Cultural Center of the Philippines - wikipedia Cultural Center of the Philippines Cultural Center of the Philippines Sentrong Pangkultura ng Pilipinas The logo, derived from the Baybayin character Ka and styled based on a Katipunan design, represents Katotohanan, Kagandahan at Kabutihan ( Truth, Beauty and Goodness ). Type Government - owned corporation Founded September 1966 ( 1966 - 09 ) Headquarters Manila, Philippines Key people Emily A. Abrera, chairperson Arsenio Lizaso, president Chris Millado, vice president and artistic director Products Publications in print and multimedia Services Venue rentals, theatre operations, theater rentals and consultancy, research, building tours, information services, art gallery Owner Government of the Philippines Number of employees 300 ( 2011, about ) Website www.culturalcenter.gov.ph The Cultural Center of the Philippines ( 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. The CCP was established through Executive Order No. 30 s. 1966 by President Ferdinand Marcos. Although an independent corporation 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. The CCP is headed by an 11 - member Board of Trustees, currently headed by Chairperson Emily Abrera. 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 Theatre ), a structure designed by National Artist for Architecture, Leandro V. Locsin. Locsin would later design many of the other buildings in the CCP Complex. Contents 1 History 2 Events and programs 2.1 Resident companies 3 Management 4 Venues 4.1 CCP Complex 4.2 National Arts Center 4.3 Satellite venues 4.3. 1 The Angelo King Center for the Performing Arts 4.3. 2 The Assumpta Theater, Assumption Antipolo 5 See also 6 References 7 Literature 8 External links History `` On the second year, I 'll cover the soil. On the second year, I 'll drive the pile. On the third year, the building will rise. On the fourth year, the curtain will rise '' `` '' Imelda Marcos to John Rockefeller III in 1966. You do not develop culture by putting up a 50 - million building on the bay... `` '' Ninoy Aquino California Gov. Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan are accompanied by President Marcos at the opening of the CCP. Before the turn of the 20th century, artistic performances were primarily held in plazas and other public places around the country. In Manila, the Manila Grand Opera House, constructed in the mid-19th Century, served as the primary venue for many stage plays, operas and zarzuelas and other notable events of national significance. Conditions improve with the construction of the Metropolitan Theater in 1931 and smaller but adequately equipped auditoriums in institutions like Meralco, Philam Life, Insular Life, Ateneo de Manila University and Far Eastern University. In 1961, the Philippine - American Cultural Foundation started to raise funds for a new theater. The structure, designed by Leandro Locsin, was to be built on a 10 - hectare ( 25 - acre ) lot in Quezon City. In the meantime in 1965, Imelda Marcos at a proclamation rally in Cebu for her husband 's bid for the Presidency, expressed her desire to build a national theater. Marcos would win his election bid and work on the theater started with the issuance of Presidential Proclamation No. 20 on March 12, 1966. Imelda, now the First Lady, persuaded the Philippine - American Cultural Foundation to relocate and expand plans for the still - born theater to a new reclaimed location along Roxas Boulevard in Manila. To formalize the project, President Marcos issued Executive Order No. 60, establishing the Cultural Center of the Philippines and appointing its board of directors. The board would elect Imelda as chairperson, giving her the legal mandate to negotiate and manage funds for the center. Prior to her husband 's inaugural, Marcos already started fund raising for the Cultural Center ; an initial half - a-million Pesos was made from the proceeds of the premiere of Flower Drum Song in the University of the Philippines, and another ninety - thousand Pesos turned over from the Filipino arm of the Philippine - American Cultural Foundation. This was, however, insufficient to cover the projected cost of PH ₱ 15 million needed to construct the theater. Much of the theater 's funding came from a war damage fund for education authorized by the US Congress during President Marcos 's state visit to the United States. In the end, the theater would receive US $3.5 million from the fund. To make up for the rest of the construction costs, Imelda approached prominent families and businesses to donate to her cause. Carpets, draperies, marble, artworks to decorate the interior of the theater and even cement were all donated. Despite the success of the First Lady 's fund raising, the project cost ballooned to almost ₱ 50 million, or 35 million over the projected budget by 1969. Imelda and the CCP board took a US $7 million loan through the National Investment Development Corporation to finance the remaining amount, a move that was heavily criticized by government opposition. Senator Ninoy Aquino strongly objected to the use of public funds for the center without congressional appropriation and branded it as an institution for the elite. Unfazed with the criticism, Marcos went ahead with the project and the Theater of Performing Arts ( Now the Tanghalang Pambansa ) of the Cultural Center of the Philippines was opened on September 8, 1969, three days before the President 's 52nd birthday, with a three - month - long