NCCA’s Buhay na Buhay returns

AN EIGHT-PART documentary series about the eight sub-cultures that shape the Filipino returns on its second season beginning Oct. 3, 8:30 p.m., in its new home, the ABS-CBN News Channel, with replays on Sundays, 10:30 a.m. It is hosted by Deputy Speaker and Antique Representative Loren Legarda. Buhay na Buhay is based on the life study of former chair of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and culture expert, Prof. Felipe de Leon, Jr. on the following sub-cultures: Kultura ng Pagdidiwata (Harmony with the Deities, Creative Forces of Nature and Ancestral Spirits); Kultura ng Pag-uukir at Pag-uuma (Poetic Mysticism and Devotion to Islam); Kultura ng Pamamanata (Devotion to the Patron Saint and Village Community); Kultura ng Pananahan (Devotion to the Home and Family); Kultura ng Paglilining at Pangangatwiran (Culture of Reflection and Reasoning); Kultura ng Pag-aaliw (Culture of Entertainment or Sensations); Kultura ng Pamumuna at Pagtutol (Culture of Social Criticism, Concern, Protest); and Kultura ng Pagka-Filipino at Pagkabansa (Devotion to the Nation and Being Filipino). After defining what these subcultures mean in the first season, Buhay na Buhay Season 2 explores the stories of groups and individuals in various parts of the country and how being Filipino emanates in their lives through arts, crafts and practices. Buhay na Buhay Season 2 is written by playwright, director and advocate for traditional arts and indigenous peoples, Floy Quintos. It is directed by Jon Steffan Ballesteros and produced by the NCCA through Marcus Phoenix Media Production Corp. led by Jonard S. Vital.