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NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS Highlights of the Minutes of the Regular Commission Meeting 16 December 2019 (Monday) / 12:50 P.M.- P.M. Silid Hudhud, 7/F NCCA Bldg., Intramuros, Manila Commissioners Present: Hon. Virgilio S. Almario, National Artist and Chairman, National Commission for Culture and the Arts and Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino Hon. Arsenio J. Lizaso, President, Cultural Center of the Philippines Hon. Rene R. Escalante, Chairman, National Historical Commission of the Philippines Hon. Jeremy R. Barns, Director-General, National Museum of the Philippines (NM) Hon. Cesar Gilbert Q. Adriano, Director, National Library of the Philippines (NLP), Hon. Victorino Mapa Manalo, Executive Director, National Archives of the Philippines (NAP) Hon. Alphonsus D. Tesoro, Head, Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts (SCCTA) Hon. Harold Ll. Rentoria, OSA, Head, Subcommission on Cultural Heritage (SCH) Hon. Teddy O. Co, Head, Subcommission on the Arts (SCA) Hon. Orlando B. Magno, Head, Subcommission on Cultural Dissemination (SCD) Hon. Al Ryan S. Alejandre Executive Director, NCCA Commissioner/s Represented: Hon. Sherwin Gatchalian, Chairperson, Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, represented by Hon. Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay Hon. Annalyn M. Sevilla Undersecretary for Finance-Budget and Performance Monitoring, Department of Education (DepED), represented by Director Bettina Aquino Commissioner/s Not Present: Hon. Roman T. Romulo Chairperson, Committee on Basic Education and Culture, House of Representatives Hon.Edwin R. Enrile Undersecretary for Legal and Special Concerns, Department of Tourism(DOT) Secretariat Members Present: Ms. Marichu G. Tellano, Deputy Executive Director Ms. Adelina M. Suemith, Chief, Program Monitoring and Evaluation Division(PMED) Mr. Herencio Y. Llapitan, Chief, Finance-NEFCA Mr. Bernan Joseph R. Corpuz, Head, Plan/Policy Formulation and Programming Division(P/PFPD) Mr. Charles Lawrence E. Salazar, Head, P/PFPD-Cultural Heritage Section Ms. Myla T. Buan, Board Secretary, Office of the Chairman (OC) Ms. Andrea Gwen F. De Leon, Administrative Services Officer, Office of the Chairman (OC) Other/s Present: Mr. Emmanuel De Guia, Consultant Atty. Gabriel Villanueva, Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) Atty. Patrick Tapales, Associate Solicitor, OSG Page 1 of 54 pages 1. CALL TO ORDER The Chairman, Virgilio S. Almario, called the meeting to order at 12:50 P.M. after determination of a quorum. Comm. Harold Ll. Rentoria, Head, Subcommission on Cultural Heritage, led the prayer to open the meeting. 2. ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED AGENDA The Chairman called attention to the proposed agenda for adoption by the Board. Comm. Rene R. Escalante, Chairman, National Historical Commission of the Philippines, requested inclusion of his report on the Metropolitan Theater under the “Report of the Executive Director”. Ms. Myla T. Buan, Board Secretary, informed the Board of the distribution of materials for agenda items “D.3, Inscription of the Buklog Thanksgiving Ritual to the UNESCO list”, “I, Request for Approval to Support the Launching of the 2020 National Arts Month Celebration” and “L, Update Report on Elections of the Subcommissions and National Committees for the term CY 2020-2022” Upon made by Comm. Rentoria and duly seconded by Comm. Escalante, the Board adopted the proposed agenda as amended. 3. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES OF THE COMMISSION MEETINGS Revisions to the NCCA Strategic Plan 2020-2022 The secretariat invited attention to the NCCA Strategic Plan 2020-2022 which was approved with revisions by the Board in the last meeting. The secretariat presented the revised objectives and result statements as recommended by the Board. On Cluster #1, Objective #5, “intensify” instead of “enrich” was suggested. The statement would read as “To intensify documentation on Philippine culture, particularly indigenous knowledge systems and practices as well as tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and encourage discourse and scholarship”. As regards Cluster #1, Objective #7 (To intensify and further systematize coordination among affiliated cultural agencies and other institution to accomplish the goals of Chapter 7 of the PDP), the secretariat explained that Chapter 7 of the PDP would not only be undertaken by the NCCA but by the entire culture sector. Thus, for the next three years, the NCCA and its affiliated cultural agencies would have to work on an intensified collaboration. Page 2 of 54 pages An inter-agency meeting could be convened amongst the seven cultural agencies early next year to commence the assessment of the integration and harmonization. In terms of the intent of Chapter 7 of the PDP, the NCCA and its affiliate cultural agencies need to level off. There is an observation that in setting the strategic plans of the agencies, the same are still anchored on the PIP and not the PDP organizational targets. To indicate in the NCCA strategic plan, the SDGs being answered by the activities or programs