Cover CCP Trustees Isidro A Consunji, Jonathan M Velasco, Dr Jaime C Laya, Atty Gizela M Gonzalez, Margie Moran Floirendo, Junie S Del Mundo, Felix S Duque
CCP Trustees Isidro A Consunji, Jonathan M Velasco, Dr Jaime C Laya, Atty Gizela M Gonzalez, Margie Moran Floirendo, Junie S Del Mundo, Felix S Duque
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The CCP promises bigger and better productions in the coming years as it appoints new trustees to its board
With a wealth of experience from their engagement in the private, public, and government sectors, the six newly appointed trustees of The Cultural Centre of the Philippines (CCP)—Isidro A Consunji, Jonathan Velasco, Felix “Monino” Duque, Atty Gizela M Gonzalez, Junie del Mundo, and Carissa Coscolluella—promise better opportunities in art making and appreciation.
“The CCP is stronger with the new appointments by President Ferdinand R Marcos, Jr. The new trustees, I believe, will greatly contribute to theatre management, law, engineering and construction, and artistic productions,” said CCP Chairman Jaime C Laya.
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Above CCP Trustee Isidro A Consunji
Above CCP Trustee Jonathan Velasco
CCP Trustee Isidro A Consunji
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Armed with a degree in civil engineering from the University of the Philippines (UP) and a master’s in business administration from the Asian Institute of Management, Consunji acts as the chief executive officer of Semirara Mining Corporation and DMCI Holdings Inc. His appointment will ensure every engineering project is carried out smoothly and efficiently.
As a member and assistant conductor of the World Youth Choir and a lecturer at the UP College of Music, Velasco has won numerous awards in choral competitions in Slovenia, Ireland, Germany, and Spain. He is also the conductor of the Ateneo Chamber Singers. With him at the helm, Filipinos can expect better musical productions from the CCP.
Above CCP Trustee Felix “Monino” Duque
Above CCP Trustee Carissa Coscolluella
CCP Trustee Felix “Monino” Duque
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Duque returns to the CCP as a board member after serving as a theatre director from 1973 to 1994. He has designed plenty of productions at the institution, including Tales of Manuvu, Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Madame Butterfly, and many more.
A humanitarian and politician, Coscolluela is also a governor of the Philippine Red Cross and a member of the Philippine Ballet Theatre Board of Trustees. She is also a member of the Helgstrand Dressage, one of the world’s most decorated and successful stables for the training and selling of dressage horses.
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Above CCP Trustee Atty Gizela M Gonzalez
CCP Trustee Atty Gizela M Gonzalez
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CEO of PR firm, EON, and a member of the Kythe Foundation Board of Trustees, former diplomat Del Mundo has led multiple advocacy campaigns for the benefit of the Filipino people. His reappointment will help realise the CCP’s vision of becoming a leading institution for arts and culture in the country.
With a Master of Law degree from Harvard, Atty Gonzalez is well-versed in corporate and intellectual property. A director of several corporations and trustee of various non-profit organisations, she is a stalwart champion of poverty alleviation by addressing basic human needs.
The additions will join the current Trustees, whom President Marcos reappointed: Chairman Laya and Trustee Del Mundo, and interim Trustees Maria Margarita Moran-Floirendo and Marivic del Pilar.
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