Section 3Sec./Art. 3

Role and Functions. – As the Philippine National Folk Dance Company, the Bayanihan shall discharge the following roles and functions:

(a) Undertake a continuing program of research and documentation of Philippine folk culture with emphasis on rituals and dances and their accompanying songs, music, decorations and ornaments. This program will constitute the raw materials for the enrichment of music, dances and costumes suitable for staging as the Bayanihan repertoire for national as well as international performances;

(b) Document the research and its results as books, publications, audiotapes, videocassettes, compact discs and other forms of media or mass distribution intended for schools and the public, thereby sharing the output of the program with all Filipinos as well as the international audience;

(c) Develop a pool of folk dance masters responsible for recruiting, training and maintaining a permanent corps of dancers whose sole function is to implement a national dance outreach program to transfer the culture and the art through workshops, seminars and dance clinics, open to talented Filipinos all over the country;

(d) Develop and maintain a world-class company to perform during state visits and other state occasions and events, both in the Philippines and abroad;

(e) To conduct fund raising projects such as raffle draws, benefit shows and other activities to further support other Bayanihan projects; and

(f) As a special role and function in connection with the Centennial of Philippine Independence in 1998, to prepare a new repertoire based on the themes and topics of the Centennial for national performances and international dance tours abroad.