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    PHILIPPINES

    Jan 03, 2020 7 minutes
    JOHN ALEXIS BALAGUER

    Official Country Name REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

    Languages FILIPINO, ENGLISH

    Population 105,893,381

    Median Age 23.7

    GDP Per Capita US $8,400

    Source: CIA World Factbook

    Total Value of Art Exported (UN Comtrade Database 2018) US $4,870,587

    Arts Funding (Arts and Culture) US $1,917,228

    Art Programs (University Level) 27

    Student Enrollment 23,782

    Source: Department of Budget and Management Commission on Higher Education, AAP (non-official)

    Museums Exhibiting Contemporary Art 13

    Contemporary Art Galleries (Commercial) 43

    Contemporary Art Spaces (Nonprofit) 10

    Art Foundations (NGO + Private) 13

    Source: AAP (non-official)

    Acknowledgments: Rica Estrada, Patrick Flores, Ma. Victoria Herrera, Marinella Mina

    Coming into President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth year in office, the Philippines continued to lag in corruption and human-rights-related indices. Deaths resulting from extrajudicial anti-drug operations, which have killed thousands to date, still occur, though at a slower rate.

    Aside from drugs, the government has targeted issues ranging from traffic congestion to cultural infrastructures. In April, Duterte signed the Republic Act 11333, boosting the powers of the as the primary body through which the government manages public museums and develops collections, including those related to the arts.

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