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Contemporary Philippine Arts From The Regions: Republic Central Colleges

The document discusses the promotion and preservation of arts from the Philippine regions by the national government. It outlines several government agencies that are responsible for these efforts, including the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and six agencies under it such as the Cultural Center of the Philippines and National Historical Commission of the Philippines. These agencies work to promote Philippine arts and culture, identify and restore historical sites, exhibit artifacts and specimens, preserve cultural heritage materials, and develop the Filipino language.

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Contemporary Philippine Arts From The Regions: Republic Central Colleges

The document discusses the promotion and preservation of arts from the Philippine regions by the national government. It outlines several government agencies that are responsible for these efforts, including the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and six agencies under it such as the Cultural Center of the Philippines and National Historical Commission of the Philippines. These agencies work to promote Philippine arts and culture, identify and restore historical sites, exhibit artifacts and specimens, preserve cultural heritage materials, and develop the Filipino language.

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Republic Central Colleges

Angeles City

Contemporary Philippine Arts from the


Regions
Module 4: Arts Promotion and Preservation

OBJECTIVES:
 Promote arts from the region
 Enumerate the government agencies and institutions that are responsible in the promotion and
preservation of art
 Explain how the Philippine government and its people value art, culture, and heritage.

∞ Art is a national heritage that is essential in building the nation and ensuring democracy.
∞ Our arts like paintings, sculptures, songs, dances, poetry, and other forms remind people of
the origins, history, struggles, and triumphs of the nation.
∞ When the citizens are conscious and proud of their cultural heritage, they became active
agents in nation building.
∞ Executive Order No. 118 created the presidential Commission on the Culture and Arts in 1987,
as part of the democratic thrust of Corazon Aquino administration.
∞ Five years later, Republic Act 7356 established the National Commission for Culture and the
Arts (NCCA).
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
∞ It is the country’s “overall policy making body, coordinating, and grant
giving agency for the preservation, development of promotion of Philippine
arts and culture.
∞ NCCA is the state agency responsible for the promotion of arts and culture
from various regions.
∞ There are six arts and cultural government agencies under NCCA namely:
Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), National Historical Commisio of the Philippines
(NHCP), National Museum of the Philippines, National Library of the Philippines (NLP), The
National Archives of the Philippines, and Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF).
Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)
∞ is the premiere showcase of the arts in the
Philippines. Founded in 1969.
∞ The CCP has been producing and presenting
music, dance, theater, visual arts, literary,
cinematic and design events from the Philippines
and all over the world for more than forty years.
∞ Its nine resident companies, namely, Ballet Philippines, Philippine Ballet Theater, Tanghalang
Pilipino, Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group, the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance
Company, Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, UST Symphony Orchestra, Philippine Madrigal
Singers and the National Music Competition for Young Artists Foundation (NAMCYA) present
a regular season of productions, workshops and outreach performances.
National Historical Commission of the Philippines
∞ The NHCP carries out the mandate by promoting Philippine history and
cultural heritage through research, dissemination, and conversion, sites
management, and heraldry works.
∞ It is the identification, conservation, and restoration of historical sites
around different regions of the country.

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National Museum of the Philippines
∞ Located in the heart of Manila.
∞ NMP is the country’s repository of archaeological artifacts, national
treasures, and rare specimens found and produced in the county.
∞ The main task of this institution is to solicit, document, preserve,
exhibit, and promote the natural and artificial wonders of the
Philippines.
∞ It has two main divisions – The National History Museum and National Art gallery.

National Library of the Philippines


∞ Established in 1901.
∞ It was then called the “American Circulating Library” to serve as
“memorial to American men servicemen who died in Philippine soil.
∞ The NLP has the mandate of serving as repository of the printed
and recorded cultural heritage
∞ It is the home to rare books and documents.

National Archives of the Philippines


∞ It is the guardian to over 400 documents from the Spanish era dating
1552-1900 and various records from the American period to Republic.

Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF)

∞ The KFW was created via Republic Act No. 7104: “Congress shall
establish a national language commission composed of
representatives of various regions and disciplines which shall
undertake, coordinate, and promote researches for the
development, propagation, and preservation of Filipino and other
Philippine languages.
∞ To promote and develop our national language, the KWL has
annually given the Talaang Ginto: Makata ng Taon for Filipino poetry, Aklat ng Bayan, and
other grants or programs on funding awards, and projects.

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