National Commission for Culture and the Arts deputy executive director Marichu Tellano (PNA photo by Cristina Arayata) MANILA - In observance of the Original Pilipino Music (OPM) Week every fourth week of July, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) will organize a "Concert at the Park" at 6 p.m. on July 24. "This is an open-air activity. We will showcase different genres of music. Kundiman, pop, among others, will be showcased," Marichu Tellano, NCCA deputy executive director, said in a press conference on Tuesday. While she did not bare the lineup of performers, Tellano said there would be performers from Mindanao, as well as other traditional groups. Presidential Proclamation 933, signed on Dec. 19, 2014, declared every last week of July as Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino. This aims to promote and develop the local music industry to contribute to the development of the economy and boost government efforts to promote Philippine music. Tellano said the
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said election candidates and their political parties must seek authorization from intellectual property (IP) rights owners and compensate artists for the use of their works in their campaigns. In a statement, the IPOPHL Director General R
MANILA - The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is reminding candidates and their political parties to strictly observe the IP Code of 1997 by seeking authorization from intellectual property (IP) owners and compensating them to use their works for their campaigns. Given the massive use of copyrighted works such as photos, audiovisual content and songs, among many others for political advertisements and promotional materials, IPOPHL Director General Rowel Barba said "the election period is a great time for candidates to help artists recover from the pandemic-induced economic downturn." "I hope candidates compensate our artists fairly for their contributions in creating more effective and creative campaign messages," Barba said, adding that playing copyrighted works like songs to the public, even through sorties or motorcades, may also require a fee. He said before making any payment, candidates must always seek IP right holders' permiss
WITH the start of the campaign season, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (Ipophl) reminded the candidates of May 2022 elections and their political parties to adhere to IP laws and properly compensate the owners of copyrighted works used in their promotional paraphernalias. In a statement on Thursday, Ipophl…