28/08/2025
โฑ๐๐.๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
Thatโs the total income generated by Alangalangโs creatives in 2024, from just 35 respondents across 21 barangays.
Itโs proof that art, culture, and creativity are not just side activities. They already form a local economic engine.
Yet the same survey shows persistent barriers: ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฉ๐จ, ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐จ.
With this kind of contribution, the question becomes inescapable:
๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ผ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ญ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐?
The Alangalang Creative Economy Data Brief calls for action: shared facilities, legal protections, and strong LGU and NGA interventions to harness this potential.
โฑ12.1 Million is only the beginning. The bigger story is what happens if we finally invest in our creatives.