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SB19 named NCCA youth ambassadors

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" Members of SB19. Photo from NCCA" s="" Facebook="" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/12/16/sb19.jpg"/><figcaption>Members of SB19. Photo from NCCA&#x27;s Facebook page</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has named the P-pop supergroup SB19 as its newest youth ambassadors, citing the members&#x27; efforts to bring Filipino music to the global scene.</p><p>In a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NCCAOfficial/posts/276318697872740">statement</a> posted on Thursday, NCCA said SB19&#x27;s recent accomplishments are in line with its mandate to promote Filipino art and culture worldwide. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/08/21/sb19s-bazinga-tops-billboard-weekly-trending-list">SB19’s ‘Bazinga’ tops Billboard weekly hot trending list, replaced BTS&quot; ‘Butter’</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/11/21/sb19-drops-lyric-video-of-love-at-first-stream-ost">WATCH: SB19 drops lyric video of ‘Love At First Stream’ OST</a></li></ul><p>SB19, composed of members Pablo, Josh, Justin, Ken, and Stell, have been part of various activities initiated and supported by NCCA such as the Philippines-Korea Cultural Exchange Festival and Padayon.</p><p>Aside from being youth ambassadors, members of SB19 now also serve as the faces of Sentro Rizal (SR) -- a cultural center for overseas Filipinos and for anyone interested in anything Filipino -- which was formally established by the NCCA in 2011. </p><p>Currently, SR has 35 sites around the world, and is set to inaugurate a new one in New York City.</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1738256" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has named the P-pop supergroup SB19 as its newest youth ambassadors.