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SENATE
S.B. No. 117
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RECEIVED BY:
Introduced by Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay
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AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF OUR 
NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE, THROUGH AN ENHANCED CULTURAL 
POLICY, HERITAGE EDUCATION, AND CULTURAL MAPPING PROGRAM, 
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10066 OR If HE 
NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT OF 2009
EXPLANATORY NOTE
In fulfillment of the constitutional mandate under Sections 14, 15, 16 and 17 of 
Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution to preserve, protect, conserve, promote and enrich 
the nation's historical and cultural heritage, resources, property, as well as artistic 
creations, this bill seeks to amend Republic Act No. 10066 to:
(1) revise, include, and adapt terms and provisions as deemed fit to the current 
landscape of the cultural industry;
(2) mandate local government units (LCDs) to conduct a cultural mapping 
program for their respective areas for both tangible and intangible and 
natural and built heritage, utilizing the results of the program as a 
framework for culture-based governance; and
(3) revise and enhance the scope of cultural education in the country.
As the country is moving towards global competitiveness, Filipinos assimilate so 
well with foreign culture and norms that our traditional Filipino way of life is blended 
with the more modern and foreign. Unfortunately, the use of po and opo, the 
nourishing local and regional food, the ethnic folk songs and literature, and traveling 
to various provinces for annual traditions and festivities are now becoming less 
common. The Filipino culture Is so rich yet so underrepresented in the ever-changing 
global sphere of technology and interconnectedness.
This measure aims to further strengthen the conservation and protection of 
heritage in the country as well as promote cultural enhancement by taking heritage 
inventory in the country, provide steps towards conservation, and educate our people 
that our culture is uniquely diverse. Filipinos will then have renewed enthusiasm to


share and to promote our multi-faceted culture. Through this bill, we will be identified 
as Filipinos by our language, traditions, food, craft, and fashion that we proudly 
celebrate.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
MARIA LOURDES wANCY S. BINAY


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session 
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S.B. No. 117
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RECEIVED BY.
Introduced by Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay
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AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF 
OUR NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE, THROUGH AN ENHANCED 
CULTURAL POLICY, HERITAGE EDUCATION, AND CULTURAL 
MAPPING PROGRAM, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT 
NO. 10066 OR THE NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT OF 2009
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Section 3 of R.A. No. 10066 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 3. Definition of Terms, 
terms shall be defined as follows:
For purposes of this Act, the following
(a) "Adaptive reuse" shall refer to the utilization of buildings, other built- 
structures and sites of value for purposes other than that for which 
they were intended originally, in order to conserve the [site, their 
engineering integrity and authenticity of design.] SIGNIFICANCE 
OF THE SITE AND EXTEND ITS USE VALUE IN THE 
CONTEMPORARY AND FUTURE CONTEXT.
(b) "Anthropological area" shall refer to any place where studies of 
specific ethno-linguistic groups are undertaken, the properties of 
which are of value to our cultural heritage.
(c) "Antique" shall refer to a cultural property found locally which is one 
hundred (100) years in age, more or less, the production of which has 
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(d) "Archaeological area" shall refer to any place, whether above or 
underground, underwater or at sea level, containing fossils, artifacts and 
other cultural, geological, botanical, zoological materials which depict 
and document culturally relevant paleontological, prehistoric and/or 
historic events.
(e) "Archives" shall refer to public and private records in any format 
which have been selected for permanent preservation because of their 
evidential, historical Informational value; otherwise known as archival 
materials collections or archival holdings; the place 
(bui!ding/room/storage area) where archival materials are kept and 
preserved; and an organization or agency or part thereof whose main 
responsibility is to appraise, arrange, describe, conserve, promote and 
make archival materials available for reference and research, also known 
as archival agency.
(f) "Built Heritage" shall refer to architectural and engineering structures 
such as, but not limited to, bridges, government buildings, houses of 
ancestry, traditional dwellings, quartels, train stations, lighthouses, small 
ports, educational, technological and industrial complexes, and their 
settings, and landscapes with notable historical and cultural significance.
(g) "Collector" shall refer to any person who or institution that acquires 
cultural property for purposes other than sale.
(h) "Commission" shall refer to the National Commission for Culture and 
the Arts (NCCA).
(i) "Conservation" shall refer to all the processes and measures of 
maintaining the cultural significance of a cultural property including, but 
not limited to, preservation, restoration, reconstruction, protection, 
adaptation or any combination thereof.
