National Commission for Culture and the Arts (Philippines)

National Commission for Culture and the Arts (Philippines)
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Pambansang Komisyon para sa Kultura at mga Sining
NCCA Logo.svg
Commission overview
Formed 1987
Jurisdiction Philippine arts and cultural development
Headquarters 633 NCCA Building, General Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila
14°35′18.3768″N 120°58′32.2494″E / 14.588438°N 120.975624833°E / 14.588438; 120.975624833
Commission executive Vilma L. Labrador, Chairman
Website
ncca.gov.ph

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts of the Philippines is the official arts council for the Philippines.

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History

In 1987, then President Corazon C. Aquino penned Executive Order No. 118 creating the Presidential Commission on Culture and Arts. Five years later, in 1992, this presidential directive was enacted into law—Republic Act 7356, creating the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). The original bill was jointly authored by Senators Edgardo Angara, Heherson Alvarez, Leticia Ramos Shahani, and Congressman Carlos Padilla.

Mandate

  • Formulate policies for the development of culture and the arts
  • To coordinate & implement the overall policies and program of attached agencies on the development of culture and arts as stated under Executive Order No. 80
  • Administer the National Endowment Fund for Culture and the Arts
  • Encourage artistic creation within a climate of artistic freedom
  • Develop and promote the Filipino national culture and arts; and
  • Preserve Filipino cultural heritage

The NCCA logo is the Alab ng Haraya (The Flame of Imagination), which symbolizes the spring of Filipino art and culture. It is composed of two basic elements – the fire and the censer. The fire is a stylized letter K of Philippine indigenous script that stands for kadakilaan or greatness. The fire represents the highest level of imagination and emanates from a three-tiered censer. The three tiers stand for organization, economic support, and an orientation rooted on a thorough grasp of tradition and history, which the NCCA provides. It is done in gold to symbolize the immense wealth of Philippine culture.

See also

External links

v · Philippine Registry of Cultural Property (PRECUP)
Government
cultural
agencies
National Commission for Culture and the Arts · National Historical Commission of the Philippines · National Museum · National Library · National Archives · Cultural Center of the Philippines · Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino · Sentro Rizal
 Flag of the Philippines
Categories
of cultural
properties
UNESCO World Heritage Sites · National Cultural Treasures · Important Cultural Properties · National Historical Landmarks · National Shrines · National Monuments · National Heritage Houses · Works of National Artists · Marked Structures · Other Cultural Properties

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