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First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO set

Introduced by Honorable EDUARDO R. GULLAS

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill proposes to preserve the vintage houses and church in the City of
Carcar, which is part of the 1“ congressional district of Cebu.

Just like the City of Vigan in Hocos Sur, Carear boasts of numerous
residential buildings constructed during the Spanish era which still stand in the

present time to remind the youth of the grandeur and aesthetic splendor of
architectural design of the past.

It is hoped that this bill will merit approval for the preservation and
enhancement of the cultural, artistic, social and rich heritage of the City of Carear
Cebu.

In view of the foregoing, passage of this bill is hereby requested.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS,
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No,_ 1790

Introduced by Honorable EDUARDO R. GULLAS

AN ACT
DECLARING THE CITY.OF CARCAR IN THE PROVINCE OF CEBU AS
A CULTURAL HERITAGE ZONE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and cited as the “Carear Cultural
Heritage Zone Act of 2019”

SEC. 2. Purpose. - There is need to protect, preserve, conserve and promote
the nation's cultural heritage, its property and histories, and the ethnicity of local
communities.

SEC. 3. Definition of Term — For purposes of and as used in this Act

Cultural Heritage Zone — refers to historical, anthropological,
archeological, artistic geographical areas and settings that are culturally
significant to the country, the — context of which needs to be preserved. It includes
within its comprehension, cultural space;

SEC. 4. The City of Carcar its premises located in the province of Cebu is
hereby declared as a Cultural Heritage Zone. The City of Carcar is the setting of
century-old architecturally significant and historic houses, the largest such
ensemble in Cebu and certainly one of the most townscapes of its kind in the
country. The rotunda, a principal landmark of Carcar, is similarly unique for its
design and scope, the province, with the added historic symbolism of marking the
encounter with people's movement from Southwestern Cebu and vice versa. As
such it shall be accorded priority development by the Department of Tourism in
coordination with the concerned agencies of government, and shall be subject to
the rules and regulations governing the conservation and preservation of heritage
sites.


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SEC. The Department of Tourism in coordination with the Philippine
Tourism Authority and other government agencies concerned, the Provincial
Government of Cebu and the Local Government of the City of Carear, shall within
‘one years after the approval of this Act, prepare the development plan involving
the preservation, conservation, restoration and/or maintenance of such appropriate
facilities which shall enhance tourism in the area; Provided, that said conservation
plan shall ensure the preservation and maintenance of identified structures.
covering the technical standards for conservation and restoration, the survey,
planning, engineering and construction work.

SEC. 6. The Department of Tourism shall promulgate the necessary rules
and regulations for the proper implementation of the Act

SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved.