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Why should there be awareness and action for the social issue/problem? (relevance)

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Why should there be awareness and action for the social issue/problem? (relevance)

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Everyone should be aware of social issues because only we can help each other to make our society a better place for all. Raising awareness on what is happening in our society can help those people be uplifted from the bottom, because we can make a better place to live if we will help each other.

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The Government is now implementing the Republic Act 7356. An Act creating the national commission for culture and arts, establishing a national endowment fund for culture and the arts, and for other purposes. The aforementioned Republic Act can assist those who are struggling to sell their handmade crafts to others because it can help the economy and tourism to be promoted, particularly here in Mindanao, which has a lot to offer but people in the handcrafting community are struggling to promote their product due to the competitive economy.

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What can we (ordinary citizens) do about it?

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What can we (ordinary citizens) do about it?

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As citizens, we can support our local handicrafts by promoting them on social media, because social media is extremely popular in this new generation, and many people have already shifted to online platforms, such as posting to pique people's interest in buying handicrafts and other items that are always sold. Social media makes people aware of what is going on in our economy, and thus it can help those who are struggling, especially during this time of the pandemic, and the economy's way has changed. Also, The Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Program Philippines (NTFP-EP Philippines). It initiated CMCC as a collaborative network of non-government and community-based organizations. CMCC advocates for safe environmental practices, research, and sets top quality standards for the production of products such as honey, textiles, and natural dyes.

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How did the pandemic affect our chosen social problem, locally? 

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How did the pandemic affect our chosen social problem, locally? 

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The pandemic affected our chosen social problem locally by making it tough for local businesses, local projects, local developments, local stores, local restaurants, and such to a halt. For example, active businesses near their main consumers or target audiences forced them to close down.

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The pandemic affected our chosen social problem globally by the reduced the measure of jobs that caused unemployment rates to increase, the same in the Philippines. They struggled with the new changes as they not only dealt with an economic decrease but also with the citizens and the country's well-being.

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https://ncca.gov.ph/republic-act-7356/

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National Commission for Culture and the Arts

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AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS,
ESTABLISHING NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the "Law Creating the National Commission for Culture and the Arts".

TITLE II
Organization of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts
and the Establishment of the National Endowment Fund

National cultural policies and programs shall be formulated which shall be: a) pluralistic, fostering deep respect for the cultural identity of each locality, region or ethno-linguistic locality, as well as elements assimilated from other cultures through the natural process of acculturation; b) democratic, encouraging and supporting the participation of the vast masses of our people in its programs and projects; c) non-partisan, open to all people and institution, regardless of creed, affiliation, ideology, ethnic origin, age, gender or class, with no organized group or sector having monopoly of its services and d) liberative, having concern for the decolonization and emancipation of the Filipino psyche in order to ensure the full flowering of Filipino culture.

a) the Undersecretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports;
b) the Undersecretary of the Department of Tourism;
c) the Chairman of the House Committee on Culture;
d) the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Culture;
e) the President of the Cultural Center of the Philippines;
f) the Executive Director of the National Historical Institute;
g) the Director of the National Museum;
h) the Director of the National Library;
i) the Director of the Institute of Philippine Languages;
j) the Director of the Records Management and Archives Office;
k) the Executive Director of the Commission;
l) the Head of the Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts;
m) three (3) representatives from the private sector who shall be the elected heads of the (3) Subcommission identified hereunder, namely: the Subcommission on Cultural Heritage, the Subcommission on the Arts, and the Subcommission on Cultural Dissemination. They shall be elected by the chairpersons of the national committees under their respective Subcommissions.
The Chairman of the Commission shall be elected by the members from among themselves.

a) To encourage the continuing and balanced development of a pluralistic culture by the people themselves, it shall:

1) encourage and ensure the exercise of the freedom of expression by eliminating all forms of censorship inimical to cultural and artistic growth and development without prejudice to the rights of other people to develop their own culture, or to the enhancement of a genuinely Filipino culture;
2) extend financial and economic assistance such as subsidies, artist funds and social security to promote cultural development and protect artists and cultural workers;
3) ensure the decentralization of opportunities for creative expression through the establishment of local culture art centers in various regions, with resources needed for artistic cultural activities;
4) extend recognition of artistic achievement through awards, grants and services to artists and cultural groups which contribute significantly to the Filipino's cultural legacy;
5) promote the interest and welfare of artists and cultural workers by protecting their rights to intellectual and artistic properties as well as by associations which shall promote and protect the economic and moral rights of artists all over the country;
6) encourage and support research into Philippine artistic traditions which may be adopted for the creation of contemporary forms;
7) adopt measures and recommend legislation to protect the intellectual and artistic rights and properties of Filipino artists, cultural workers and other matters concerning culture and the arts;
8) explore and adopt the best possible structure of relationship between the public and the private sector at the local level, taking into account varying socio-cultural situations.

