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
FormedApril 3, 1992 (1992-04-03)
Preceding agencies
  • National Commission on Culture
  • Presidential Commission on Culture and the Arts
TypeArts council, regulatory commission, government agency
JurisdictionPhilippine arts and cultural development
HeadquartersNCCA 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
Employees42 (2024)
Annual budget30 million (GAA)
Commission executives
  • Victorino Mapa Manalo, Chairman
  • Eric Babar Zerrudo, Executive Director
Parent departmentOffice of the President of the Philippines
Child agencies
Websitencca.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.