Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas
In 1977, Professor Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio founded Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas. "Mulat" means to open, awaken; hence a theater to awaken the children to the beauty and richness of Philippine culture and still unfamiliar Asian cultures. Inspired by the Indonesian wayang golek (rod puppet), wayang kulit (shadow puppet) and Japanese bunraku (puppet manipulated by three puppeteers), MULAT has pioneered in the creation of a Philippine puppet.