b) To conserve and promote the nation's historical and cultural heritage, is shall:

1) support, monitor and systematize the retrieval and conservation of artifacts of Filipino culture and history and all Filipino cultural treasures from all over the archipelago and other countries;
2) encourage and support the study, recognition and preservation of endangered human cultural resources such as weavers, chanters, dancers, and other craftsmen as well as the conservation and development of such artistic, linguistic and occupational skills as are threatened with extinction;
3) support and promote the establishment and preservation of cultural and historical monuments, markers, names and sites;
4) encourage and support the establishment and/or maintenance all over the country of museums, libraries, archives, private or public, as repositories, respectively of all cultural/historical artifacts and artistic creation, printed works, archival records and all other materials indispensable to the study and evaluation of Filipino culture and history;
5) encourage the private sector to establish and maintain private museums and libraries;
6) encourage and support scholarly research into and documentation of Philippine cultural traditions, arts and crafts, as well as significantly cultural movements, achievements and personalities especially in the literary, visual and performing arts; and in mass media, as well as the various aspects of Filipino culture;
7) encourage and support the writing of Philippine history from the Filipino perspective;
8) encourage, support and systematize the audio-visual documentation of Filipino cultural expressions in the contemporary period.

c) To ensure the widest dissemination of artistic and cultural products among the greatest number across the country and overseas for their appreciation and enjoyment, it shall, with the cooperation of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, Tourism, Interior and Local Government, Foreign Affairs and all other concerned agencies, public and private:

1) cause to be established and developed an intensified arts education program at all levels of the educational system, public and private, to ensure meaningful arts integration across the school curriculum;
2) encourage and support programs through publication, exhibition, production, performance, staging, and reproduction of original Filipino creations;
3) coordinate and provide technical and/or financial assistance for cultural events and related activities such as cultural festivals, competitions, lectures, seminars, fora and symposia;
4) encourage and monitor a comprehensive translation program which shall make works by Filipinos and selected foreign classics equally accessible to Filipino as well as international readers;
5) promote the popularization of information about artistic and cultural achievements and programs, in coordination with government agencies and non-government organizations and institutions;
6) reorient tourism programs to become an instrument for popular education of our people and others about the best of our heritage and creativity;
7) undertake a systematic collection of statistical and other data which reflects the state of cultural conditions in the country, to serve as essential quantitative and qualitative basis for formulating cultural policies;
8) create and support a sustained program of international cultural exchange, scholarship, travel grants and other forms of assistance;
9) promulgate standard and guidelines for the protection and promotion of Filipino artists, cultural workers and creative works in other countries;
10) encourage and support the continuous training of cultural workers and administrators by qualified trainors.

d) To preserve and to integrate traditional culture and its various creative expressions as a dynamic part of the national cultural mainstream, it shall:

1) help set up or encourage, monitor and subsidize companion systems at the regional, provincial and local levels, intended to develop traditional cultures such as arts/crafts centers, preferably in community settings apart from the usual museums settings, where exponents of living arts and crafts can practice and teach their art and enrich contemporary designs;
2) encourage and subsidize cultural research and the retrieval of cultural research information (e.g. folklore, dance, music, crafts) through the training of students, teachers, and cultural researchers, and their revitalization by practice and performance;
3) ensure that the ultimate beneficiaries of all research efforts, tourism programs and other activities affecting cultural communities are the people and cultural communities that are the subject of research, and that their cultures are nurtured rather than violated, damaged, or exploited;
4) ensure that relevant information is made available to legislators who introduce laws with cultural implication;
5) encourage and support the continuous training of cultural workers and administrators by qualified trainors.

e) To ensure that standards of excellence are pursued in programs and activities implementing policies herein stated, it shall encourage and support continuing discussion and debate, through symposia, workshop, publications, etc., on the highest norms available in the matrix of Philippine culture.

