08/10/2026
๐๐๐ฃ-๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ต๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ธโ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐
๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ โ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐?
The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), through its BAGANI: Rising Leaders' Development Program, invites the public to explore this question through ๐๐๐ฃ-๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฆ, an art exhibition featuring the works and creative world of National Artist ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ต๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ธ at the DAP Conference Center - Tagaytay.
Mounted in conjunction with the ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐: ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ, the exhibition highlights ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ, while creating a space to reflect on the connections among culture, leadership, identity, community, and development.
Running until ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ญ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, the exhibition brings together portraits, installations, and other works that offer visitors a deeper look into ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐, ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
For more than five decades, artists have created portraits and caricatures of Kidlat Tahimik. The collection, however, offers more than representations of one artist. For Kidlat, it also presents an opportunity to examine ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ, ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐.
โ๐๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฌ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ฐ,โ Kidlat said, referring to his installation โ๐๐ช๐๐ค ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ก๐๐ฃ ๐ค ๐ข๐ช๐ข๐๐๐ ๐,โ which draws from the traditional role of the mumbaki or healer and incorporates indigenous forms and symbols. The installation also serves as a metaphor for creativity and the ability to continue creating despite the blocks and challenges that artists may encounter.
Beyond the individual artworks, the exhibition opens a wider conversation: ๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐?
For Kidlat, one answer lies in ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐โa Filipino value centered on recognizing and relating to others as fellow human beings and part of a shared community. He describes kapwa as an โembracing cultureโ that encourages people to help one another and work toward a shared destination.
โ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ,โ Kidlat said.
This perspective connects culture with the broader work of development. The values, knowledge, traditions, and narratives that shape communities also influence how people understand their place in society, relate to one another, and envision the future they want to build.
It also provides a meaningful context for ๐๐๐ฃ-๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐, a leadership development initiative of the Academy that seeks to develop young leaders for public service and nation-building. Through the exhibition, BAGANI creates another space for reflection on the relationship among ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ, ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
For emerging leaders, understanding development also means understanding the people and communities they seek to serve. It means recognizing that progress is shaped not only by policies, institutions, and technical solutions, but also by the ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ of communities.
Kidlat likewise emphasizes the importance of โ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ดโ rather than simply โ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ดโ Filipino cultural knowledge.
โ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง,โ he said.
He points to the many talents, knowledge, beliefs, and traditions that have been obscured over generations, including indigenous knowledge and practices that reflect communitiesโ relationships with one another and with the natural environment.
Ultimately, the exhibition invites visitors to look beyond the artist himself and reflect on ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ.
The ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ provides a fitting venue for this encounter. As a space for learning and development, DAPCC brings together the exhibitionโs artistic and cultural reflections with DAPโs broader work of developing people and institutions.
Through the exhibition, ๐๐๐ฃ-๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ underscores that culture is not separate from development. The stories people tell, the knowledge they preserve, the values they uphold, and the identities they carry can all shape how communities define progress and envision a better future.
As visitors encounter Kidlat Tahimikโs portraits, installations, and reflections, the exhibition leaves a question worth carrying beyond the gallery:
๐๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฑ๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ, ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ?
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ-๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฆ
The public is invited to experience Kidlat Tahimikโs installation artworks in person at the DAP Conference Center in Tagaytay City.
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๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: DAP-Ayan ng Sining: INDIOGENIUS
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐: National Artist Kidlat Tahimik
๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ: DAP Conference Center, Tagaytay City
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๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฑ: Until October 31, 2026
๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Free, with RSVP required
๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ธ-๐ถ๐ป๐: Not allowed
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐: RSVP Form (https://bit.ly/3VhRWjw)
For further details, contact ๐ฌ๐ต๐ญ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ต or ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐@๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ.๐ฒ๐ฑ๐.๐ฝ๐ต.
Come and experience an exhibition that invites us to rediscover Filipino culture, reflect on our shared identity, and consider how culture can contribute to the way we imagine and pursue development.
