THE last column was about how the Artists Welfare Information and Protection Act, which I affectionately call the AWA – Artists Welfare Act – pushes for “professionalization” but stops short of asserting the need for an artists’ union, which is actually what artists in this country need in order to collectively protect their interests.

Pushed by the Artist Welfare Project Inc. and sponsored by Senator Grace Poe in the Senate, the AWA is nothing but an empty promise really, a law that’s already covered by various other existing laws, and just adds to the already messy mix of laws that purportedly protect and champion artistry and creativity.

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