Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 80)
Executive Order No. 80, issued on March 5, 1999, transfers the Cultural Center of the Philippines and other cultural agencies to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
The Cultural Center of the Philippines, Commission on Filipino Language, National Historical Institute, National Library, National Museum, and Records Management and Archives Office were transferred to the NCCA.
The authority to transfer agencies is granted by Section 31, Chapter 10, paragraph 3, Title III, Book III of the Administrative Code of 1987.
The NCCA is mandated to coordinate the implementation of policies and programs on the development of culture and arts in coordination with cultural agencies.
No, these agencies shall continue to operate and function in accordance with their respective charters or laws creating them, except as otherwise provided by the Executive Order.
The NCCA shall exercise administrative supervision and devise cooperative and collaborative arrangements to ensure the cultural agencies' active participation in pursuing the Commission's mandate.
The cultural agencies must periodically report to the NCCA on the progress of their programs and projects.
The appropriations for these cultural agencies shall continue to be carried in the subsequent annual General Appropriations Act.
The Executive Order took effect immediately upon its issuance on March 5, 1999.
All Executive Orders, rules, and regulations or parts thereof contrary to or inconsistent with Executive Order No. 80 are repealed or modified accordingly.