REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5871 - AN
ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE
ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON CULTURE AND
PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR"
Section 1. Section one of Republic Act Numbered Four thousand
one hundred sixty-five is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 1. In order to implement and carry out
effectively the Constitutional provision that arts and letters shall be
under the patronage of the state, there is hereby created a National
Commission on Culture, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, to be
composed of a Chairman and ten (10) members, who shall be appointed by
the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on
Appointments. The Director of the National Library, Director of the
National Museum, Chairman of the National Historical Commission,
Commissioner of the National Integration, and the Executive Director
shall be Ex-Officio members.
"In the appointment of the members of the Commission, every form of
Philippine Arts and letters, namely: music, drama, painting, sculpture,
literature, architecture, and the dance, shall have one representative
each; three members shall represent the public who shall be chosen from
those known for their love and devotion to arts and letters and for
their management, business, investment or fund-raising ability.
"The full-time executive Director of the Commission shall serve for a
term of twelve (12) years with a compensation of twelve thousand pesos
(P12,000) per annum. He shall be appointed by the President with the
consent of the Commission on Appointments and shall be a citizen of the
Philippines, from 35 to 50 years at the time of appointment, have a
Master's Degree or its equivalent, and experience in management and/or
working with groups involved in the arts, letters, or other related
cultural activity.
"The Chairman and members of the Commission shall serve for a term of
six years and shall receive a per diem of fifty pesos (P50.00) for
actual attendance of the meeting of the Commission but not to exceed
five hundred pesos a month: Provided, That the Chairman shall be
entitled to representation allowances not exceeding ten thousand pesos
(P10,000) per annum: Provided, finally, That the first five members to
be appointed under this Act shall serve for a term of three (3) years
and other five, for a term of six years.
"After the Chairman or any member of the Commission shall have served
his full term, he shall not be reappointed except after a period of
three (3) years and in the event that a vacancy occurs by reason of
expiration of the term of the Chairman or member, there will be no
holdover.
"For administrative purposes, the Commission shall be under the
supervision of the President of the Philippines."
Sec. 2. Section two, paragraph 15 of Republic Act
Numbered Four thousand on hundred sixty-five is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"15. To organize a program of research and training
and help establish workshops with a view to the revival of traditional
and/or indigenous folk arts, music, and dance and distinctively
Philippine arts and crafts and to make use of and extend assistance to
such institutions as may now be engaged in pioneering work or as may be
best qualified to participate in such program in order to provide
training and laboratory facilities for both amateurs and professionals
engaged in creative literary and artistic endeavors;"
Sec. 3. Section three of Republic Act Numbered
Four thousand one hundred sixty-five is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Sec. 3. Subject to the approval of the Commission,
the executive director shall organize an administrative and research
staff, fix the qualifications and requirements for the positions to be
created and their corresponding salaries and appoint the personnel that
may be deemed necessary to carry out the work of the organization. Not
more than thirty per cent of the funds available to the Commission, at
the time an annual budget is prepared, shall be devoted to
administrative purposes."
Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Enacted into law without
executive signature on June 21, 1969.
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