Nayong Pilipino Foundation

The Ang Nayong Pilipino Foundation Inc. (NPFI), simply known as the Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) or Nayong Pilipino is a non-profit organization based in Manila, Philippines.

It is an autonomous government corporation under the Department of Tourism.[1]

Background

The Nayong Pilipino Foundation Inc. (NPFI) was established primarily for the promotion of research development project on social sciences, humanities and other related fields. It was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 1969, as a non-stock, non-profit corporation.[2] Then-President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 37 establishing the Nayong Pilipino Foundation on November 6, 1972.[3] Within the same year, the organization was given a 45.9 ha of land in Pasay, a portion of which stood the Nayong Pilipino Cultural Park.[4]

Cultural parks and developments

Nayong Pilipino Cultural Park

The original Nayong Pilipino Cultural Park was located near Ninoy Aquino International Airport which featured Filipino culture and tourist attractions. The Old Nayong Pilipino closed in the early 2000s. The area occupied by the park was absorbed by the nearby airport's expansion.

Nayong Pilipino Clark

The Nayong Pilipino Foundation established presence at the Clark Expo site in Pampanga in 2006.[5] The NPF was designated as the manager and operator of the Colonial Plaza and the Chosen Island segments of the exposition site.[2] However the attraction later became dormant.[5]

President Benigno Aquino III led the signing of a memorandum of agreement between the NPF and the Clark Development Corporation to redevelop the foundation's park at the Clark Freeport Zone in March 2012 and the site was refurbished in 30 months. The New Nayong Pilipino was inaugurated in 2014.[5]

Rizal Park Orchidarium

The Nayong Pilipino Foundation manages the Orchidarium in Rizal Park in Manila, where it also holds its administrative office since 2013 under an agreement with the National Parks Development Committee[2]

Entertainment City

The Nayong Pilipino Foundation planned to set up a cultural park at the Entertainment City in Parañaque under a private-public partnership (PPP) model as approved by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). However such plan was scrapped when the board which made the proposal was replaced by another composed of appointees of President Rodrigo Duterte[6] with Patricia Yvette Ocampo as chair.[7]

The NPF under that board entered into an agreement with Landing Resorts Philippines Development Corp., a locally based subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Landing International Development Ltd. which is a holder of a provisional license to operate a casino issued by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation. Under the deal, the NayonLanding, a mixed-use development consisting of a casino, a resort, a cultural park and an indoor theme park will be built. The groundbreaking for the complex took place on August 7, 2018. The following day, the members of the whole board were dismissed from their post by President Duterte over alleged irregularities on the lease contract.[7]

agency name	Nayong Pilipino Foundation
type	Corporation
formed	May 7, 1969 ( registration) November 6, 1972 (through No. 32)
headquarters	Plaza San Luis Complex, General Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila
chief1 name	Lucille Karen E. Malilong
chief1 position	Chairperson
agency type	Non-profit corporation
parent department	Department of Tourism
keydocument1	Presidential Decree No. 37, s .1972
website	nayongpilipino.gov.ph