Cultural Center of the Philippines
CCP wordmark | |
| Formation | September 1966 |
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| Type | Government-owned and controlled corporation |
| Location | |
| Products | Publications in print and multimedia |
| Services | Venue rentals, theatre operations, theater rentals and consultancy, research, building tours, information services, art gallery |
| Owner | Government of the Philippines |
Key people | Jaime C. Laya, Chairperson Kaye C. Tinga, President and CEO Dennis Marasigan, Artistic director |
Parent organization | Office of the President of the Philippines |
| Employees | about 300 (2011) |
| Website | www |
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP; Filipino: Sentrong Pangkultura ng Pilipinas) is a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) established to preserve, develop and promote arts and culture in the Philippines. The CCP was established through Executive Order No. 30, s. 1966 by President Ferdinand Marcos. Although an independent institution of the Philippine government, it receives an annual subsidy and is placed under the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) for purposes of policy coordination. The CCP is headed by an 11-member board of trustees, currently headed by Jaime C. Laya. Its current president is Kaye C. Tinga.
The CCP provides performance and exhibition venues for various local and international productions at the 62-hectare (150-acre) Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex located in the cities of Pasay and Manila. Its artistic programs include the production of performances, festivals, exhibitions, cultural research, outreach, preservation, and publication of materials on Philippine art and culture. It holds its headquarters at the Tanghalang Pambansa (English: National Theater), a structure designed by National Artist for Architecture, Leandro Locsin. Locsin would later design many of the other buildings in the CCP Complex.