Pasay City: The Cultural City of the Philippines
by Jhaypee Guia on July 20, 2012Pasay City was one of the original four cities of Metro Manila. Due to its proximity to Manila, it quickly became an urban town during the American Period. The city of Pasay has long been a great earner for Metropolitan Manila, even when it was only a town. The economic life of the town had steadily improved that its income exceeded the limit set for an ordinary town, and thus it became a city.
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Shrine of St. Thérèse and Columbarium
by Jane Dacumos on July 20, 2012The Shrine and the Columbarium are a testament to the life and devotion of one of the most beloved saints of our time, St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus.
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Tanghalang Pambansa
by Jhaypee Guia on July 20, 2012The Tanghalang Pambansa is the flagship venue and principal office of the Center. Designed by National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin, its design was based and expanded on the unconstructed Philippine-American Friendship Center. The Tangahalan is a primary example of the architect’s signature style known as the floating volume, a trait that can be seen in structures indigenous to the Philippines such as the nipa hut. It houses three performing arts venues, one theater for film screenings, galleries, a museum and the center’s library and archives. Being a work of a National Artist, the brutalist structure is qualified to be an important cultural landmark as stipulated in Republic Act No. 10066.
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GSIS Museo ng Sining
by Jane Dacumos on July 20, 2012The GSIS Museo ng Sining was established in April 1996. Its creation is a tribute to the creative endeavors of the contemporary Filipino. Its vision is to help define the growth and glorious flowing of Philippine visual arts. The building itself is one remarkable work of art designed by National Artist for Architecture, Leandro V. Locsin.
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Folk Arts Theatre (The Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas)
by Jhaypee Guia on July 20, 2012Folk Arts Theater is also known as The Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas. It is one of the performance venues of the Cultural Center of the Philipines.
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