Intramuros Administration

The Intramuros Administration (IA) is an agency of the Department of Tourism of the Philippines that is mandated to orderly restore, administer, and develop the historic walled area of Intramuros that is situated within the modern City of Manila as well as to insure that the 16th- to 19th-century Philippine-Spanish architecture remains the general architectural style of the walled area.[3]

Intramuros Administration
Logo of the IA
Agency overview
FormedApril 10, 1979 (1979-04-10)
JurisdictionIntramuros, Manila
HeadquartersPalacio del Gobernador, Intramuros, Manila
Annual budget₱90,282,000 (2018)[1]
Agency executive
Parent departmentDepartment of Tourism
Websiteintramuros.gov.ph

It operates autonomously from the municipal government, although the Mayor of Manila is a member of its board. It was established on April 10, 1979 as under the now-defunct Ministry of Human Settlements by virtue of Presidential Decree 1616 issued by then President Ferdinand Marcos.[4] Executive Order No. 120 reorganized the Ministry of Tourism which became the Department of Tourism (DOT) on January 30, 1987. The order also designated the IA as an attached agency of the DOT.[3]

Its office is located at Palacio del Gobernador in Plaza Roma.[5]

History

On October 30, 2015, the Association of UNESCO World Heritage Cities of Spain awarded the IA the Heritage Prize 2015 for its efforts in preserving Spanish colonial architecture in Intramuros.[6] IA, however, was flagged by the Commission on Audit for its delayed implementation of an ₱18 million branding campaign that was awarded way back in 2017. Only ₱450,000 has been used so far. None of the project components: events and special projects, branding materials, online campaign, walking tour brochures and maps, and other printed media, were completed at all.[7]

Administrators
Administrator Term Start Term End Appointed By
1 Jaime C. Laya 1979 1986 Ferdinand Edralin Marcos
2 Eustacio Orobia 1986 1989 Corazon Cojuanco Aquino
3 Jose Capistrano 1989 1990
4 Edda Villaluna Henson 1990 1995
5 Karlo Butiong 1996 1997 Fidel Ramos
6 Dominador Ferrer 1998 2007 Joseph Ejercito Estrada
7 Anna Maria Ll. Harper 2008 2010 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
8 Jose Capistrano 2010 2013 Benigno Simeon Cojuanco Aquino III
9 Marco Antonio Luisito Villanueva Sardillo III 2013 2016
*Merceditas de Sahagun 2016 2017 Interim Officer-In-Charge
10 Guiller Boado Asido 2017 Incumbent Rodrigo Roa Duterte

References
  1. "III.A - IA Approved Budget 2018". Intramuros Administration. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  2. Adel, Rosette (March 23, 2017). "New Intramuros administrator sworn in". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  3. FY OPIF 2009 (PDF). Department of Budget and Management. 2009. p. 494. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  4. "The IA Charter". Intramuros Administration. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. "Contact Us". Intramuros Administration. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  6. "Intramuros Administration honored by the Group of UNESCO World Heritage Cities of Spain". Philippine Embassy Madrid. November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  7. "COA flags much-delayed P18-M Intramuros project". Inquirer.net. May 22, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
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