IN the last days of May, a social media furor developed over an art card posted on the National Commission for Culture and the Arts Facebook page, which announced: "Everyone's excited to witness the revival of the Metropolitan Theater! Now called the National Commission for Culture and the Arts Metropolitan Theater (NCCA Metropolitan Theater), this Philippine architectural heritage surely holds a significant part in the lives of the Filipinos."

"Now called the NCCA Metropolitan Theater." Many, including prominent cultural workers, lamented why on earth Manila was being dropped from what is famously called the "Manila Metropolitan Theater" and being replaced by NCCA.

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