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Designation as the Philippine National Youth Development Program in Music. The National Music Competitions for Young Artists Program (NAMCYA) is hereby designated as the Philippine National Youth Development Program for Music to further promote high standards of excellence through its various music competitions and festivals. The Program shall, among others, include as its component the celebration of the National Music Week for Young Artists pursuant to Presidential ProclamationNo. 1173, series of 1973.

Being the Philippine National Youth Development Program in Music, the NAMCYA shall have the following objectives:

(a)Discover outstanding musical talents through nationwide competitions and festivals designed for young Filipino musicians in all forms, styles and musical traditions in the country;

(b)Assist in the cultivation, development and advancement of outstanding young Filipino musicians through scholarships, trainings, performances, and other forms of incentives;

(c)Preserve, develop and promote Philippine music as an art and as an important component of cultural and social development;

(d)Establish a training program for music leaders, experts and teachers in order to maintain and cultivate the highest standard of musical training for the youth;

(e)Strengthen the multi-cultural fiber of the country by nurturing and developing gifted young musicians and musical ensembles from Philippine cultural communities, and preserve and disseminate their musical expressions and traditions;

(f)Encourage and support the creation and performance of works by young Filipino composers and making possible their publication and dissemination;

(g)Recognize artistic achievement through awards, grants and services;

(h)Undertake a continuing program of research, documentation, and publication of Philippine music for dissemination to schools and the general public;

(i)Receive and accept donations and other conveyances from government agencies, private entities, and other sources, including funds, materials, and services, by gratuitous title, in accordance with existing budgeting and accounting rules and regulations;

(j)Strengthen the character of the youth by developing and promoting a range of positive youth development skills that foster self-awareness, self-expression, discipline and values like love of family and country through music;

(k)Raise the standards of hiring personnel by engaging the services of qualified classical and traditional Filipino musicians, with at least a bachelor's degree in Music Education, and known for their competence and proficiency in music, or in the use of musical instruments;

(l)Allocate funds in the technical production for the performing arts and the promotion of original Filipino music in various genres and style;

(m)Promote a vibrant music industry for the young workers and entrepreneurs that can fuel artistic growth, job creation, business investment, tourism and economic growth;

(n)Subsidize continuous research, innovation, market information, and assimilation of various forms, styles, genres, and music development representing the musical diversity of all the regions of the Philippines through webinars, conferences, and festivals;

(o)Maintain a database of Filipino youth participating in various NAMCYA-organized activities:Provided, That the database as well as NAMCYA's annual targets and programs shall be shared to the National Youth Commission or other relevant government agencies; and

(p)Invest in digital information systems in order to enhance the production and performance of creative works directed towards cultural development.