Section 22Sec./Art. 22

Local Culture and Arts Councils. All LGUs, in coordination with the Council and the DILG, shall establish a Local Culture and Art Council (LCAC). The LCAC shall exercise the following functions and powers in addition to those provided under existing statutes, memoranda, and other issuances:

(a) Support the Council in all of its functions as provided for in Section 7 of this Act;

(b) Report to the Council the development and status of the implementation of programs at the local level;

(c) Regularly maintain a database of business support organizations and creative workers associations within the territorial jurisdiction of the LGU where the LCAC is located and transmit such data to the Council;

(d) Formulate, plan, coordinate, implement, and assess policies, programs, activities, and projects that promote and develop the locality's creative industries, in coordination with the Council; and

(e) Perform such other duties and functions as the Council may direct.