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Under Presidential Proclamation 1906, signed in 2009, the month of October is declared ‘National Indigenous Peoples Month’ in celebration, recognition, and protection of the rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs)/IPs. For 2024, the theme of Dayaw is “Katutubong Filipino: Pagtibayin ang Tagumpay 2030 (Indigenous Filipinos: Strengthening the Success by 2030) which highlights how the celebration … Read more

NCCA Composition Prize NCCA opens its Call for Entries to the 2024 Composition Prize! The deadline for submission is on December 28, 2024. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Composition Prize is a biennial award given to winning and/or deserving composers for each category. Initiated in 2016, it is a competition on … Read more

Bomb Jokes and Threats are prohibited inside museum premises  To our dear museum guests: Please be reminded that making jokes, threats or unverified claims and other statements that refer to bombs, weaponry, or other violent instruments is punishable by law under Presidential Decree No. 1727, and may result in a punishment of imprisonment of up … Read more

The Manila Post Office Building FireMay 21-23, 2023Photo and poster: Karl De Santos Today marks the first anniversary of the fire that gutted the venerable Manila Central Post Office Building at Plaza Lawton, Ermita. In the late hours of May 21, 2023, smoke and fire were detected at the Post Office Building. Firefighters and volunteers … Read more

José Abad Santos Day is observed in the province of Pampanga and Angeles City every May 7, commemorating Chief Justice Abad Santos’s execution. The date of his execution is widely known and often reported as May 7 or May 2, but the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) ascertains May 1, 1942, to be … Read more