Sentro Rizal

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] and Laos.^[7]

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.^[8]

See also

• Alliance française
• Confucius Institute
• Instituto Cervantes
• Korean Cultural Center
• Società Dante Alighieri

References

External links

• National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009 in the Philippine Senate website

Philippine Registry of Cultural Property (PRECUP) Government cultural agencies National Commission for Culture and the Arts National Historical Commission of the Philippines National Museum National Library National Archives Cultural Center of the Philippines Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino Sentro Rizal Categories of cultural properties UNESCO World Heritage Sites National Cultural Treasures Important Cultural Properties National Historical Landmarks National Shrines National Monuments National Heritage Houses Works of National Artists Marked Structures Other Cultural Properties