a) encourage and facilitate the organization of a network or regional and local councils for culture and the arts, hereunder described, to ensure a broad nationwide, people-based participation in the formulation of plans, the enforcement of culture-related laws and regulations, the implementation of programs/projects and the review of funding requirements; c) set-up a system of networking and coordination with and among all existing government cultural agencies for the effective implementation of plans and strategies;
b) establish a secretariat under an Executive Director for the administrative and day-to-day operations of the Commission;
d) create committees and other mechanisms to help expedite the implementation of plans and strategies.

e) call upon and coordinate with other government and non-government and cultural institutions and agencies for assistance in any form;
f) generate resources, both from the Government and private sectors, local, national and international, for its operation, as well as for the National Endowment Fund For Culture and Arts;
g) receive and accept donations and other conveyances including funds, materials and services, by gratuitous title;
h) administer the National Endowment Fund for Culture and the Arts and give grants for the development, protection, preservation and dissemination of Philippine culture and arts, and designate a comptroller;
i) prepare an annual budget of the Commission and submit the same to the President for inclusion in the annual General Appropriations Act;
j) advise the President on matters pertaining culture and the arts, including the creation of a special decoration or award, for person who have significantly contributed to the development and promotion of Philippine culture and arts;
k) promulgate rules, regulations and undertake any and all measures as may be necessary to implement this Act;
l) regulate activities inimical to preservation/conservation of national cultural heritage/properties.

a) Subcommission on Cultural Heritage, which shall cover but will not be limited to the following areas: libraries and information services; archives, museums, galleries, monuments and sites, and historical research;
b) Subcommission on the Arts, which shall cover but will not be limited to the following areas: literary arts, visual arts, architecture, dramatic arts, broadcast arts, musical arts, dance and film;
c) Subcommission on Cultural Dissemination, which shall cover but will not be limited to the following areas: language and translation, cultural events, cultural education and information;
d) Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts, which shall cover but will not be limited to the following areas: Agta culture and art, cultures and arts of Northern cultural communities, Southern cultural communities, Muslim cultural communities, and lowland cultural communities.

> SECTION. 20. The National Endowment Fund for Culture and Arts. A National Endowment Fund for Culture and Arts (the Fund) is hereby established exclusively for Philippine art and cultural programs, projects and activities all over the country.

a) The contribution to the Fund shall be the following:

1) the amount of the One hundred million pesos (P100,000,000.00) as seed capital shall be taken from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) fund Five million pesos (5,000,000.00) per month for twenty (20) months: Provided, That no grant shall be awarded by the Commission except from the interest drawn from the funds: Provided, further, that no grant shall be awarded until after one (1) year from the organization of the Fund.
2) ten percent (10%) of the travel tax collection, the share to be taken from the annual allotment of the travel tax given to the Philippine Tourism Authority.

b) Government corporations are hereby authorized to give grants to the Fund at their discretion, but not to exceed fifteen percent (15%) of their unimpaired surplus;
c) The private portion of the Fund shall be raised from the donations and other conveyances including funds, materials, property, and services, by gratuitous title;
d) Contribution to the Fund shall be deductible for income tax purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 29 (h) (2) (A) of the National Internal Revenue Code;
e) For the sound and judicious management of the Fund, the Commission shall appoint a reputable government-accredited investment institution as Fund Manager, subject to guidelines promulgated by the Commission.
f) The Commission shall be the administrator of the Fund, and as such, shall prepare implementing guidelines and decision-making mechanisms, subject to the following:

1) unless otherwise stipulated by the private donor, only earnings of private contributions shall be used;
2) no part of the seed capital of the Fund, including earnings, thereof, shall be used to underwrite overhead expenses for administration;
3) not more than twenty percent (20%) of the Government's annual contribution to the Fund shall be devoted to administrative functions of the Commission; at least ten percent (10%) shall be earmarked as part of the Fund's capital, and the balance shall be used for its programs and projects;
4) The Commission shall organize a separate staff, administratively independent of the secretariat, to be headed by a comptroller appointed by and directly responsible and accountable to the Commission;
5) There shall be an external auditor to perform annual audit of its performance;
6) The Fund shall be exempt from pre-audit by the Commission on Audit.

All Materials that are reasonably necessary and are not manufactured or produced locally for the use of the Filipino artist shall be tax or duty free.

a) All the personnel, properties, assets and liabilities of the Presidential Commission on Culture and Arts (PCCA) created by Executive Order No. 118, are hereby transferred to the Commission as its successor-in-interest.
b) Within a period of one (1) year after the first meeting of the Commission, it shall harmonize the policies of the cultural agencies referred to, but not limited to those enumerated in Section 18 of this Act, with those of the Commission as over-all policy-making and coordinating body, as herein indicated.

