The Clark Development Corporation (CDC) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) have partnered to conduct a cultural mapping project in Clark Freeport.
CDC President Agnes Devanadera and NCCA Executive Director Eric Zerrudo formalized the collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila on June 6, 2025.
The project aims to identify and document Clark’s cultural assets as part of CDC’s Arts, Culture, and
Heritage Tourism Program, led by its Tourism Promotions Division (TPD).
In February 2024, CDC submitted Clark’s initial Local Cultural Inventory (LCI) to the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property (PRECUP).
The CDC Corporate Center, Parade Grounds, and Barn Houses along R.C. Santos Street were included in the initial LCI.
CDC said "the MOU follows through on the commitment to document and conserve the rich heritage of Clark Freeport Zone and its environs."
From June to December 2025, CDC and NCCA agreed to undertake a cultural mapping to expand Clark’s heritage database.
A five-day training workshop will be held for 25 to 30 mappers, with NCCA providing technical guidance, the state-owned firm stated.
In the final report, a Local Culture Profile of Clark Freeport will be submitted to the NCCA, the National Archives of the Philippines, and a designated local archive, the CDC said.
The findings will support CDC’s heritage-driven tourism and events, it added.
The NCCA’s Cultural Mapping Program assists local government units and institutions in identifying and preserving cultural resources for community development.