Arts and Culture

The State shall foster the preservation, enrichment, and dynamic evolution of a Filipino national culture based on the principle of unity in diversity in a climate of free artistic and intellectual expression.

Arts and letters shall enjoy the patronage of the State.  The State shall conserve, promote, and popularize the nation's historical and cultural heritage and resources, as well as artistic creations.

All the country's artistic and historic wealth constitutes the cultural treasure of the nation and shall be under the protection of the State which may regulate its disposition.

The State shall recognize, respect, and protect the rights of indigenous cultural communities to preserve and develop their cultures, traditions, and institutions.  It shall consider these rights in the formulation of national plans and policies.

1. The State shall ensure equal access to cultural opportunities through the educational system, public or private cultural entities, scholarships, grants and other incentives, and community cultural centers, and other public venues.
2. The State shall encourage and support researches and studies on the arts and culture.