President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants to provide scholarships and build cultural infrastructure to develop the country's creative industry sector, Presidential Adviser for Creative Communications Secretary Paul Soriano said Monday.
Presidential Adviser for Creative Communications Secretary Paul Soriano holds a press conference, Dec. 5, 2022. Anna Felicia Bajo
"The President has told me he wants to bring the scholarship, the grants, you know... he wants to be able to build more cultural infrastructure to help our artists, he was talking about creative communities, villages so that people can really create... especially those that we don't have yet," Soriano, a film director, said at a press conference, noting that in six years, there will be a new breed of artists.
Soriano said he is eyeing to execute his plans by early next year, adding that he already has programs and plans for the creative industry.
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