The inauguration of the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 1969 gave the arts a home. The CCP was created in 1966 through Executive Order No. 30 with the purpose of promoting and preserving Filipino arts and culture. It was formally inaugurated on September 8, 1969.
Several companies representing the different arts reside within the CCP. There are four resident dance companies: Ballet Philippines, Philippine Ballet Theater, the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company and the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group. The Tanghalang Pilipino is the CCP's resident theater company. The CCP's resident music companies are the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, also the Philippines' national orchestra, the UST Symphony Orchestra, the Philippine Madrigal Singers and the Music Competitions for Young Artists Foundation (NAMCYA).
Other establisments at CCP Complex: Folk Arts Theater, Philippine International Convention Center(PICC), Coconut Palace, Hotel Philipine Plaza and Star City.
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