as the same would be the basis of the budget in the coming years. In the budget hearings, it was not about the NCCA and its affiliate cultural agencies, but the perceived lack of harmonization with the Department of Tourism (DOT) and Department of Education. To include the two departments in Cluster #1, Objective #7. Instead of a blank statement that the cultural agencies are still at some kind of zero starting point, to word the statement in such a way “to build on ongoing achievements” and then recognize the need to converge ever more with DepEd and DOT. The need to intensify relationship with the DepEd, CHED, TESDA and DTI. To find a word after “harmonized” as using the same would give an impression that the agencies are not “harmonized”. The term should be like “building on the gains”. Filipino Values Project Update The secretariat reported that following the instruction of the Board of Commissioners during its 29 August 2019 meeting, the Values research output was presented to 10 various groups and institutions from September 25 to November 4, 2019. The merits and recommendations of the study were also presented to the Board. On the low rank of “environment”, it was suggested that the next phase intensify and further look into the environmental component because of the very strong link between culture and nature. The values that are ranked first would be the priority agenda or focus. On dissemination to the public, the secretariat is awaiting the Board’s acceptance before making the output accessible to the public. Copies of the study be given to the Senate, House of Representatives, Department of Education, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Office of the President and other concerned agencies. To accept the research output of the Filipino Values Formation Program. There is no need to approve the “values” but just accept the research output, disseminate the same to the public, and then proceed to the second phase. To open the second phase to the future researchers for them to research on the etymology of love of country and other researches on the sociological, historical side of the Filipino values. With no objection, the Board accepted the research output [Exploring the Core and Sectoral Values of the Filipino People] of the Filipino Values Formation Program. Page 3 of 54 pages [U]pon motion made and duly seconded, the Commission approved this Resolution: Resolution No. 2019-362 Accepting the Research Output [Exploring the Core and Sectoral Values of the Filipino People] of the Filipino Values Formation Program WHEREAS, one of the defined targets of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022, Chapter 7 is“the inculcation of values to define common good”; WHEREAS, the Commission embarked on a research to define the present core and shared values, addressing the PDP Chapter 7 target “the inculcation of values to foster the common good”; WHEREAS, the research output “Exploring the Core and Sectoral Values of the Filipino People” was presented to the Board of Commissioners in its meeting of August 29, 2019; WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners gave a directive to present the research output to various stakeholders and other agencies for inputs; WHEREAS, in compliance with the directive, the research output was presented to 10 different groups from September 25 to December 7, 2019; WHEREAS, the Commission secretariat and research team reported to the Board of Commissioners in its December 16, 2019 meeting the compliance with the directive; WHEREAS, theCommission secretariat and research team recommended that the suggestions and inputs be part of the next phase of the program considering that the research/study has already been exhaustive; NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, as it is hereby RESOLVED, To ACCEPT the Research Output[Exploring the Core and Sectoral Values of the Filipino People]of the Filipino Values Formation Program. 4. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Board noted and approved the minutes of the Commission meeting on November 19, 2019. The conduct of the NCCA quick response to Mindanao Quake Victims last November 23-25, 2019 by providing arts for healing sessions for the evacuees was reported to the Board. Page 4 of 54 pages Update on the Metropolitan Theater Project The Board discussed the best manner of procurement of Phase II– to undertake phase 2 as a contiguous project or to bid it out completely. The Office of the Solicitor General lawyer (OSG) enumerated the following conditions for contiguous projects as stated in the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 discussed that pursuant to the IRR of RA: 1) the original contract is the result of competitive public bidding, 2) the subject contract to be negotiated has similar or related scopes work, 3) it is within the contracting capacity of the contractor, 4) the contractor uses the same prices or lower unit prices as in the original contract, less mobilization cost, 5) the amount involved does not exceed the amount of the ongoing project, 6) the contractor has no negative slippage and 7) the negotiations for the procurement are commenced before the expiry of the original contract.