Rhesie Ann Canlas l GAS 12

ACTIVITY 2.2 : Look for Me!!

The Cultural Center of the Philippines ( CCP) is a government-owned and

controlled corporation established to preserve, develop and promote arts and
culture in the Philippines.[1][2] The CCP was established through Executive Order
No. 30 s. 1966 by President Ferdinand Marcos. Although an independent
corporation of the Philippine government, it receives an annual subsidy and is
placed under the National Commission for Culture and the Arts for purposes of
policy coordination.[1][3] The CCP is headed by an 11-member Board of Trustees,
currently headed by Chairperson Margarita Moran-Floirendo. Its current
president is Arsenio Lizaso.
The Cultural Centre of the Philippines is a government owned and controlled
corporation established to preserve, develop and promote arts and culture in the
Philippines. It provides performance and exhibition venues for various local and
international productions and programs.
Development of the complex was stalled until 2000, when the Philippine Supreme
Court ruled with finality the CCP’s ownership of some 35 hectares (86 acres) of
prime real estate in the complex. The property is 62.4 hectares (154 acres) of
land, with the rest occupied by the Government Service Insurance System, the
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, and the Privatization and Management Office. It is
part of Bay City (formerly Boulevard 2000) that spans 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres)
of reclaimed land along Manila Bay which is occupied by the SM Central Business
Park, Philippine National Bank’s Financial Center Area, Aseana City, and PAGCOR’s
Entertainment City, among others.