ateneo de Manila University, or, hey, even the KFC Greenhills branch along EDSA. However, an undeniable pillar of the imposingly ...

In F.Sionil Jose's Po-on, Istak, a former sacristan in Ilocos searches for a larger meaning of the Filipino in the final years of Spanish Colonial Philippines. His journey is a reexamination of faith, freedom, and nationalism in many ways, ...

We might see some changes to the Ramon Cojuangco Building on the corner of Dela Rosa street and Makati Avenue soon. The Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Inc. recently filed a petition with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) ...

There is no shortage of award-giving bodies handing out trophies to artists in the music industry, but only one comes from the country's highest policy-making body for arts and culture. The inaugural SUDI Awards conferred by the National Commission ...

Fernando Amorsolo was the first Philippine National Artist in 1972 and since then only 73 talented individuals have been given this honor. It is the highest recognition given to Filipino artists (film, visual arts, dance, etc). In order to be considered for ...