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Sentro Rizal

Cultural center overview
Formed	2009
Headquarters	NCCA Building, 633 General Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila 14°35′18.41″N 120°58′32.40″E / 14.5884472°N 120.9756667°E / 14.5884472; 120.9756667
Parent Cultural center	National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Website	sentrorizal.ncca.gov.ph

The Sentro Rizal is a Philippine government-sponsored organization whose main objective is the global promotion of Filipino art, culture, and language. Established by virtue of the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, its headquarters is located at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) office in Intramuros, Manila. Sentro Rizal aims to promote Philippine arts, culture, and language throughout the world through the establishment of Philippine centers in various countries which initiate and organize cultural training programs and activities for overseas Filipinos.

Sentro Rizal is named after José Rizal, the Philippines' acclaimed national hero, writer, and polymath. His works Noli Me Tángere and El Filibusterismo are acknowledged to have sparked the country's quest for independence in 1898. He championed love of family and country, peace, freedom, human dignity, knowledge, use of local language, bravery, women's role in nation building, unity, compassion, productive involvement of the youth, among others.

Logo

The official logo of the Sentro Rizal is composed of two elements, the balangay and baybayin which are both significant to Filipino heritage. The letters "S" and "R" are rendered in the ancient Filipino syllabic script known as baybayin and are stylized to form a balangay, an ancient Philippine edged-pegged plank boat, reflecting the maritime heritage of the Philippines and depicting the character of Filipino migrants. The balangay also represents the quest of individuals in exploring the real essence of Filipino identity through culture and arts.

The Sentro Rizal acts as the balangay which provides overseas Filipinos and their children the means to connect to their roots – instilling a strong sense of nationhood and pride among them in being Filipinos.

The color of the Sentro Rizal logo was patterned from NCCA's logo – blue and gold.

Cultural centers

As of September 2020, there are 35 Sentros Rizal in the following locations:

Activities and programs

In 2015, the first Filipino language pilot class was conducted in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Twenty-four students completed the first beginner's level language class, dubbed "Masayang Matuto ng Filipino".

The Commission on Filipinos Overseas has made use of digital media in disseminating Filipiniana for overseas Filipinos, called the "Virtual Sentro Rizal". This Filipiniana collection consists of 250 gigabytes of data including 72 hours of video of Filipino cultural materials covering different genres across regions.

See also

• Alliance française
• Asian Cultural Council
• British Council
• Confucius Institute
• Dante Alighieri Society
• Goethe-Institut
• Instituto Cervantes
• Japan Foundation
• Korean Cultural Center
  • King Sejong Institute
• Taiwan Academy

References

1. Villalon, Augusto (26 April 2010). "New heritage law seeks to establish Sentro Rizal across the globe". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. "Sentro Rizal - Branches". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Retrieved 7 Aug 2019.
3. Medina, Andrei (26 February 2013). "'Sentro Rizal' digital collection of Filipiniana to help Pinoys appreciate heritage". GMA News and Public Affairs.

External links

• Official website of the Sentro Rizal
• Sentro Rizal introductory video

v t e Philippine Registry of Cultural Property (PRECUP)
Government cultural agencies	Cultural Center of the Philippines Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino National Archives National Commission for Culture and the Arts National Historical Commission of the Philippines National Library National Museum Intramuros Administration 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
Related	National Cultural Heritage Act

• Cultural promotion organizations
• Memorials to José Rizal
• Government agencies under the Office of the President of the Philippines
• Education in Intramuros
• Organizations established in 2009
• 2009 establishments in the Philippines