HR02215: A RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS TO ALLOCATE SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY PESOS AND FIFTY-SIX CENTAVOS (P745,442,330.56) FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COVID-19 RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY
This resolution urges the Committee on Appropriations to allocate P745,442,330.56 for COVID-19 recovery and resiliency programs for the arts, culture, and creative industries. The impact of this resolution, if passed and funded, would be to provide crucial financial support to a sector that has lost an estimated 90% of its revenues due to the pandemic, affecting 4.8 million creative Filipinos who comprise 11.3% of total employment. This funding would directly support artists and cultural professionals, grant aid to creative firms and businesses, and strengthen the competitiveness of the country's cultural and creative industries, which are vital for economic recovery.
The significance for the Filipino people is the preservation and promotion of Filipino national culture and artistic creations, as mandated by the 1987 Constitution, by ensuring the survival and growth of creative industries and the livelihoods they provide. This resolution highlights the indispensable necessity of funding the Creative Economy to help creative stakeholders recover from the pandemic's negative effects and reinforce the Philippines' presence in international cultural events and develop cultural assets.