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CCP Brings Cinemalaya films for Women Deprived of Liberty (WDL) in Visayas
In celebration of the 2025 National Womenâs Month, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) presents Lakbay Sine Para sa mga Inday, special online screenings of selected award-winning Cinemalaya films for Women Deprived of Liberty (WDL) in three jails in Iloilo...
CCP Lights up its Iconic Building and Theater for Womenâs Month
The Main Building and the Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) will be bathed in vibrant purple this March to commemorate the National Womenâs Month. Purple, the official color of Womenâs Month, symbolizes justice, dignity, and...
Filipino pianist Rowena Arrieta returns for PPO Concert VI: Homecoming this March 14
Laureate pianist Rowena Arrieta makes a triumphant return to her homeland with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) for the highly anticipated sixth installment of its 40th concert season. Dubbed âHomecoming,â PPO Concert VI shares the warmth of home through...
The Realities of Modern Warfare Through a Womanâs Eyes
CCP The Met: LIVE in HD premieres Jeanine Tesoriâs Grounded this March at Glorietta 4 Two-time Tony Awardâwinning composer Jeanine Tesoriâs new opera Grounded is set to premiere in the Philippines through CCP The Met: LIVE in HD on March 4, 5:30 pm, exclusively at...
Juxtaposed Tales of Comedy and Drama to Premiere at CCP National Theater Live
The Cultural Center of the Philippines brings two powerhouse performances from the National Theatre in London â the trivial comedy âThe Importance of Being Earnestâ and the gripping drama âPrima Facieâ â to the Philippine big screen this February. The Importance of...
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra embarks on historic nine-city UK Tour in May 2025
The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO), the premier orchestra of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), is set to make history with a nine-city tour across the United Kingdom this May. Under the baton of internationally acclaimed Maestro Grzegorz Nowak,...
CCP Thirteen Artists Awards Creative Continuum 1970-2024 exhibit opens to the public
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) presents Creative Continuum 1970-2024, featuring archival materials, exhibition catalogs, videos, artist-designed trophies, and artworks that present selections from the history and evolution of the Thirteen Artists Awards...
Resilient tales of love and loss in PPO Concert V: HOPE this February 14
The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) imparts narratives of solemn heroism and resiliency in the fifth installment of its 40th concert season, dubbed as âHOPE,â on February 14, 2025, 7:30 p.m., at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila City. PPO Concert V: Hope uses...
Virgin Labfest 2026 Opens Its Stage for New Entries
The Virgin Labfest, the annual theater festival of untried, unstaged, and untested one-act plays, is looking for a new batch of written works for its 21st season. Twelve (12) new plays will be selected to be produced and staged at the Cultural Center of the...
Lawyer and Corporate Governance Specialist Jose Tomas Syquia joins the CCP Board of Trustees
The Cultural Center of the Philippines welcomes Atty. Jose Tomas Syquia to its Board of Trustees. He took his oath of office on January 28, 2025. Syquia has served 17 years in the private sector, specializing in corporate governance and securities law, government...