Don’t miss these free activities in commemoration of National Artist Eddie Romero on July 5-7, 2024 in Dumaguete City!
Born in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental in 1924, National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Eddie Romero will be celebrating his 100th birth anniversary on July 7, 2024.
Through a long career that spanned three generations of filmmakers, Eddie Romero produced, directed, and wrote an exemplary body of work, including Ganito Kami Noon…Paano Kayo Ngayon? (1976), Aguila (1980), and Kamakalawa (1981), which will be screening for free in Silliman University and Pantawan People’s Park along Rizal Boulevard.
To memorialize his contributions to Philippine cinema, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts will be donating a bronze bust of the National Artist to the Local Government of Dumaguete City. An unveiling ceremony and exhibit opening will be conducted on July 7 with support from the Dumaguete Tourism Office, Silliman University Culture and Arts Council and National Museum of the Philippines-Dumaguete.
(from the National Commission on Culture and the Arts FB Page)