NAMCYA 2013 calls for application

In recognition of the Filipinos’ innate love for music, the National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA) was formally organized in 1973 under Presidential Proclamation 1173, and amended in November 1988 as a response to the “Imperative need to preserve, develop and promote Philippine music as an art and as a handmaid of cultural development. PP1173 designated the last week of November of each year as National Music Week, with the NAMCYA Competitions as the main highlights of the celebration.

In 2001, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed Presidential Proclamation 80 which affirms NAMCYA’s mission for the nation’s young artists. This proclamation further designates the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) as the primary supporting agency of this endeavor.