Photo Release

GAWAD KATUTUBONG PAGKALINGA: Senator Loren Legarda receives from National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Chairperson Felipe de Leon, Jr. (center) the “Gawad Katutubong Pagkalinga” award for her invaluable service to the country’s indigenous peoples and relentless efforts in preserving and promoting its traditional culture during the celebration of Dayaw: Philippine International Indigenous Peoples Festival 2016 on 24 November 2016 at Liwasang Aurora, Quezon City Memorial Circle. Also in photo are (from left) Dr. Orlando Magno, NCCA Commissioner for Sub-Commission on Cultural Dissemination; National Artist Virgilio Almario, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) Chairperson; Alphonsus Tesoro, head of NCCA National Committee on Central Cultural Communities; Dr. Edwin Antonio, head of NCCA National Committee on Northern Cultural Communities; and Al-Anwar Anzar, head of NCCA National Committee on Southern Cultural Communities.