{"id":58414,"date":"2021-01-17T11:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T03:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=58414"},"modified":"2021-01-15T17:36:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T09:36:33","slug":"manila-metropolitan-theater-sets-to-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2021\/01\/17\/manila-metropolitan-theater-sets-to-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Manila Metropolitan Theater Sets To Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a long wait,\u00a0 <\/span>the Manila Metropolitan Theater (MET) <\/b>is now getting ready to open this year. Earlier this month, Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso<\/b> visited the MET theater with Cultural Center of the Philippines chairman Nick Lizaso <\/b>to inspect it and discuss further details\u00a0concerning MET\u2019s tentative debut. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"CCP chairman\u00a0Nick Lizaso and Mayor\u00a0Isko Moreno Domagoso \/IMAGE from Mayor Isko Moreno’s Facebook\u00a0page\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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GRAND DAME OF MANILA<\/b><\/h3>\n

It was architect Juan M. Arellano <\/b>who designed the Manila Metropolitan Theater. It was 1931 when the deco art building was inaugurated.\u00a0 <\/span>During its prime years, it held important events such as vaudeville, opera, plays, cultural and variety shows, concerts, and beauty pageants. That\u2019s why it\u2019s also known as the \u201cGrand Dame of Manila.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>But in 1945, the Met was completely destroyed because of the second world war. After several attempts of reconstruction, it was declared decay in the 1960s.\u00a0 <\/span>Abandoned for many decades, it was officially closed in 1996. \u00a0<\/span>\"\"<\/p>\n

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\"\"MET theater\/IMAGES from Mayor Isko Moreno’s Facebook page<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

OWNERSHIP AND PROGRESS<\/b><\/h3>\n

After the long ownership of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), the city government of Manila, a tripartite agreement (effective for 22 years), was signed with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in 2004.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Under the presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo<\/strong>, she allocated P50-M through NCCA for the partial rehabilitation of the Met. The Php 6 million was earmarked for feasibility and engineering studies while the rest of Php 44 million went to Manila City Hall, which is in charge of the actual restoration work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Inspected the Metropolitan Theater this afternoon. Thank you officials from the NHCP, CCP and NCCA. \ud83d\ude42#BagongMaynila<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/PwCJCToAnk<\/a><\/p>\n

— Isko Moreno Domagoso (@IskoMoreno) January 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n