CPAR EXAM

• NCCA - National Commission for Culture and the Arts
• • It is the overall policy-making body, coordinating, and grants-giving agency for the preservation, development, and promotion of Philippine arts and culture.
  • Executive Order No. 118 – Presidential Commission on Culture and the Arts (1987)
  • R.A. 7356 – Establishment of NCCA
• • Also, 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.
• Tagalog: Alab ng Haraya

  English: The flame of imagination

  which symbolizes the wellspring of Filipino art and culture

  
• Two basic elements of Alab ng Haraya

  the fire and the censer
• The fire is a stylized letter K in Philippine indigenous script that stands for kadakilaan or greatness.
• The fire represents the highest level of imagination and emanates from a three-tiered censer
• The three tiers stand for organization, economic support, and an orientation rooted on a thorough grasp of tradition and history, which the NCCA provides
• Done in gold to symbolize the immense wealth of Philippine culture
• it was designed by the late Romeo “Boy” Togonon.
• As envisioned under R.A. 7355, “Manlilikha ng Bayan” shall mean a citizen engaged in any traditional art uniquely Filipino whose distinctive skills have reached such a high level of technical and artistic excellence and have been passed on to and widely practiced by the present generation in his/her community with the same degree of technical and artistic competence.
• It is a stylized representation of the human form used in traditional cloth.  Below the motif is ‘Manlilikha ng Bayan’ written in ancient Filipino script extensively used throughout the Philippines at the time of Western contact in the sixteenth century.
• Possess a mastery of tools and materials needed for the traditional, folk art and be a maker of works of extraordinary technical quality;
• Have consistently produced works of superior quality over significant period;
• Have engaged in a traditional and folk art which has been in existence and documented for at least 50 years;
• Command respect and inspire admiration of the country with his character and integrity;
• Must have transferred and/or willing to transfer to other members of the community the skills in the traditional and folk arts for which the community has become nationally known.
• The rank and title of Manlilikha ng Bayan, as proclaimed by the President of the Philippines in accordance with Executive Order No. 236 or Honors Code of the Philippines;
• The GAMABA gold-plated medallion minted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and citation;
• A minimum cash award of Php 200,000.00, net of taxes.
• A minimum lifetime personal monthly stipend of (Php 50,000.00).
• Medical and hospitalization benefits not exceeding Php 750,000.00 per year
• The GAMABA plaque for the group
• A one-time award of Php 200,000.00, net of taxes;