inaugural festival opened by Lamberto Avellana 's musical Golden Salakot : Isang Dularawan, an epic portrayal of Panay Island. Among those who attended the inaugural night were California Governor Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, both representing United States President Richard Nixon. Early into the 1970s, the Center was in the red mainly due to the costs of constructing the Theater of Performing Arts. In 1972, the board of the CCP asked Members of Congress to pass House Bill 4454, which would convert the Center to become a non-municipal public corporation and allow it to use the principal of the CCP Trust Fund to pay off some of its debt. The bill would also continually support the center through a government subsidy amounting to the equivalent of 5 % of the collected Amusement Tax annually. The proposed piece of legislation was met with strong opposition and was never passed. However, with the declaration of Martial Law on September 23, 1972, Congress was effectively dissolved ; and President Marcos signed Proclamation No. 15 s. 1972, essentially a modified version of the proposed bill. The proclamation also expanded the Center 's role, from that of being a performance venue to an agency promoting and developing arts and culture throughout the country. Other notable developments during the year included the institution of the National Artist Awards and the foundation of the CCP Philharmonic Orchestra, the center 's first resident company that would later become the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra. The Tanghalang Pambansa at night. During this period of the Marcos Presidency, the CCP Complex played host to major local and international events under the guise of the Bagong Lipunan ( New Society ), which would mark the start of a series of major construction projects in the area. When Filipino Margie Moran won the 1973 Miss Universe Pageant, the Philippine Government agreed to stage the succeeding year 's contest, and plans for an amphitheater commenced. Weeks of planning and discussions resulted to the commissioning of the Folk Arts Theater ( Now the Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas ), an open - air but roofed structure that could seat up to 10,000 people. Construction of the new theater, which was also designed by Leandro Locsin, was completed in a record 77 days and was inaugurated on July 1972 with the grand parade, `` Kasaysayan ng Lahi '' ( `` History of the Race '' ). Right after the inauguration of Folk Arts, ground was broken for the Philippine International Convention Center and the Philippine Plaza Hotel, both for the country 's hosting of the IMF - World Bank Annual Meeting in 1976. Although not owned by the Cultural Center, these buildings were nevertheless built at the complex and designed by Locsin. One of the more infamous additions to the Center was the Manila Film Center, built in 1981 for the Manila International Film Festival. Designed by Froilan Hong, the structure was built on a strict critical path schedule requiring 4,000 workers working in 3 shifts across 24 hours. An accident occurred on November 17, 1981, when scaffolding collapsed and sent construction workers into quick - drying cement. Despite this, construction proceeded, and finished some 15 minutes before opening night of the Film Festival. The building 's ownership would be transferred to the CCP in 1986, when the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines was dissolved. Straying from the brutalist style typical of the buildings in the CCP is the Coconut Palace, a showcase on the versatility of coconut as an export product and construction material, designed by Francisco Mañosa. The financial and human costs of constructing these buildings, in a time of widespread poverty and corruption, was seen as symptomatic of the First Lady 's edifice complex, a charge Imelda has nevertheless welcomed in her later years. CCP Complex from the air. 1986 saw the end of the Marcos regime through the peaceful People Power Revolution. Consequently, the CCP underwent a period of reform and `` Filipinization ''. President Corazon Aquino appointed Maria Teresa Roxas as the first President of the Cultural Center in the post-Marcos era ; and once critic of the center for its promotion of elitist culture, Nicanor Tiongson, accepted the position to be the new artistic director. Together with its vice president, Florendo Garcia, the new leadership consulted with various stakeholders to formulate a new direction for the CCP and officially redefine its mission and objectives in pursuit of `` a Filipino national culture evolving with and for the people ''. To set about decentralization, the Center formulates guidelines for setting - up local arts councils in local government units and establishes the CCP Exchange Artist Program to provide opportunities for regional groups to showcase their talents across the country. For the first time in her presidency, Aquino visited the center on January 11, 1987 to confer the National Artist Award to Atang de la Rama, marking the first time the awards were conferred through a process of democratic selection in addition to rigid criteria. Aquino would later confer the same award to Leandro Locsin in 1990, in recognition of his contribution to the field of architecture in the Philippines and in spite of his many contributions to the Marcos regime 's architectural projects. Also in 1987, three groups joined the roster of the Cultural Center 's