Sentro Rizal

The 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 (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
Cultural Center overview
Formed2009
HeadquartersNCCA Building, 633 General Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila
Parent Cultural CenterNational Commission for Culture and the Arts
Websitewww.ncca.gov.ph/sentro-rizal-3/

Sentro Rizal is named after Dr. 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.

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 January 2020, there are 35 Sentros Rizal in the following locations:[2]

Map of Sentro Rizal Centers
Sentro Rizal Centers (as of January 2020)
Country City Country City
A Argentina Buenos Aires N New Zealand Wellington
Australia Sydney O Oman Muscat
B Bahrain Manama Q Qatar Doha
Brunei Brunei S Saudi Arabia Jeddah
C Cambodia Phnom Penh Singapore Singapore
Canada Ottawa South Korea Seoul
Toronto Spain Madrid
China Beijing Switzerland Berne
Hong Kong T Thailand Bangkok
Xiamen Turkey Ankara
E Egypt Cairo U United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
G Germany Berlin United Kingdom London
I Italy Milan United States

of America

 Agana
Rome Chicago
Indonesia Jakarta Los Angeles
J Japan Tokyo San Francisco
L Laos Vientiane Washington, D.C.
M Myanmar Yangon

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 consist of 250 gigabytes of data including 72 hours of video of Filipino cultural materials covering different genres across regions.[3]

See also

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.
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