Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Filipino ivory trade has boomed because of the demand for carvings, [90] but the government has cracked down on the illegal trade. In 2013, the Philippines was the first country to destroy its ivory stock; the ivory trade has decimated the world's elephant and rhinoceros populations. [91]
Performing arts festivals such as the Hong Kong Arts Festival were cancelled. [95] Opera Australia – Australia's largest performing arts company – temporarily stood down nearly all its staff [96] amid speculation it would also need to sell major assets in order to avoid bankruptcy. [97]
The Tanghalang Pambansa (English: National Theater), formerly Theater of Performing Arts, is a theater located in the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Manila, Philippines. It is the flagship venue and principal offices of the Cultural Center of the Philippines .
It is a covered proscenium amphitheater owned by the Cultural Center of the Philippines that was a popular venue for concerts during the 1980s and 1990s. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The theater, named after Filipino poet Francisco Balagtas , has a seating capacity of 8,458 in 10 sections and features a broad fascia with a single column-to-column span of 80 ...
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts of the Philippines (NCCA; Filipino: Pambansang Komisyon para sa Kultura at mga Sining, Cebuano: Nasodnong Komisyon alang sa Budaya ug mga Arte) is the official government agency for culture in the Philippines. It is the overall policy making body, coordinating, and grants giving agency for the ...
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines vowed on Tuesday not to back down in the face of a Chinese effort to block its fishermen from a fiercely contested shoal in the South China Sea, while Beijing ...
President Ferdinand Marcos has given the regulator until the end of the year to shut down Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), whose alleged ties with criminal activities are under ...
CNN Philippines is to close down on Wednesday, the company announced on Monday local time. The move means up to 300 jobs will be lost. CNN Philippines was launched in 2015 under a brand licensing ...