(j) "Cultural agencies" shall refer to the following national government 
agencies with their specific areas of responsibility: National Museum 
(cultural property); the National Library (books); National Historical 
Institute (Philippine history); National Archives (documents); Cultural 
Center of the Philippines (culture and the arts); and Komisyon sa Wikang 
Filipino (language).
(k) "Cultural education" shall refer to the teaching and learning of 
cultural concepts and processes.
(l) "Cultural heritage" shall refer to the totality of cultural property 
preserved and developed through time and passed on to posterity.
CM)" CULTURAL HERITAGE MAPPING" SHALL REFER TO THE 
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HERITAGE RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR BUILDING AND 
EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES. IT IS A SYSTEMATIC SET OF 
ACTIVITIES AND METHODOLOGICAL PROCESSES FOR 
EXPLORING, DISCOVERING, DOCUMENTING, EXAMINING, 
ANALYZING, INTERPRETING, PRESENTING AND SHARING 
INFORMATION RELATED TO PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, 
SOCIETIES, PLACES AND THEIR MATERIAL PRODUCTS, 
PRACTICES AND NARRATIVES.
[(m)] (N)"Cultural heritage worker" shall refer to an individual 
undertaking culturas heritage work.
[(n)] (0)"Cultural institution" shall refer to entities engaged primarily in 
cultural work.
[(o)] (P)"Cultural property" shall refer to all products of human 
creativity by which a people and a nation reveal their identity, including 
churches, mosques and other places of religious worship, schools and 
natural history specimens and sites, whether public or privately-owned, 
movable or immovable, and tangible or intangible.
[(P)] (Q)"Dealers" shall refer to natural or juridical persons who acquire 
cultural property for the purpose of engaging in the acquisition and 
disposition of the same.
[(q)] (R)"Heritage zone" shall refer to historical, anthropological, 
archaeological, artistic geographical areas and settings that are culturally 
significant to the country, as declared by the National Museum and/or 
the National Historical Institute.
[(0] (S)"History" shall refer to a written record of past events relating 
to Philippine history.
[(s)] (T)"Historical landmarks" shall refer to sites or structures that are 
associated with events or achievements significant to Philippine history 
as declared by the National Historical Institute.
[(t)] (U)"Historical monuments" shall refer to structures that honor 
Illustrious persons or commemorate events of historical value as 
declared by the National Historical Institute.
[(u)] (V)"Historical shrines" shall refer to historical sites or structures 
hallowed and revered for their history or association as declared by the 
National Historical Institute.
[(v)] (W)"Historical street name" shall refer to a street name which has 
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[(w)] (X)"Important cultural property" shall refer to a cultural property 
having exceptional cultural, artistic and historical significance to the 
Philippines, as shail be determined by the National Museum and/or 
National Historical Institute.
[(X)] (Y)"Intanglbe cultural heritage" shall refer to the practices, 
representations, expressions, knowledge and skills, as well as the 
instruments, objects and artifacts associated therewith, that 
communities, groups and individuals recognize as part of their cultural 
heritage, such as: (1) oral traditions, languages and expressions; (2) 
performing arts; (3) social practices, rituals and festive events; (4) 
knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe; and (5) 
traditional craftsmanship.
[(y)] (Z)"Intangible cultural property" shall refer to the peoples' learned 
processes along with the knowledge, skills and creativity that inform and 
are developed by them, the products they create and the resources, 
spaces and other aspects of social and natural context necessary for 
their sustainability.
[(z)] (AA)"Library" shall refer to an institution where the collection of 
books, manuscripts, computerized information and other materials are 
organized to provide physical, bibliographic and/or intellectual access to 
the public, with a librarian that is trained to provide services and 
programs related to the information needs of its clientele.
[(aa)] (BB)"Museum" shall refer to a permanent institution that 
researches, acquires, conserves, communicates and exhibits the 
material evidence of humans and their environment for purposes of 
education or leisure,
[(bb)] (CC)"National cultural treasure" shall refer to a unique cultural 
property found locally, possessing outstanding historical, cultural, artistic 
and/or scientific value which is highly significant and Important to the 
country and nation, and officially declared as such by pertinent cultural 
agency.
[(cc)] (DD)"Nationally significant" shall refer to historical, aesthetic, 
scientific, technical, social and/or spiritual values that unify the nation 
by a deep sense of pride in their various yet common identities, cultural 
heritage and national patrimony.
