MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Carrying out its mission to support Filipino artists and make their works accessible to the broadest public, the Cultural Center of the Philippines has shared its digital resources free of charge to readers and literature enthusiasts.
CCP recently launched its Digital Products, with content ranging from historical narratives to performances of different literary works.
Learn about Jose Corazon de Jesus, also known as Huseng Batute. The website contains materials written by notable Filipino poets and writers on the life and works of Huseng Batute.
In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, the CCP celebrated the Festival of Plays by Women, a three-day event that highlighted the stories about women by women through staged readings and featured performances. A flagship project of the CCP Gender and Development (GAD) Committee aimed to inspire women to write and visualize their own stories and energize them to believe in their own talent in writing, producing, and acting. You can read about the festival’s featured works here.
Looking for appropriate materials for your children? Download the book “Sa Pagbabasa, Hindi Ka Nag-iisa.” Dedicated to encouraging children to read local materials, the e-book is a collection of children’s books and artworks. It also contains artistic and literary works about health and Covid-19. The ebook explores the value of cooperation among Filipino writers and illustrators from various regions of the Philippines.
In partnership with Philippine PEN, CCP curated a book, “In Certain Seasons: Mothers Write in the Time of COVID,” focusing on mothers’ experiences during the pandemic. The book expounds on how a mother can be both a child-nurturer and an artist at the same time. Download the book here.
The CCP official literary journal, Ani, is going digital, starting with its 41st edition. Edited by Herminio S. Beltran, Jr. and Mia P. Tijam, Ani 41 contains 146 literary works — essays, poems, short stories, and other literary genres — on traveling. Download the journal here.
Through the collaboration between the CCP and the Philippine Board on Books for Young People came the ebook “Magkaiba? Magkaisa! Magbasa. Ang Danas ng Nagkakaisang Sektor para sa Librong Pambata sa Panahon ng Covid.” Edited by Ani Rosa Almario, the ebook features nine works detailing how the community of creators and advocates of Filipino children’s books coped with the repercussions of the pandemic.
The Gawad CCP Para Sa Sining 2020 Folio contains citations, essays, photos, and works of the notable awardees of that year. Gawad CCP is the highest recognition given by the institution to Filipino individuals and organizations that made significant contributions to promoting and developing Philippine arts and culture. To see the amazing achievements of the 2020 Gawad CCP awardees, check the folio.
Advocating safe workspace, the CCP produced the Safe Space Handbook, which aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of violence and harassment at work and shed light on issues in safe workspace. It also shares the specificities of artistic and cultural workplace hazards, measures, and solutions. Download the handbook here.
Giving honors and respects to Filipino artists, cultural workers, and other industry stakeholders, CCP launched the Hanggang sa Muli: Pagpupugay at Pasasalamat sa mga Pumanaw, a website aims to pay tribute and preserve the legacy of the people who have contributed to the arts and culture industry. The website keeps their memory alive.
