Cultural Center of the Philippines’ main building gets a renovation

Mitzi Santos

June 22, 2022

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  Cultural Center of the Philippines’ (CCP) 53-year-old main building is finally undergoing a renovation!

  According to news.abs-cbn.com, the rehabilitation will take three years and will involve repairing structural weaknesses. The building codes is included in the rehabilitation together with the hydraulic pit, freight elevators, and light and sound systems for the theaters.

  The whole renovation is said to cost 995 million pesos in total. “The Filipino audience deserves a national center of culture where they can enjoy the arts in comfortable surroundings redesigned for the times. Our artists need new and better stages and venues to showcase and display their talents and abilities,” CCP president Arsenio Lizaso said in a statement.

  The rehabilitation will start at the fourth floor, rood deck, and the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater). The renovation will take three years to complete.

  The Cultural Center of the Philippines is known for providing venues for film festivals, ballet recitals, concerts, among others.

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