Powers and Functions.
Section 13
SEC. 13. Powers and Functions. - To carry out its mandate, the Commission shall exercise the following powers and functions: encourage and facilitate the organization of a network of regional and local councils for culture and the arts, hereunder described, to ensure a broad nationwide, people-based participation in the formulation of plans, the enforcement of culture-related laws and regulations, the implementation of programs/projects and the review of funding requirements; establish a secretariat under an Executive Director for the administrative and day-to-day operations of the Commission; set up a system of networking and coordination with and among all existing government cultural agencies for the effective implementation of programs and activities; create committees and other mechanisms to help expedite the implementation of plans and strategies; call upon and coordinate with other government and non-government art and cultural institutions and agencies for assistance in any form; generate resources, both from the Government and private sectors, local, national and international, for its operation, as well as for the National Endowment Fund for Culture and Arts; receive and accept donations and other conveyances including funds, materials and services, by gratuitous title; administer the National Endowment Fund for Culture and Arts and give grants for the development, protection, preservation and dissemination of Philippine culture and arts, and designate a comptroller; prepare an annual budget of the Commission and submit the same to the President for inclusion in the annual General Appropriations Act; advise the President on matters pertaining to culture and arts, including the creation of a special decoration or award, for persons who have significantly contributed to the development and promotion of Philippine culture and arts; promulgate rules, regulations and undertake any and all measures as may be necessary to implement this Act; regulate activities inimical to preservation/conservation of national cultural heritage/properties.