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ILOILO CITY: The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) Iloilo aims to raise public awareness and inspire appreciation of Filipino heritage with its Pambansang Museum sa Barangay (PMB) project.

NMP Iloilo officer-in-charge Maricyn De Los Santos on Monday said the PMB are mobile boxes brought to barangays for display and public viewing.

They have five boxes containing a replica of their national collections inside the museum to make them accessible to the public.

The boxes feature biodiversity conservation of West Visayas fauna, national cultural treasure (Oton Gold Death Mask), elephant and stegodon (The gentle Giants of Panay), and Haból Panay (The woven artistry of Western Visayas), among others.

“We came up with the program for everyone who has difficulty accessing to go to the museum –we can go to their place. It is called Pambansang Museum sa Barangay because we bring the boxes to the barangay. Yung mandate kasi ng (Because the mandate of the) National Museum is to make the national collections ac
cessible to everyone,’ she said in an interview.

The traveling exhibition started in 2022 and expanded to schools, state universities, and barangays.

Last year, they brought the exhibits to Passi National High School, Santa Barbara Central Elementary School, and Northern Iloilo State University (NISU).

They also brought the exhibit to Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology (ISUFST)-Dingle campus last month and in Barangay Hibao-an Norte here in April.

They target to bring the exhibit next to Barangay Ingore in Iloilo City.

Source: Philippines News Agency

LONDON: The third Grand Slam tennis tournament this season, Wimbledon, kicks off in London on Monday.

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Czechia’s Marketa Vondrousova will defend their winning titles.

The prize fund stands at $63 million this year.

Russian players will compete in neutral status. In 2022, they were not allowed to participate over the events in Ukraine, after which Wimbledon was fined.

In 2023, Russian athletes were allowed to participate but they had to sign a declaration of neutrality. This year, players from Russia and Belarus will participate under the same conditions. The spectators are also banned from bringing flags of these countries.

The tournament will end on July 14.

Wimbledon, which has been held since 1877, is one of the oldest and most prestigious tournaments in the world.

The competition takes place on grass and all players must wear white during the matches.

Source: Philippines News Agency

BACOLOD CITY: Internationally acclaimed Negrense painter Nunelucio Alvarado has been nominated for the Order of National Artist by the City of Sagay in Negros Occidental, with broad support from the local art community and government units here.

Helen Arguelles-Cutillar, head of the City Information and Tourism Office, in an interview on Monday, said they submitted the nomination for Alvarado in the Visual Arts category to the office of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) on Sunday.

‘It’s a long way to go, but we are grateful for this milestone. Let us collectively pray for the guidance as we await the next step. Meantime, let us share about Nune’s art and his communities,’ she said.

A native of Sagay, the 74-year-old visual artist and his wife Rosalia, live in a house and studio, with a coffee shop underneath along the city’s Margaha Beach.

Alvarado continues to paint amid the challenge of overcoming dementia.

Considered as among the most influential artists and a pioneer in the art
movement in Negros, he is a member of the Black Artists of Asia, an awardee of the Thirteen Artists Awards of the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 1992, a grand prize winner of Philip Morris Art Awards in 1997 and 1999, and a recipient of the Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan sa Larangan ng Pintura Award in 2004.

To celebrate the works and the contributions of Alvarado, a ‘Haligi’ (pillar) installation for visual arts was put up on the Margaha Beach last June 11, together with the six other pillars, representing the various art disciplines, including dance, literature, music, theater, film and architecture.

Alvarado’s 20-foot ‘Haligi’ features colorful paintings, found objects and sculptures made by other visual artists and people in the community.

The nomination of Alvarado has received resolutions of support from the Negros Occidental Provincial Board, the City Councils of Sagay and Cadiz, and Barangay Councils of Old Sagay and Fabrica.

‘Mr. Nunelucio Alvarado is the epitome of a dedicated and remar
kable artist, whose enduring masterpieces have showcased the beauty of Filipino culture even in mundane everyday experiences, bringing honor and pride to the nation and beyond,’ the Provincial Board said.

The Order of National Artist is the highest national recognition given to a Filipino individual who has made significant contributions to the Philippines through their achievements in the fields of Architecture and Allied Arts, Dance, Design, Film and Broadcast Arts, Literature, Music, Theater and Visual Arts.

The order is jointly administered by the NCCA and the Cultural Center of the Philippines and conferred by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation by both institutions.

Source: Philippines News Agency

Dong Hoa fishing festival is an annual hundred-year-old event in Vuc marsh area, Nghi Xuan district, one of the unique traditional festivals in Ha Tinh province. The festival is usually organised on a weekend between the end of the fourth lunar month and the beginning of the fifth after harvesting the crops to give all people a chance to take part in the event. Vuc marsh, covering an area of around 30 ha, lies at the bottom of Hong Linh Mountain in Xuan Vien commune, featuring the peace, quiet and authentic nature of the countryside. On the day of the festival, the marsh was bustling with thousands of people with many kinds of fishing gear. It is believed that people who caught big fishes will get lucky and have a bumper crop.

Source: Vietnam News Agency