National Archives of the Philippines

National Archives of the Philippines
Pambansang Sinupan ng Pilipinas
Agency overview
FormedMay 21, 2007 (2007-05-21)
Preceding agency
  • Records Management and Archives Office
HeadquartersNational Library of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
14°34′55.37″N 120°58′51.73″E / 14.5820472°N 120.9810361°E / 14.5820472; 120.9810361
Annual budget₱85,146,000 (2012)
Agency executive
  • Victorino Manalo, Director
Key document
  • Republic Act 9470
Websitenationalarchives.gov.ph

The National Archives of the Philippines (Filipino: Pambansang Sinupan ng Pilipinas and abbreviated NAP) is an agency of the Republic of the Philippines mandated to collect, store, preserve and make available archival records of the Government and other primary sources pertaining to the history of the country. It is the primary records management agency, tasked to formulate and implement the records schedule and vital records protection programs for the government. The central archives as they are organized today are a result of the passage of Republic Act 9470 in 2007, but its roots can be traced back to at least the 19th century during Spanish rule.[1]

  1. ^ "Republic Act No. 9470: National Archives of the Philippines Act of 2007". Retrieved September 27, 2012.