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00:00More than a hundred works of Filipino artists were shown in an auction preview in Makati City.
00:06And the proceeds will be used to help other Filipino artists.
00:12Witness, Niko Wahe.
00:17On the Beach painting by Anita Magsaysay Ho.
00:20Mother and Child by Ang Kyu Kok.
00:23Tambana by Vicente Manansala.
00:26These are just a few of the works painted by Filipino artists
00:29that were shown in an auction preview in the Leon Gallery in Makati City.
00:35First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos is the one leading the ribbon cutting and auction preview.
00:41The works will be auctioned on Saturday by the Asian Cultural Council.
00:45The proceeds will be used to help other Filipino artists.
00:50This is an auction to help our Filipino artists find grants and scholarships.
01:03The ACC has been doing auctions for the past 10 years.
01:06We're very proud that nine of our artists have become Filipino National Artists.
01:13It's a very important organization.
01:16And with your help, we're able to help more artists realize their dreams.
01:21One of the important art pieces included in the auction is this painting
01:26called Septiembre a la Siete de la Tarde en Tres Juncos.
01:31It's an abstract painting made by Fernando Zubel in the 1960s.
01:36This painting is worth Php 12 million.
01:40It's very important because it was featured in Time Magazine.
01:44This painting is a gift from the Mayor of Puenca in Spain.
01:52And because of this, the museum was able to build this painting.
01:56One of the people who helped with the grant is visual artist Wawi.
02:00In 2009, she studied in New York with the help of the ACC.
02:04It kind of fast-tracked my, how do you call it?
02:09Not only my education, but exposure to the bigger world.
02:13Your auction includes 140 artworks.
02:16Php 100,000 is the cheapest.
02:18And Php 18 million is the most expensive.
02:21For GMA Integrated News, I'm Nico Juage, your witness.
02:26My dears, be the first to witness.
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