(EE) "NATURAL HERITAGE" SHALL REFER TO FLORA AND 
FAUNA, PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL FORMATIONS, 
GEOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOGRAPHICAL FORMATIONS OF THE 
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[(dd)] (FF) "Natural property of cultural significance" shall refer to 
[areas possessing outstanding ecosystem with flora and fauna of 
national scientific importance] NATURAL HERITAGE WHICH 
SIGNIFIES INTENSE BEAUTY, ENDEMICITY AND 
BIODIVERSITY under the National Integrated Protected Areas 
System[.] ACT, EXPANDED NIPAS ACT, INTERNATIONAL UNION 
FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE LIST (lUCN), AND/OR 
WORLD HERITAGE LIST.
[(ee)] (GG) "NCCA Portal Cultural Databank" refers to the specific 
domain in the Corrmission's intranet [for cultural information that is 
accessed only internally with control and confidentiality.] WHERE 
DIGITIZED the CULTURAL MAPPING DATABASE IS LODGED 
FOR CULTURAL INFORMATION THAT IS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE 
FOR SCIENTIFIC, RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC PURPOSES. It 
includes the registry of nationai cuitural property.
[(ff)] (HH) "Prehistory" shali refer to the period of human history before 
the introduction of the forms of writing.
(II) PHILIPPINE CULTURE STATISTICS FRAMEWORK (PCSF) 
SHALL REFER TO A CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR DEFINING 
CULTURE FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES THAT WAS JOINTLY 
ADOPTED BY THE NCCA AND THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICS 
AUTHORITY IN 2016 (PSA BOARD RESOLUTION N0.2 SERIES 
2016). IT IS A TOOL FOR ORGANIZING CULTURAL STATISTICS 
NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. IT SUPPORTS THE 
DEVELOPMENT OF DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS & 
INDICATORS. IT REPRESENTS A METHODOLOGY TO SUPPORT 
THE PRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED DATA AND INDICATORS
[(99)] (JJ) "Registry" [shall refer to the Philippine Registry of Cuitural 
Property which is the registry of ail cultural property of the country 
deemed of significant importance to our cuitural heritage.]
OFFICIALLY CALLED THE PHILIPPINE REGISTRY OF CULTURAL 
PROPERTY, SHALL REFER TO THE LISTING, DOCUMENTATION, 
AND STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE OF ALL CULTURAL 
PROPERTIES OF THE COUNTRY THAT HAS BEEN DEEMED WITH 
LOCAL AND NATIONAL IMPORTANCE TO OUR HERITAGE.
(KK) "RECONSTRUCTION" SHALL REFER TO AN ACTION OF 
REPAIR WHEREBY THE STRUCTURE IS RETURNED TO ITS 
EARLIER STATE BY INTRODUCING NEW MATERIALS, FORM 
AND TECHNOLOGY.
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intervention to correct deterioration and alterations.] AN ACTION OF 
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EARLIER STATE BY USING ORIGINAL MATERIALS, FORMS AND 
TECHNOLOGY.
[(ii)] (MM) "Tangible cultural property" shall refer to a cultural property 
with historical, archival, anthropological, archaeological, artistic and 
architectural value, and with exceptional or traditional production, 
whether of Philippine origin or not, including antiques and natural history 
specimens with significant value.
follows:
SEC. 2. Section 14 of R.A. No. 10066 is hereby amended to read as
"Section 14. Establishment of a Philippine Registry of Cultural 
Property. - All cultural properties of the country deemed important to 
cultural heritage shall be registered in the Philippine Registry of Cultural 
Property.
The Commission, through the appropriate cultural agencies and 
local government units, shall establish and maintain this Registry [v\^ithin 
three (3) years from the effectivity of this Act.] The guidelines in the 
registration of cultural property are as follows:
(a) All cultural agencies concerned shall individually maintain an 
inventory, evaluation and documentation of all cultural properties 
declared according to their category and shall submit the same to 
the Commission. For cultural property declared as immovable 
cultural property, the appropriate cultural agency shall, after 
registration, give due notice to the concerned Registry of Deeds 
for annotation on the land titles pertaining to the same;
(b) Local government units, through their cultural offices, shall 
likewise maintain an inventory of cultural property under its 
jurisdiction and shall furnish the Commission a copy of the same;
(c) Both cultural agencies concerned and local government units shall 
continuously coordinate in making entries and in monitoring the 
various cultural properties in their respective inventory. THE
COMMISSION SHALL CAPACITATE THE LG Us FOR 
PERIODIC MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF LOCALLY 
AND NATIONALLY-DECLARED CULTURAL PROPERTIES 
AND TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE INCLUDED 
IN THE INVENTORY;
(d) AII government agencies and instrumentalities, government- 
owned and/or -controlled corporations and their subsidiaries, 
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cultural agency and shall register such properties within three 3) 
years from the effectivity of this Act;
(e) Private collectors and owners of cultural property shall register 
such properties within three (3) years from the effectivity of this 
Act. The private collectors and owners of cultural property shall 
not be divested of their possession and ownership thereof even 
after registration of said property as herein required.
