Sentro Rizal

Sentro Rizal

Logo of Sentro Rizal
Cultural agency overview
Formed 2009
Headquarters NCCA Building, 633 General Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila
14°35′18.38″N 120°58′32.25″E / 14.5884389°N 120.9756250°E / 14.5884389; 120.9756250
Coordinates: 14°35′18.41″N 120°58′32.40″E / 14.5884472°N 120.9756667°E / 14.5884472; 120.9756667
Cultural agency executives
  • Felipe M. de Leon Jr., Chairman
  • Marlene Ruth S. Sanchez, Head, Sentro Rizal Secretariat
Parent department Office of the President
Parent Cultural agency National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Website www.ncca.gov.ph

Sentro Rizal is a Philippine government-sponsored organization whose main objective is the global promotion of Filipino art, culture and language.[1] Established by virtue of the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, its headquarters is located at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts office in Intramuros, Manila. Sentro Rizal is named in honor of José Rizal, a national hero of the Philippines.[2]

Sentro Rizal establishes branches in countries where the children of Overseas Filipino workers need to be educated about their roots and in developed countries with large Filipino communities.[3] Sentro Rizal branches have been established by Philippine diplomatic missions in Spain,[2] the Czech Republic,[2] New Zealand,[4] the United States,[5] Oman,[6] Laos,[7] and Cambodia.[8] There is a plan to establish a branch in South Korea.[9]

As a means of attaining its goals, the Commission on Filipinos Overseas has made use of digital media in disseminating Filipiniana for overseas Filipinos. Called the "Virtual Sentro Rizal", the collection comprises 250 gigabytes of data including 72 hours of video of Filipino cultural materials covering different genres across regions.[10]

See also

Other countries' international cultural promotion organizations with branches in the Philippines

References

  1. ↑ Villalon, Augusto (26 April 2010). "New heritage law seeks to establish Sentro Rizal across the globe". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sentro Rizal will boost national pride - Angara". 28 June 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  3. ↑ 14th Congress of the Philippines (27 July 2009). "National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009 (Republic Act No. 10066)" (PDF). Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "PHL Embassy launches Sentro Rizal in Wellington, New Zealand". 3 July 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Philippine Consulate General launches Sentro Rizal back-to-back with a night of Philippine Poetry and Culture" (PDF). 21 June 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Philippines Envoy Inaugurates Sentro Rizal at Embassy". 13 June 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Filipino kids enjoy poetry reading session at Embassy's Sentro Rizal in Vientiane". 30 April 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  8. ↑ http://ncca.gov.ph/about-ncca/announcements/announcement.php?i=6295
  9. ↑ "NCCA Official Spurs Creation of Sentro Rizal in Seoul". Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, Seoul. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  10. ↑ Medina, Andrei (26 February 2013). "'Sentro Rizal' digital collection of Filipiniana to help Pinoys appreciate heritage". GMA News and Public Affairs. Retrieved 1 September 2013.

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