Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO,_5298

Introduced by Representative Kimi $. Cojuangeo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to designate the National Music Competitions for Young
Artists (NAMCYA) as the National Youth Development Program for Music, define
its role and functions, and appropriate funds for its continued sustainability and
growth

Now on its 41" year, NAMCYA was established through Presidential
Proclamation No. 1173 dated August 7, 1973. In 1989, the NAMCYA Foundation, a
non-stock, non-profit, non-government foundation was born to continue organizing
and presenting national competitions and festivals in music during the last week of
November of each year, designated as the National Music Week,

Over the last 40 years, the NAMCYA has been primarily instrumental in
discovering major music talents all over the country. It is a concrete example of a
non-governmental organization that has proven to be effective in carrying out multi-
sectoral collaborative activities, thereby assisting government in carrying out state
policies in culture and the arts, as follows: “Zhe State shall foster the preservation,
enrichment and dynamic evolution of Filipino national culture and encourage non-
governmental organizations that promote the welfare of the nation, including those
that utilize non-formal and informal systems, in as much as culture and the arts are
essential components of nation building and development.” (Article TI, Sections 17
and 23 and Article XIV, Sections 2(4), 14, 15, and 18, 1987 Philippine Constitution)

The NAMCYA competitions and festivals involve some one (1) million young
musicians and their trainors and administrators in a long and tedious process that
selects the best from all sixteen regions of the country. Among the hundreds of
winners in the national level throughout the years, many have brought international
prestige to the country by winning in foreign competitions, participating in
international events, pursuing advanced training, and doing concerts abroad

NAMCYA has also rigorously pursued the promotion and dissemination of
Philippine music, including Philippine traditional/folk music, through the
commissioning of works, contest and music festivals as well as the documentation,
publication, and production of Philippine musical works.

Unfortunately, NAMCYA has had to survive on its own and through the
support of its partners throughout its existence, subject to the vagaries of the times
and the vicissitudes of the country’s socio-political as well as economic conditions.


This has threatened NAMCYA’s continued viability and prevented it from fully
realizing its potential and achieving its avowed goals and objectives.

The proposed legislation seeks to address concerns by strengthening the
NAMCY<A and its sustainability for the next forty years and beyond, For this and for
other purposes, the immediate approval of this measure is earnestly sought.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS.
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 5296

Introduced by Representative Kimi $, Cojuangeo

AN ACT
DESIGNATING f NATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITIONS FOR YOUNG
ARTISTS (NAMCYA) AS THE NATIONAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM FOR MUSIC, DEFINING ITS ROLE AND FUNCTIONS AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

assembled:

ION 1, Title, — This Act shall be known as the “NAMCYA Act”.

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. ~It is hereby declared the policy of the State to
appropriately recognize, designate and support non-government organizations that have
demonstrated pioneering, consistent and unassailable competence, effectiveness and
success in discovering and developing young musical artists and talents, and the

preservation, development, and promotion of Philippine music and culture

SEC. 3. Designation as the Philippine National Youth Development Program in
Music. — The National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA) is hereby
designated as the Philippine National Youth Development Program for Music, in
recognition of its having fulfilled the above-cited national policy, and for having

accomplished the following

a) NAMCYA is national in scope, drawing the best talents from all over the

country;


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b) NAMCYA has maintained the highest standards of excellence, manifested in
its competitions and festivals and the artists it has produced, many of whom
have represented the country in various international competitions and events,

reaping acclaim from both domestic and foreign audiences alike;

c) NAMCYA has an outstanding track record, having continuously presented and
organized the National Music Competition for Young Artists for over forty
years as well as having undertaken other activities such as. scholarships,

training, and productions in pursuit of its mission

SEC. 4, Role and Functions. ~ Being the Philippine National Youth

Development Program in Music, the NAMCYA, a duly registered non-stock, non-profit,

non-govemment Foundation, shall discharge the following roles and functions:

a) Discover outstanding musical talents through nationwide competitions and
festivals designed for young Filipino musicians in all forms, styles and

musical traditions in the country;

b) Assist in the cultivation, development and advancement of outstanding young
Filipino musicians through scholarships, trainings, performances, and other

forms of incentives,

©) Preserve, develop and promote Philippine music as an art and as an important

component of cultural and social development;

4) Establish a training program for music leaders, experts and teachers in order
to maintain and cultivate the highest standard of musical training for the

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Strengthen the multi-cultural fiber of the country by nurturing and developing
gifted young musicians and musical ensembles from Philippine cultural
communities, and preserve and disseminate their musical expressions and

traditions;

Encourage and support the creation and performance of works by Filipino

composers and making possible their publication and dissemination;

Recognize artistic achievement through awards, grants and services;

Undertake a continuing program of research, documentation, and publication

of Philippine music for dissemination to schools and the general public; and

Receive and accept donations and other conveyances from government
agencies, private entities, and other sources, including funds, materials, and

services, by gratuitous title

SEC. 5. Entitlement. The NAMCY A shall be entitled to the following:

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The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) shall provide financial support,
free use of venue and facilities for NAMCYA competitions, festivals,
productions, performances, and office space; Provided, That a reasonable

amount for utilities and direct costs may be charged;

The Department of Education (DepED) and the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED shall assist in the identification, selection, and training of
participants from the different regions of the country. The DepED and CHED
shall allocate the funds necessary for this purpose from national and local

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The DepED, CHED, and state universities and colleges shall also provide free

use of venues and facilities in the conduct of local competitions and festivals;

©) The Department of the Interior and Local Government and the local
government units (LGUs) are hereby authorized to utilize their respective
funds, including Local School Board funds (LSB), in the selection and
training of participants and in the conduct of local competitions and festivals
‘The LGUs shall also provide free use of venues and facilities for NAMCYA

activities and assistance in the conduct of research projects;

d) The National Commission for Culture and the Arts and other government
agencies shall give preference to project proposals from the NAMCYA and
shall provide continuous financial and technical support for its competitions,

festivals, scholarship assistance, and research activities, and

€) Government owned and controlled corporations are hereby authorized to give

donations and grants to the NAMCYA subject to their rules and regulations.

SEC. 6. Exemptions from Tax. — The NAMCYA shall not be taxed on all its

income derived from all sources within and without the Philippines.

SEC. 7. Donations — The provisions of existing laws notwithstanding, all
donations, endowments, grants and contributions to the NAMCYA shall be exempt from
the donor's tax, estate tax, and inheritance taxes and be considered as allowable
deductions, in accordance with the provisions of the National Intemal Revenue Code, as

amended,

SEC. 8. Memorandum of Agreement. ~ Within thirty (30) days upon effectivity
of this Act, the CCP shall execute the necessary arrangements with NAMCYA in

accordance with existing laws, rules and regulations.


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SEC, 9. Appropriations, ~ ‘The amount of Twenty million pesos
(P20,000,000.00) to be taken from the unused funds of the National Treasury shall be
appropriated for the initial implementation of this Act, Thereafter, the amount necessary
for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the budget of the CCP

in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC, 10, Separabitity Clause, ~ If, for any reason, any part or provision of this
Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected

thereby shall remain in full force and effect,

SEC, 11, Repeating Clause. ~ The provisions of Republic Act No, 7160, known
as the “Local Government Code of 1991", Republic Act No. 7356, known as the “Law
Creating the National Commission for Culture and the Arts”, and all other laws, rules and
regulations which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed or

amended accordingly,

SEC, 12.

ffectivity. ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation,

Approved,