SEC. 3. A new section 15 on Republic Act No. 10066 is hereby inserted 
to read as follows:
SECTION 15. CULTURAL MAPPING BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
UNITS. - LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS ARE HEREBY MANDATED TO 
CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE CULTURAL HERITAGE MAPPING OF 
THEIR AREAS, INCLUDING (1) TANGIBLE MOVABLE HERITAGE, (2) 
TANGIBLE IMMOVABLE HERITAGE, (3) INTANGIBLE HERITAGE, (4) 
NATURAL HERITAGE, (5) CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS (6) SIGNIFICANT 
PERSONALITIES AND (7) CREATIVE INDUSTRIES. THE LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT UNITS SHALL MOBILIZE AND PARTNER WITH 
CONCERNED AGENCIES TO ENSURE PROMPT AND EFFECTIVE 
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS 
ARE ALSO HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM NON­
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, 
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS IN THE 
UNDERTAKING OF THE CULTURAL MAPPING ACTIVITY PROVIDED 
THAT THESE INSTITUTIONS ADHERE TO PHILIPPINE CULTURE 
STATISTICS FRAMEWORK (PCSF) STANDARDS SET FORTH BY THE 
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS (NCCA) ON 
CULTURAL MAPPING AND INVENTORY-BUILDING. ALL FINDINGS 
AND OUTPUTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED AND REGISTERED IN THE 
PHILIPPINE REGISTRY OF CULTURAL PROPERTY.
APART FROM THE CULTURAL AGENCIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
UNITS ARE ALSO ENJOINED TO WORK WITH THE FOLLOWING 
AGENCIES FOR THE CONDUCT OF CULTURAL MAPPING:
(i) 
COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) FOR THE 
INSTITUTION OF CULTURAL AWARENESS IN STATE 
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES; STRENGTHENING OF 
CULTURE, HERITAGE, ARTS AND HISTORY RESEARCHES 
THAT IMPACT ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT;
(ii) 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DA) FOR THE 
DOCUMENTATION OF HERITAGE CROPS, PRODUCTS AND 
FOOD SOURCES THAT SUSTAIN THE INDIGENOUS LOCAL 
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RESEARCH ON OTHER NON-TRADITIONAL FIBERS IN THE 
COUNTRY;
(Hi) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED) FOR THE 
INSTITUTION OF CULTURAL AWARENESS IN BASIC 
EDUCATION; CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM FOR 
TEACHERS IN MAPPING HERITAGE RESOURCES OF LOCAL 
COMMUNITIES AND CULTURAL PEDAGOGY; LOCALIZATION 
AND THE CONTEXTUALIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL 
MATERIAL AND CONTENT BASED ON THE LOCALITIES* 
CULTURAL MAP TO CULTIVATE AWARENESS AND PRIDE IN 
COMMUNITY IDENTITY;
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL 
RESOURCES (DENR) FOR THE INVENTORY OF NATURAL 
PARKS, BIODIVERSITY, AND ENDEMICITY; ENFORCEMENT 
OF PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION IN NATURAL 
HERITAGE SITES; RESEARCH ON THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES 
OF THE ENVIRONMENT TO THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE; 
PROMOTION OF THE CONCEPT OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPE 
FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;
(v) 
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH) 
FOR AWARENESS BUILDING ON CULTURAL HERITAGE 
SENSITIVITY; INSTITUTION OF GUIDELINES FOR ITS 
PROGRAMS ON HERITAGE ZONES AND PLACES OF NATURAL 
AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE;
(vi) 
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DOST) FOR 
APPLICATION OF RESEARCH IN CONSERVATION OF 
MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES; DOCUMENTATION OF 
RESILIENCY MECHANISM OF COMMUNITIES DURING 
DISASTERS AND CALAMITIES; INVENTORY ON NATURAL 
RESOURCES OF DYES AND OTHER PERTINENT RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY SECTOR 
IN THE COUNTRY;
(vii) 
DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM (DOT) FOR THEIR EXISTING 
TOURISM PLANS FOR DECLARED NATIONAL (INCLUDING 
THOSE IN THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL) AND WORLD 
HERITAGE SITES; DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE BASED 
PROGRAMS FOR DECLARED NATIONAL (INCLUDING THOSE 
IN THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL) AND WORLD 
HERITAGE SITES; CAPACITY BUILDING OF TOURISM 
SECTOR IN CULTURE-BASED NARRATIVES, STORIES AND 
EXPERIENCES IN THE TOUR DESTINATIONS; AWARENESS 
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(viii) DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY FOR THE 
INCORPORATION INTO THE NATIONAL INDUSTRY 
DEVELOPMENT AGENDA; DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURAL 
HERITAGE-BASED PRODUCT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 
PROGRAM; INSTITUTION OF CULTURAL SENSITIVE, FAIR­
TRADE PROMOTIONS AND PROGRAMS;
