Cultural Center of the Philippines

Cultural Center of the Philippines
Sentrong Pangkultura ng Pilipinas
Company typeGovernment-owned corporation
FoundedSeptember 1966 (1966-09)
Headquarters,
Key people
Jaime C. Laya, Chairperson
Kaye C. Tinga, President and Chief executive officer
Dennis Marasigan, Artistic Director[1]
ProductsPublications in print and multimedia
ServicesVenue rentals, theatre operations, theater rentals and consultancy, research, building tours, information services, art gallery
OwnerGovernment of the Philippines
Number of employees
300 (2011, about)[2]
Websitewww.culturalcenter.gov.ph

The Cultural Center of the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (Filipino: Sentrong Pangkultura ng Pilipinas, or CCP) is a government-owned and controlled corporation established to preserve, develop and promote arts and culture in the Philippines.[2][3] The CCP was established through Executive Order No. 30 s. 1966 by President Ferdinand Marcos. Although an independent institution 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.[2][4] 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 CCP provides performance and exhibition venues for various local and international productions at the 62-hectare (150-acre) Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex located in the cities of Pasay and Manila. Its artistic programs include the production of performances, festivals, exhibitions, cultural research, outreach, preservation, and publication of materials on Philippine art and culture. It holds its headquarters at the Tanghalang Pambansa (English: National Theater), a structure designed by National Artist for Architecture, Leandro V. Locsin. Locsin would later design many of the other buildings in the CCP Complex.[5]

  1. ^ Cervantes, Filane Mikee (June 13, 2024). "Palace bares new PBBM appointees". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c CCP Architectural Design Competition Background Information. Cultural Center of the Philippines. Retrieved October 9, 2011, Full Text available here Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Presidential Decree No. 15 s. 1972 "Creating the Cultural Center of the Philippines, defining its objectives, powers and functions and for other purposes". Full Text available here
  4. ^ Executive No. 80 s. 1999 "Transferring the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Commission on Filipino Language, National Museum, National Historical Institute, National Library, and Records Management and Archives Office to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts for Policy Coordination to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts for Policy Coordination". Full Text available here.
  5. ^ "The National Artists of the Philippines – Leandro V. Locsin". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2011.