19/04/2026
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: [email protected]
๐ ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ, ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐โ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐
๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐-๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ๐
๐ค๐จ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ โ The Philippine Studies Association (PSA) will host the exclusive soft launch of ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข, ๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐จ on ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฐ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ โ at 2:00 PM at the Digital Cinema Theater of Narra Post-Production Studios by Wildsound. The docuseries, which explores the rich intangible cultural heritage of the Visayas islands, is produced through a grant from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
๐๐ข๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฎโa Kinaray-a word meaning โwiseโโshines a light on the lives of artisans, culture bearers, and cultural masters. The series documents their struggles and triumphs as they navigate modern challenges to the preservation of indigenous traditions.
โMost cultural heritage content we find on the internet focuses on artifacts and physical objects,โ says ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, Project Manager of ๐๐ข๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ. โ๐๐ข๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ focuses on the people behind these traditions, exploring how they grapple with modern-day issues that either constrain or enable the exercise of their craft.โ
The soft launch offers cultural stakeholders, members of the press, and the academe an exclusive first look at three pivotal episodes:
โขโ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐บ ๐๐ผโ (๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ): Explores the ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข tradition within the public school system and how it thrives through the Department of Educationโs Special Program in the Arts (SPA).
โขโ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ฎโ (๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐): Tackles the ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐บ, an ancient poetic form, and the contemporary innovations being made by modern poets to keep the literary tradition alive.
โขโ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ต๐ฎ๐โ (๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐): Filmed in Lapu-Lapu City, the "Guitar Capital of the Philippines," this episode investigates the vanishing tradition of handcrafted guitar-making and the critical importance of government support in reviving the industry.
"Our goal is to eventually integrate these documentaries into senior high school and university-level curricula for the study of art, culture, and heritage,โ says ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐. ๐๐ป๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐, President of the Philippine Studies Association.
๐๐ข๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ, ๐๐ข๐ด ๐๐ด๐ญ๐ข๐ด ๐๐ช๐ด๐ข๐บ๐ข๐ด is scheduled for a full public release later this year.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐ฃ๐ฆ๐)
The PSA is a professional organization dedicated to the promotion of scholarly study and research on the Philippines, spanning history, culture, and social sciences.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐-๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ๐
Narra Post-Production Studios by Wildsound is one of the Philippinesโ premier facilities specializing in full post-production services, including color grading, sound design, and digital cinema mastering. Its Digital Cinema Theater is among the few venues in the country designed to provide a world-class, optimal viewing experience.
