WEB SERIES PROMOTES FINANCIAL LITERACY

Visa and Tanghalang Pilipino (TP), the multiawarded resident theater company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), are launching a new version of their financial literacy-themed play, “Lukot-lukot, Bilog-bilog” (LLBB). The five-episode web series will be free for streaming starting this September.

Launched in 2017 as an interactive musical that is supported by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), LLBB features the story of teenager Gwyneth as she struggles to handle her finances and learns the value of proper financial management with help from her family and friends, and some Filipino heroes brought to life.

Written by Eljay Castro Deldoc and directed by Avic Ilagan, the new LLBB stories feature five web episodes that focus on various financial topics, such as the concept of promotional sales, value of saving, basics of credit, earning additional income, and scam awareness and prevention.

Well-known financial literacy experts Salve Duplito and Rose Fres Fausto are featured in the after-show interviews to enlighten the audience by providing financial education tips. Through their helpful insights and easy-to-apply tips, viewers will gain a deeper understanding of financial literacy concepts and gain better money management skills.

The web series is accessible through the social media sites of TP (Facebook, YouTube) and its other nonprofit organization partner for children’s education, Teach for the Philippines (facebook.com/teachforthephilippines). It will also be showcased on Visa’s Facebook channel.

To reach remote parts of the country with limited access to the internet, LLBB also adapted this web series into a radio play, which will air on local radio stations nationwide via the radio networks of Manila Broadcasting Company and the CCP.

Since its debut four years ago, LLBB has reached over 37,000 students and educators across the Philippines. Fans of the show can watch the original story again via TP’s YouTube page.