Creative Commons Philippines is pleased to announce the release of the maiden issue of the Creative Commons Philippines newsletter, covering January and February this year.

The cover of the newsletter, present and subsequent, will feature the vibrant culture of the Philippines. This issue’s cover features the Sinulog Festival, which is held every January in Cebu City in honor of the Santo Niño (i.e. the infant Jesus).

It includes the following articles: (1) Philippine Launch Celebration: a vibrant member of the global commons, (2) Share, Remix, Reuse — Legally, (3) Strides towards a Philippine Commons — Concept and Direction, (4) Strides towards a Philippine Commons — A sampling, (5) Nightcap: the CC-PH Mini-Concert, (6) The Past Two Months at Creative Commons International, (7) ACIA (Asia and the Commons in the Information Age): Asia Commoners meet in Taipei, (8) Introducing the Arellano Law Singers, (9) Introducing Lisa Diy, (10) The Philippine Legal Commons, (11) Creative Commons Newsletters 1-5, and (12) Bayanihan Books, an Open Textbook Initiative.

Cover: © 2008. Berne Guerrero. “Sugbu.” CC BY-SA 3.0 PH. Includes an image “Magellan’s cross” from his 2 February 2008 trip to Cebu and images from nick kulas/Nicholas Manuel. “sinulog 1.” CC BY-SA 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickulas/2225804287/ “Festival Queen of San Carlos.” CC BY-SA 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickulas/2216666645/ “sinulog 4.” CC BY-SA 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickulas/2225803797/ “sinulog 3.” CC BY-SA 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickulas/2225803933/.