Section 5Sec./Art. 5

Culture by the People.- The Filipino national culture shall be evolved and developed by the people themselves in a climate of freedom and responsibility.

National cultural policies and programs shall be formulated which shall be: a) pluralistic, fostering deep respect for the cultural identity of each locality, region or ethno-linguistic locality, as well as elements assimilated from other cultures through the natural process acculturation; b) democratic, encouraging and supporting the participation of the vast masses of our people in its programs and projects; c) non-partisan, open to all people and institution, regardless of creed, affiliation, ideology, ethnic origin, age, gender or class, with no organized group or sector having monopoly of its services; and d) liberative, having concern for the decolonization and emancipation of the Filipino psyche in order to ensure the full-flowering of Filipino culture.