Ilocandia Cultural Center in Batac City // The First Cultural Center in Northern Luzon

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) broke ground for the first cultural center in Northern Luzon on July 2, in time for the 86th birthday celebration of former first lady and now Ilocos Norte 2nd district Rep. Imelda R. Marcos. In her speech during the groundbreaking, Mrs. Marcos said the cultural center project is very important as she said “Culture is nature and nature is the law of God.” “We are doing not something physical, not something material, not something intelligent but we are doing something spiritual. Because we are bringing out the soul of the Ilocanos to show to the world how beautiful, purely and great we have”, Mrs. Marcos added. She also disclosed that she is very excited and happy as the groundbreaking coincided with her 86th birthday celebration. The bigger Batac Cultural Center has long been envisioned by Mrs. Marcos to showcase the artistry and creativity of local talents here, as well as a venue for cultural exchanges both for national and international levels. The 1,022-seater cultural center to be named after Mrs. Marcos will rise in Batac City where great talents for arts and cultural performances are found. The two-storey building, with a mezzanine, is likened to the Cultural Center of the Philippines built under the Marcos administration, except for its roof design which would resemble a ‘salakot’, a traditional Ilokano hat to conform to the local arts and design. With a total funding of P300 million, district engineer Mathias Malenab of the DPWH Ilocos Norte 2nd Engineering district said the DPWH Central Office through Secretary Rogelio Singson approved an initial amount of P94.5 million for the first phase of the project. Source: https://theilocostimes.blogspot.com/2... Like us on Facebook   / seftv   #HiTechTheater #FirstinNorth