National Commission for Culture and the Arts

National Commission for Culture and the Arts

Pambansang Komisyon para sa Kultura at mga Sining (Filipino)
Façade of the institution
Commission overview
Formed	April 3, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-04-03)[1]
Preceding agencies	National Commission on Culture Presidential Commission on Culture and the Arts
Type	Arts council, regulatory commission, government agency
Jurisdiction	Philippine arts and cultural development
Headquarters	NCCA Building, 633 General Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila 14°35′18.41″N 120°58′32.40″E / 14.5884472°N 120.9756667°E / 14.5884472; 120.9756667
Employees	210
Annual budget	30 million (GAA)
Commission executives	Victorino Mapa Manalo, Chairman Eric Babar Zerrudo[2], Executive Director
Parent department	Office of the President of the Philippines
Child agencies	National Archives of the Philippines National Library of the Philippines National Museum of the Philippines National Historical Commission of the Philippines Commission on the Filipino Language Cultural Center of the Philippines
Website	ncca.gov.ph

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts of the Philippines (NCCA; Filipino: Pambansang Komisyon para sa Kultura at mga Sining, Cebuano: Nasodnong Komisyon alang sa Budaya ug mga Arte) is the official government agency for culture in the Philippines. It 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.