(ix) 
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
(DILG) FOR THE STRENGTHENING OF THE COMPREHENSIVE 
LAND USE PLAN DEVELOPMENT (CLUP) THAT RESPECTS THE 
VALUE OF HERITAGE SITES AND ZONES; CAPACITY 
BUILDING OF LOCAL CHIEF EXECUTIVES (LCES) AND THE 
SANGGUNIAN ON THE CULTURE-BASED GOVERNANCE;
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE INVENTORY AND 
RESEARCH ON LOCAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING 
PRACTICES; RESEARCH ON HERBAL MEDICINE AND OTHER 
TRADITIONAL THERAPEUTICS;
(xi) 
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE FOR AWARENESS 
BUILDING ON THE CULTURE, HERITAGE AND HISTORY AS 
BASIS FOR CONFLICT SETTLEMENT; CULTURE BASED 
APPROACH IN TRAUMA COUNSELING PROCESS;
(xii) DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR THE 
ENHANCEMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE CULTURAL 
DIPLOMACY; ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAMS 
OF UNESCO CONVENTIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS;
(xiii) NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FOR 
THE PROMOTION OF THE DOCUMENTATION OF 
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' PRACTICES, REPRESENTATIONS, 
EXPRESSIONS, KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS; MAINSTREAM THE 
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS SKILLS AND 
PRACTICES (IKSSP) IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA; 
AND
(xiv) DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS 
TECHNOLOGY (DICT) FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) 
APPROPRIATED FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC ACCESS, 
RESOURCE SHARING, AND DISSEMINATION OF CULTURAL 
HERITAGE INFORMATION;
The succeeding sections shall be renumbered accordingly.


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SEC. 4. Section 20 of R.A. No. 10066 is hereby amended to read as 
follows:
"Section 20. Immovable National Cultural Treasures. - 
Immovable national cultural treasures shall not be relocated, rebuilt, 
defaced or otherwise changed in a manner, which would destroy the 
property's dignity and authenticity, except to save such property from 
destruction due to natural causes. THE PROTECTION OF THESE 
IMMOVABLE NATIONAL CULTURAL TREASURES SHALL ALSO 
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE MAINTENANCE OF THE 
INTEGRITY OF ITS VISUAL CORRIDOR AND/OR LINE OF 
SIGHT."
SEC. 5. Section 39 of R.A. No. 10066 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 39. Cultural Heritage Education Programs. - Within one 
(1) year from the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Education, 
the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority and the 
Commission on Higher Education, in consultation with the Commission, 
shall set forth in its teaching programs nationwide the following cultural 
heritage education programs with emphasis at the provincial, city and 
municipal levels:
(a) Protection, conservation and preservation of cultural heritage 
properties;
(b) RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION OF HERITAGE IN 
VARIOUS PLATFORMS;
(C) UTILIZATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE IN 
INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELDS TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE 
DEVELOPMENT;
(d) Instructional materials in print, film and broadcast media on the 
cultural and historical significance of cultural properties;
(e) INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS SKILLS AND 
PRACTICES (IKSSP) THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE 
"SCHOOLS OF LIVING TRADITIONS (SLTS)" MODELS;
(0 Visitation, public accessibility and information dissemination on 
designated local cultural properties;
(g) CAPACITY BUILDING OF AGENCIES AND COMMUNITIES 
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(h) DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE FRAMEWORK FOR 
CULTURAL HERITAGE COMPETENCY; AND
(i) CONTEXTUALIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND 
CONTENT BASED ON LOCAL CULTURAL MAPS.
SEC. 6. Separability Clause. - Any portion or provision of this Act that 
may be declared unconstitutional shall not have the effect of nullifying other 
portions or provisions hereof as long as such remaining provisions can still 
subsist and be given effect
SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws decrees, orders, issuances, rules and 
regulations which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby 
repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
SEC. 8. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
after its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of 
general circulation.
Approved,
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