UNIVERSITY OF NORTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

Iriga City
First Semester
SY 2022-2023

Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001

(Republic Act No. 9155)

CHAPTER 2
Transfer of Cultural Agencies
Sec. 8. Cultural Agencies

MARIAN LOIS C. RAGAS

Teacher 1
Iraya Elementary School
Buhi North District
 CHAPTER 2
Transfer of Cultural Agencies

Sec. 8. Cultural Agencies

The Komisyon ng Wikang Pilipino, National

Historical Institute, Record Management and Archives
Office and the National Library shall now be
administratively attached to the National Commission
for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and no longer with the
Department of Education. The program for school arts
and culture shall remain part of the school curriculum.
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts
(NCCA), Philippines is the overall policy making
body, coordinating, and grants giving agency for the
preservation, development and promotion of
Philippine arts and culture; an executing agency for
the policies it formulates; and task to administering
the National Endowment Fund for Culture and the
Arts (NEFCA) — fund exclusively for the
implementation of culture and arts programs and
projects.
The NCCA logo is
the 
Alab ng Haraya 
(The Flame of
Imagination) 
which symbolizes
the wellspring of
Filipino art and
culture.
Affiliated Cultural Agencies

1. Cultural Center of the Philippines

2. National Historical Institute 

(National Historical Commission of the Philippines)

3. National Museum of the Philippines

4. The National Library (The National Library of the

Philippines)

5. The Records, Management, and Archives Office

(National Archives of the Philippines)

6. The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (Commission on

the Filipino Language)
Affiliated Cultural Agencies

1. Cultural Center of the Philippines

• The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is the

national center for the performing arts. It is
mandated to promote excellence in the arts through
the initiation and implementation of activities that
aim to improve and elevate standards among
cultural workers, artists, and audiences and to
recognize the multiplicity and differences of
aesthetic experiences and standards encompassing
the arts from grassroots to those formulated by
academy-trained artists.
Affiliated Cultural Agencies

1. Cultural Center of the Philippines

 Affiliated Cultural Agencies

1. Cultural Center of the Philippines

BALLET PHILIPPINE TANGHALANG

PHILIPPINES PHILHARMONIC PILIPINO
ORCHESTRA
Affiliated Cultural Agencies

1. Cultural Center of the Philippines

Arsenio J. Lizaso
Affiliated Cultural Agencies

2. NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF

THE PHILIPPINES

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines

(NHCP) was created in 1972 initially as the National
Historical Institute to integrate the diverse functions of
various historical agencies. NHCP now, by virtue of
R.A.10086, is responsible for the conservation and
preservation of the country’s historical legacies. Its major
thrusts encompass an ambitious cultural program on
historical studies, curatorial works, architectural
conservation, Philippine heraldry, historical information
dissemination activities, restoration and preservation of
relics and memorabilia of heroes and other renowned
Filipinos.
Affiliated Cultural Agencies

2. NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF

THE PHILIPPINES
Affiliated Cultural Agencies

2. NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF

THE PHILIPPINES

Dr. Rene S. Escalante, Ph.D.

Affiliated Cultural Agencies

3. National Museum of the Philippines

The National Museum (NM) is tasked with the

preservation, conservation and protection of movable and
immovable cultural properties and for the enjoyment of
present and future generations. To accomplish this, the
National Museum offers publications, exhibitions, library
services, seminar workshops, and others. The National
Museum has three major goals. As an educational
institution, the National Museum disseminates scientific and
technical knowledge in more understandable and practical
forms through lectures, exhibitions, interviews, and
publications for students and the general public.
Affiliated Cultural Agencies

3. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES

Affiliated Cultural Agencies

3. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES

Mr. Jeremy Robert M. Barns

Affiliated Cultural Agencies

4. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF THE PHILIPPINES

The National Library of the Philippines

(NLP) serves as the country’s premier repository of
printed and recorded materials which reflect the
intellectual, literary and cultural heritage of the
Philippines as well as the knowledge and wisdom of
peoples elsewhere in the world.
Affiliated Cultural Agencies

4. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF THE PHILIPPINES

Affiliated Cultural Agencies

4. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF THE PHILIPPINES

Gilbert Cesar Q. Adriano

Affiliated Cultural Agencies

5. NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE PHILIPPINES

The National Archives of the Philippines (Pambansang

Sinupan ng Pilipinas) is the official repository of the
nation’s permanent records and records of archival and
historical value. It is mandated to plan, develop and
coordinate government-wide programs, policies, rules,
and regulations governing the use, storage and
disposition of current and non-current records as well
as to render assistance to government agencies for the
retrieval of vital documents.
Affiliated Cultural Agencies

5. NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE PHILIPPINES

Affiliated Cultural Agencies

5. NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE PHILIPPINES

Victorino Mapa Manalo

Affiliated Cultural Agencies

6. KOMISYON SA WIKANG FILIPINO

The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) is tasked to

undertake, coordinate and promote researches for the
development, propagation, and preservation of Filipino
and other Philippine languages.
It is the mission of the KWF to formulate, coordinate
and implement research programs/projects to enhance
the further development and enrichment of Filipino as
a medium of general communication as well as for
intellectual pursuits.
Affiliated Cultural Agencies

6. KOMISYON SA WIKANG FILIPINO

Affiliated Cultural Agencies

6. KOMISYON SA WIKANG FILIPINO

Virgilio S. Almario
 The Commission together with the six cultural
agencies works with the principle of partnership,
collaboration and shared responsibility in achieving
effectively and efficiently the implementation of
cultural programs.