National Commission for Culture and the Arts

13 January 2010
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Website: http://www.ncca.gov.ph/main.php
Email Address: info@ncca.gov.ph
Editor/Consultant: Vilma Labrador
Country: Philippines
Type: Institution

Description: In 1987, then President Corazon C. Aquino penned Executive Order No. 118 creating the Presidential Commission on Culture and Arts. Five years later, in 1992, this presidential directive was enacted into law-- Republic Act 7356, creating the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). The original bill was jointly authored by Senators Edgardo Angara, Heherson Alvarez, Leticia Ramos Shahani, and Congressman Carlos Padilla.

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