Question & AnswerQ&A (IRR of Republic Act No. 11392)
The short title is the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11392, otherwise known as the "National Performing Arts Companies Act."
The policy is to appropriately recognize, designate, and support non-government organizations that have demonstrated pioneering, consistent, and unassailable competence, effectiveness, and success in ballet and contemporary dance, orchestral music, choral music, and theater.
Five National Performing Arts Companies are designated for five years from the following genres: One National Ballet/Contemporary Dance Company, One National Theater Company, One National Orchestra, One National Choral Company, and One National Indigenous Performing Ensemble.
It is an arts organization proficient in both classical ballet and contemporary dance, with a repertoire including works in both forms, regular concerts in recognized venues, international tours promoting Filipino culture, and a significant body of original Filipino works.
Roles include training and education programs, research and documentation, annual performances at the CCP, developing original Filipino works, maintaining artistic excellence, conducting outreach and exchange programs, serving as cultural ambassadors internationally, audience development, and maintaining a viable performing arts organization.
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), in consultation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), is the implementing agency.
Criteria include national scope, highest artistic standards, world-class international representation, professional track record, financial capability to manage government subsidies, registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission, accreditation under Executive Order No. 720, and not receiving regular government subsidies.
The procedure includes a call for applications, first screening by the Secretariat, second screening by the Selection Committee, final selection of qualified companies in each performing arts genre, selection of additional subsidy beneficiaries, and ratification by the NCCA Board of Commissioners and CCP Board of Trustees.
Php10,000,000.00 annually each for the National Ballet/Contemporary Dance Company, National Theater Company, and National Orchestra; Php5,000,000.00 annually each for the National Choral Company and National Indigenous Performing Ensemble; and Php1,000,000.00 annually each for up to fifteen additional companies for a period of five years, subject to renewal.
Donations, contributions, bequests, and grants made to the National Performing Arts Companies exclusively for their use are exempt from donor's tax and may be deducted from the gross income of the donor if the company is an accredited NGO under Executive Order No. 720.