resident companies : the Philippine Ballet Theatre, the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group and Tanghalang Pilipino. As part of its outreach and research programs, the CCP produced a number of notable publications, including : Ani ( English : Harvest ) ( 1987 ), an arts journal ; the Tuklas Sining ( English : Discover Arts ) ( 1989 ) series of monographs and videos on Philippine arts and the landmark 10 - volume CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art ( 1994 ). Despite its attempt at reforms, some people still see the center in a less positive light. For instance, former President Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo said that she finds the CCP to be `` imposing, unapproachable, and elitist '' for Filipino masses. Events and programs The scope of activities the center engages in include architecture, film and broadcast arts, dance, literature, music, new media, theatre and visual arts. Aside from the its promotion of local and indigenous artists, it has played host to numerous prominent and international artists like Van Cliburn, Plácido Domingo, Marcel Marceau, the Bolshoi Ballet, the Kirov Ballet, the Royal Ballet, the Royal Danish Ballet, the New York Philharmonic, and the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra among many others. From 1972, the CCP administered the Order of the National Artists, which is the highest recognition the government of the Philippines gives to individuals who made significant contributions to the development of arts in the country. The Order was established in 1972 after the death of renowned painter Fernando Amorsolo, through the auspices of Proclamation No. 1001. A year later, the Board of Trustees of the Center was designated as the National Artists Award Committee. Today, the CCP administers the Order in conjunction with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Since its reform for democratization in 1986, the center has undertaken steps to bring culture and arts more accessible to a larger segment of the Filipino society. Its Outreach Program conducts fora and art appreciation activities in various parts of the country, which includes the Sopas, Sining at Sorbetes Program ( English : Food to Taste, Arts to Appreciate. Literally, Soup, Art and Ice Cream ), a unique appreciation activity coupled with a feeding program for underprivileged youth. Every year since 2005, the center organizes its open house festival, Pasinaya ( English : To Show. Literally, Debut or Inauguration ) during February, designated as the National Arts Month in the Philippines. The Pasinaya festival features performing arts group from all over the country, led by the center 's resident companies, in a one - day showcase of local talent entirely held in the Tanghalang Pambansa 's numerous venues. In 2007 alone, the festival was visited by some 10,000 people. The CCP also provides institutional support to the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival and the Philippine High School for the Arts. They also have a ballet performance adaptation of Don Quixote written by Miguel de Cervantes every February Resident companies Ballet Philippines Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company National Music Competitions for Young Artists Foundation Philippine Ballet Theatre Philippine Madrigal Singers Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group Tanghalang Pilipino UST Symphony Orchestra Management The President and Chief Operating Officer is Arsenio `` Nick '' Lizaso, while Chris Millado is Vice President and Artistic Director. The Board of Trustees is chaired by Emily Abrera. The other Board members are : Florangel Rosario - Braid Jaime C. Laya Arsenio J. Lizaso Isabel C. Wilson Zenaida R. Tantoco María Cristina V. Turalba Antonio S. Yap Carolyn E. Espíritu Advisers Baltazar N. Endriga Nestor O. Jardin Presidents of the CCP President Term office Ruling President Jaime Zobel de Ayala 1969 - 1976 Ferdinand Marcos Lucrecia Kasilag 1976 - 1986 Ma. Teresa Roxas 1986 - 1994 Corazon Aquino Fidel Ramos Francisco del Rosario, Jr. 1994 - 1995 Baltazar Endriga 1995 - 1999 Armina Rufino 1999 - 2001 Joseph Estrada Nestor Jardin 2001 - 2009 Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo Isabel Caro Wilson 2009 - 2010 Raul M. Sunico 2010 - 2017 Benigno Aquino III Arsenio J. Lizaso 2017 - present Rodrigo Duterte Venues CCP Complex Main article : Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex The Cultural Center owns and operates several performance venues in the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex located in the reclaimed area shared between Pasay and Manila known as Bay City. Its flagship venue is the Tanghalang Pambansa ( National Theater ) which also houses its principal offices. The Tanghalang Pambansa contains the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo ( Main Theater ), Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino ( Little Theater ), and the Tanghalang Huseng Batute ( Studio Theater ). Also located in the CCP Complex is the Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas ( Folk Arts Theater ). National Arts Center Main article : National Arts Center The Tanghalang Maria Makiling at the National Arts Center in Los Baños The Cultural Center of the Philippines administers the National Arts Center, a 13.5 hectare complex at the Makiling Forest Reservation in Los Baños, Laguna. The complex hosts the Philippine High School for the Arts. Its