A NUMBER of staffers and consultants of the Center for Kapampangan Studies have been invited to join the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).

Center Consultant Prof. Lino Dizon was recently elected to the executive council of the NCCA’s National Committee on Historical Research, while the Center’s Museum Curator, Alex Castro, sits as a member. Resident translator Anton Prima represents the Center Director in the National Committee on Language and Translation, while Cultural Activities Coordinator, Erlinda Cruz, recently elected chair of the Kapatagan (Lowland Cultural Communities) Subcommittee (Zambales, Tarlac, Pampanga Cluster), has joined the NCCA’s National Committee for Kapatagan and elected assistant.secretary.

Ms. Cruz earlier won in the cluster election participated in by representatives from various cultural and academic institutions like the Minalin Museum, Batiauan Foundation, Bamban Historical Society, Capas Tourism Office, Ramon Magsaysay Technical University, Tarlac State University and the Arts and Culture Councils of San Fernando and Mabalacat.

The other cluster officers are Nancy Tremblay, Vice Head; Roland Quiambao and Michael Pangilinan, Pampanga Coordinators; Bayani Chavez and Dr. Cecile Santiago, Zambales Coordinators; Rhonie de la Cruz and Lino Dizon, Tarlac Coordinators. .