As governed by RA 7356, The National Commission for Culture and the Arts is governed by a Board of Commissioners composed of 15 members, namely:

**List of Board of Commissioners updated as of April 21, 2025

  • HON. VICTORINO MAPA MANALO, NCCA Chair (Executive Director, National Archives of the Philippines)
  • HON. LOREN B. LEGARDA, Commissioner (Chairperson, Committee on Culture and the Arts – Senate of the Philippines)
    • Alternate: SEN. MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, (Vice Chairperson, Committee on Culture and the Arts – Senate of the Philippines)
  • HON. ROMAN T. ROMULO, Commissioner (Chairperson, Committee on Basic Education and Culture, House of Representatives)
  • HON. GINA O. GONONG, Commissioner (Undersecretary for Curriculum and Teaching, Department of Education)
  • HON. MYRA PAZ VALDERROSA-ABUBAKAR Commissioner (Undersecretary for Halal Tourism and Muslim
    Concerns, Department of Tourism)
  • HON. KAYE C. TINGA, Commissioner (President, Cultural Center of the Philippines)
  • HON. REGALADO TROTA JOSE, Commissioner (Chairperson, National Historical Commission of the Philippines)
  • HON. JEREMY R. BARNS, Commissioner (Director-General, National Museum of the Philippines)
  • HON. CESAR GILBERT Q. ADRIANO, Commissioner (Director IV, National Library of the Philippines)
  • HON. ARTHUR P. CASANOVA , Commissioner (Chairman, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino)
  • HON. ERIC B. ZERRUDO, Commissioner (Executive Director, National Commission for Culture and the Arts)
  • HON. REDEN S. ULO, Commissioner for Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts (Head, Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts)
  • HON. IVAN ANTHONY S. HENARES, Commissioner for Cultural Heritage (Head, Subcommission on Cultural Heritage)
  • HON. ARVIN MANUEL R. VILLALON, Commissioner for the Arts (Head, Subcommission on the Arts)
  • HON. CARLO B. EBEO, Commissioner for Cultural Dissemination (Head, Subcommission on Cultural Dissemination)

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National Advisory Board (2023-2026) 

**Updated as of April 11, 2023

The NCCA Board of Commissioners is also assisted by a National Advisory Board composed of 19 National Committee Heads.

Subcommission On Cultural Dissemination (SCD)
1. National Committee on Cultural Education Carlo B. Ebeo, Commissioner / Head
2. National Committee on Language and Translation David Michael M. San Juan, PhD., Secretary
3. National Committee on Communication Pilar M. Torres-Banaag, Vice Head
   
Subcommission On The Arts (SCA)
1. National Committee on Architecture and Allied Arts Ar. Cathe Desiree S. Nadal, Assistant Secretary
2. National Committee on Cinema Mahar Sulayman Ibanez, Member
3. National Committee on Dance Lordinio A. Vergara PhD, Secretary
4. National Committee on Dramatic Arts Eduardo P. Perez, Vice Head
5. National Committee on Literary Arts Niles Jordan D. Breis, Member
6. National Committee on Music Dr. Arvin Manuel R. Villalon,  Commissioner / Head 
7. National Committee on Visual Arts Dennis E. Montera,Member
   
Subcommision On Cultural Heritage (SCH)
1. National Committee on Archives Emma M. Rey, Secretary
2. National Committee on Art Galleries Maria Teresa Rayos Del Sol, Member
3. National Committee on Historical Research Neil Martial Santillan, PhD, Head
4. National Committee on Libraries and Information Services Salvacion M. Arlante, Member
5. National Committee on Monuments and Sites Dr. Ivan Athony S. Henares, Vice Head
6. National Committee on Museums Jose Eleazar Bersales, Member
   
Subcommission On Cultural Communities And Traditional Arts (SCCTA)
1. National Committee on Northern Cultural Communities Arwin Paul Lingat, Secretary
2. National Committee on Central Cultural Communities Pablito C. Gonzales, Vice Head
3. National Committee on Southern Cultural Communities Reden S. Ulo, Commissioner / Head

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