Carrying out its mission to support Filipino artists and make their works accessible to the broadest public, the Cultural Center of the Philippines shares its digital resources free of charge to readers and literature enthusiasts.
CCP launches its Digital Products, with contents ranging from historical narratives to performances of different literary works.
Learn about Jose Corazon de Jesus, also known as Huseng Batute when you visit https://josecorazondejesus.home.blog. The website contains materials written by notable Filipino poets and writers on the life and works of Huseng Batute.
You can also watch the video performance of the King of Balagtasan at https://youtu.be/isFNzR-4le8.
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, the project aimed to inspire women to write, visualize their own stories and energize them to believe in their own talent in writing, producing and acting. You can read about the featured works of the festival at https://festivalofplaysbywomen2020atccp.wordpress.com.
Looking for materials appropriate for your children? Download the book “Sa Pagbabasa, Hindi Ka Nag-iisa” at https://sapagbabasahindikanagiisa.wordpress.com/ebook. Dedicated to encouraging children to read local materials, the e-book is a collection of children’s books and artworks for children. It also contains artistic and literary works about health and COVID-19. The e-book 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 the experiences of mothers during the pandemic. The book expounds how a mother can be both a child-nurturer and artist at the same time. Download the book at https://digitalarchives.culturalcenter.gov.ph/entity/262/opac-2020-mothers.
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, shorts stories and other literary genres – on traveling. Download the journal: http://bit.ly/Ani41Lakbay.
Through the collaboration between the CCP and the Philippine Board on Books for Young People came the e-book “Magkaiba? Magkaisa! Magbasa. Ang Danas ng Nagkakaisang Sektor para sa Librong Pambata sa Panahon ng Covid.”(Download: https://collections.culturalcenter.gov.ph/storage/open-access/magkaiba-magkaisa-magbasa.pdf) Edited by Ani Rosa Almario, the e-book 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 who made significant contributions in the promotion and development of Philippine arts and culture. To see the amazing achievements of the 2020 Gawad CCP awardees, check the folio at https://digitalarchives.culturalcenter.gov.ph/entity/259/opac-2021-gawad.
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 on safe workspace. It also shares the specificities of artistic and cultural workplace hazards, measures, and solutions. Download the handbook at: https://culturalcenter.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CCP-Safe-Space-Handbook-2023-v3.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2XU9F_J_wTuilEY1rmc3EraTlMmLFU3FqkBSh7FA7Y-ucWGrrPpLy_wdg.
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. Found at https://hanggangsamuli.culturalcenter.gov.ph, the website keeps their memory alive.
