Get your projects on culture and arts funded by the NCCA! Read
In celebration of Indigenous Peoples Month this October, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) spearheads the holding of Dayaw Festival: Indigenous Peoples Month 2010 in Manila this October 2010. Read
In the 2009 UNESCO General Conference in Paris, October 8 of every year
was proclaimed as Día del Galeón!(Day of the Galleon) in commemoration of
the galleon trade between the Philippines and Mexico that took place between
1565 and 1815. The Philippines takes the lead in the 1st international Día del
Galeón Festival 2010. Read
The Philippines has been recognized as the ‘cultural capital’ of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2010 and 2011. As the first country given this distinction in the 10-member association of countries in the region, the Philippines hosts this year’s ministerial and experts meeting on culture and arts (AMCA-SOMCA) and the 4th ASEAN Festival of the Arts to be held in March. Read
This is the Climate Consciousness Page of the NCCA. Read the latest issues on Climate Change along with the efforts being accomplished by the NCCA to address it through former NCCA Executive Director Cecile Guidote-Alvarez. Read
Watch Sining Gising, a cultural TV show program hosted by Presidential Adviser on Culture Cecile Guidote-Alvarez on Channel 4, every Sunday from 4pm-6pm.
How many Filipino National Artists can you name? Learn how artists in the country become National Artists. Read
Broaden your knowledge about the Hudhud chants of the Ifugao of northern Luzon and the Maranao epic chant Darangen and why they have been recognized by UNESCO as "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity." Read
Filipino students are learning directly from their community elders the traditions and knowledge that managed to survive in our modern age. Read
Do a quick walk tour of the photos we have at our web site. View
Find here the timeline of Philippine events by anthropologist Dr. Jesus T. Peralta and his e-books Glances: Prehistory of the Philippines and Glimpses: Peoples of the Philippines. Read
Submit your news on culture and arts, including photo releases for publication in Agung, the bi-monthly newsletter of The National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Read
Listen to and get a copy of the song of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals. Twenty seven Filipino artists worked together to promote the United Nations (UN) eight-point Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in the Philippines through music.The album is titled 'Tayo Tayo Rin Sa 2015 - Sing the Songs. The song's message is that "we should all work together to achieve the MDGs." Click on the image to download music.
Read about NCCA's Citizen's Charter, which is essentially a process flow of all NCCA services to guide all visitors who enter our premises. Read
The Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA) announces that it is now open for applicants for the school year 2009-2010. See the audition schedule that will be held nationwide. Read
