PSIC 2019 · Class

Creative, arts and entertainment activities

Open to 100%

This class involves operating facilities and providing services that cater to cultural and entertainment interests, including the production and promotion of live performances and artistic events for public viewing.

Includes

Production of live theatrical presentations, concerts, opera, dance productions, and other stage productions
Activities of groups, circuses, companies, orchestras, or bands
Activities of individual artists such as authors, actors, directors, musicians, lecturers, or speakers
Stage-set design and construction
Operation of concert and theatre halls and other arts facilities
Activities of sculptors, painters, cartoonists, engravers, and etchers
Activities of individual writers, including fictional and technical writing
Activities of independent journalists
Restoration of works of art such as paintings
Activities of producers or entrepreneurs of arts live events, with or without facilities

Excludes

Restoring of stained glass windows 2310
Manufacture of statues, other than artistic originals 2397
Restoring of organs and other historical musical instruments 3319
Restoring of historical sites and buildings 4100
Motion picture and video production 5911
Motion picture and video production 5912
Operation of cinemas 5914
Activities of personal theatrical or artistic agents or agencies 7490
Casting activities 7810
Activities of ticket agencies 7990
Operation of museums of all kinds 9102
Sports and amusement and recreation activities
Restoring of furniture (except museum type of restoration) 9524

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Details

Level: Class
Section: R Arts, Entertainment And Recreation
Parent: 900

Sector statistics

Employed persons: 524.9K persons(May 2026)

Whole PSIC section R (not specific to this code). Source: PSA Labor Force Survey, May 2026.

Industry size

Establishments: 62(2022)
Employment: 1,069 persons(2022)
Revenue: ~₱1.1B(2022)

Figures are for PSIC group 900 (the nearest level PSA surveys), not this specific code. Source: PSA OpenStat, Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), 2022. Revenue figures are approximate.

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