In 2013, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) issued CHED Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 20, s. 2013 entitled: “General education Curriculum, Holistic Understandings, Intellectual and Civic Competencies.”
The said CMO discussed the inclusion of the subject Philippine Popular Culture (PhilPop Culture), which is under the Arts and Humanities domain of knowledge (which also embraces social sciences and philosophy, and science, technology, and mathematics).
As a subject, PhilPop Culture should discuss “new forms in art. Music, and literature arising from opportunities and demands of mass audiences, markets, and mass media, and their social, economic, and political contexts” (CMO No. 20, s. 2013).
At the end of this course, the students are expected to affirm their appreciation of the classic forms of culture as well as discover, discuss, and develop trends in Philippine culture brought about by various internal and external influences.- Teacher: SHERWEEN JERRY PAUL SAQUING
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