flagship venue is the Tanghalang Maria Makiling, an open - air auditorium that can seat up to 1,800 people. The theater, which was also designed by Leandro V. Locsin, sits on a square plan dominated by a soaring pyramidal roof clad in clay tiles, a more literal interpretation of indigenous Filipino architecture when compared to the architect 's previous works for the CCP. Satellite venues In response to the need to widen its audience for the arts and to bring its programs closer to the people, the CCP has established a programmatic partnership with the Assumption Antipolo and De La Salle Santiago - Zobel School ( DLSZ ) in Alabang, Muntinlupa. As CCP 's Satellite Venues in the East and in the South, these institutions commit to benefit from the exchange of goodwill and assistance through move - over productions, performances, and artistic training workshops. Eventually, the center hopes to establish another satellite venue in the Northern part of Metro Manila. The Angelo King Center for the Performing Arts The façade of the Angelo King Center for the Performing Arts De La Salle - Santiago Zobel School established the Angelo King Center for the Performing Arts in 2000 with the aim of supporting the holistic development of its students. The Center pushed the development of theatrical and musical talents on campus. The Assumpta Theater, Assumption Antipolo The Assumpta Theater was constructed in 1999 and inaugurated in 2001 and is located on the campus of Assumption Antipolo. It was envisioned to be a major cultural seat in eastern Metro Manila and to serve as a venue for cultural education and development not only of its students, faculty and parents but also for members of outside communities and schools neighboring municipalities of the Rizal Province. The Assumpta Theater is home to modern light and sound equipment, 17 manual fly battens, a manual curtain system, a spacious stage area, an orchestra pit, fully air - conditioned dressing rooms, a docking area, stage wings, three - level seating arrangements, a lobby, and comfort rooms. The house area can accommodate 2,001 guests. See also Arts of the Philippines Culture of the Philippines National Commission for Culture and the Arts References ^ Jump up to : CCP Architectural Design Competition Background Information. Cultural Center of the Philippines. Retrieved 9 October 2011 Full Text available here. ^ Jump up to : 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 Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ `` The National Artists of the Philippines - Leandro V. Locsin ''. National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Timeline ''. Genesis. Cultural Center of the Philippines. 1 ( 1 ). December 2009. ^ Jump up to : Lico, Gerald ( 2003 ). Edifice Complex : Power, Myth and Marcos State Architecture. Quezon City, Philippines : Ateneo de Manila University Press. pp. 178 p. ISBN 971 - 550 - 435 - 3. Jump up ^ Santos, Tina ( 9 August 2008 ). `` Hint of nostalgia on site of Manila Grand Opera House ''. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011. Jump up ^ Ocampo, Ambeth ( 25 August 2011 ). `` Sanctuary for the Filipino Soul ''. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 10 October 2011. Jump up ^ Cannon, Lou ( 2000 ). President Reagan : the role of a lifetime. PublicAffairs. p. 920. ISBN 978 - 1 - 891620 - 91 - 1. Jump up ^ `` Folk Arts Theater ''. DM Consuji, Inc. Retrieved 13 October 2011. Jump up ^ Martinez - Manaquil, Millet ( December 2009 ). `` Imelda Marcos : Where is the spirit ? Where is the soul ? ''. Genesis. Cultural Center of the Philippines. 1 ( 1 ). ^ Jump up to : Tiongson, Nicanor ( December 2009 ). `` The Winds of Change : 1986 - 1994 ''. Genesis. Cultural Center of the Philippines. 1 ( 1 ). Jump up ^ `` CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art ''. Open Library. Retrieved 16 October 2011. Jump up ^ Aning, Jerome ( November 22, 2005 ). `` Grand Dame ready for another facelift ''. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Jump up ^ `` Proclamation No. 1001 ''. The Official Gazette. Retrieved 22 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` Proclamation No. 1144 ''. The Official Gazette. Retrieved 22 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` CCP spearheads Sopas, Sining at Sorbetes outreach program for children ''. Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 22 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` A feast for the senses, food for the soul ; Pasinaya Festival opens National Arts Month at CCP ''. Manila Bulletin. January 30, 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` DON QUIXOTE ''. The official CCP website. Retrieved 9 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Don Quixote - 1 '' > `` Don Quixote ''. Ticketworld. Retrieved 9 February 2018. Jump up ^ Playwright named CCP artistic director. ABS - CBN News Online. Retrieved 28 October 2011. Jump up ^ The CCP Board of Trustees Archived 2011 - 06 - 23 at the Wayback Machine... Cultural Center of the Philippines. Retrieved 9 October 2011. Jump up ^ http://culturalcenter.gov.ph/about-the-ccp/ccp-officials/ Literature Lenzi, Iola ( 2004 ). Museums of Southeast Asia. Singapore : Archipelago Press. p. 200 pages. ISBN 981 - 4068 - 96 - 9. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cultural Center of the Philippines. 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Question: who established the cultural center of the philippines
Answer: President Ferdinand Marcos