* The NCCA welcomes comments/suggestions on the aforementioned provisions. Inquiries and suggestions are requested to be forwarded to the NCCA Legal Office, NCCA Building, 633 General Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila, with tel. no. 527-21-92 local 727 and telefax 527-2194, or e-mail us at info@ncca.gov.ph.

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Republic Act 7356 - National Commission for Culture and the Arts

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AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS, ESTABLISHING NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1. Title.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7440080/

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Economic, social and political issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic

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This article contributes to the assessment of public policies to control the incidence of COVID-19 in several ways. (1) It contains a brief historical and comparative overview of selected pandemics, particularly in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic; (2)…

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A Manila Barbershop’s Mirrors Reflect the Pain of the Pandemic

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A Manila Barbershop’s Mirrors Reflect the Pain of the Pandemic

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/world/asia/philippines-coronavirus-manila.html

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A Manila Barbershop’s Mirrors Reflect the Pain of the Pandemic (Published 2020)

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Seven months since the Philippines enacted its first lockdown, Jolog’s Barbershop exemplifies the toll the coronavirus has exacted on the country in lost lives, income and sense of community.

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How the pandemic has changed the world economy

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How the pandemic has changed the world economy

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Lora Jones, Daniele Palumbo & David Brown BBC News

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Coronavirus: How the pandemic has changed the world economy

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Key maps and charts explain how the virus has impacted markets and businesses around the world.

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https://asiasociety.org/philippines/events/understanding-mindanao-business-mindanao

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VIEW EVENT DETAILS

One of the major problems in Mindanao is the long-standing neglect from the national government and lack of economic development. The root cause of cultural, religious, and armed conflict still goes back to the problem of lack of jobs and economic development and this leads to a vicious cycle of poverty.

The second of the three forums, "Business in Mindanao" aims to explore the economic realities and opportunities in Mindanao.

The Understanding Mindanao Series is a three-part dialogue that aims to provide an environment for inquiry and learning about the region, and to educate the public by developing a common understanding about Mindanao and strengthening relationships with the tri-people community in Mindanao.
PANEL 1: INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF MINDANAO

Mr. Jolly Lais, Director, ARMM-Manila Liaison Office

Mr. Paul Dominguez, Alternative Executive Director for the Philippines, Asian Development Bank

Dr. Fermin Adriano, Senior Adviser for Mindanao Programs, World Bank

Open Forum moderated by Mr. Coco Alcuaz, Executive Director, Makati Business Club

PANEL 2: UNLOCKING MINDANAO'S ECONOMIC POTENTIAL

Mr. Romeo Montenegro, Deputy Executive Director, Mindanao Development Authority

Ms. Ginggay Hontiveros-Malvar, Sulu/Marawi/ARMM Programs Head, GoNegosyo

Ms. Len Cabili, Founder and Creative Designer, Filip + Inna

Open Forum moderated by Mr. Coco Alcuaz, Executive Director, Makati Business Club

ADMISSION - FREE

For questions, e-mail pm.asiasocietyph@gmail.com or call (02) 550 2612

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Understanding Mindanao: Business in Mindanao

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VIEW EVENT DETAILS One of the major problems in Mindanao is the long-standing neglect from the national government and lack of economic development. The root cause of cultural, religious, and armed conflict still goes back to the problem of lack of jobs and economic development and this leads to a vicious cycle of poverty.

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Mindanao is highly known for its wide array of natural resources, thus making it a great source of local businesses. Even now, businesses such as Arts and Crafts are big due to the locals' access to Mindanao's resources.

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Even while Mindanao is rich in its own rights, it is still suffering from severe poverty because of lack of any economical decelopment and help from the National Government. This leads to many conflicts ranging from culture to armed conflicts, which affects not only the Economy, but the people trying to preserve said Economy. Those that are especially harmed are the locals which are counted as Minorities, which don't get as much help as they need in order to maintain their livelihood.

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It is not a surprise that the Poor gets poorer while the Rich gets richer. But why? The main reasoning for this is the vast neglect of local businesses, globally and locally. The Locals are only getting support from their own hardwork and only occasionally get outside help, but it is rare when compared to the help other bigger industries has. Why they don't support the Locals can be stem back to many reasons such as culture, religion or race, but whatever the reason may be, it does affect the Local Businesses here in Mindanao as it continues to be neglected not just by the goverment, by the vast majority of people.

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See all the wonderful things Carl Aaron Flores has made