Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
Introduced by HON. GUSTAVO S. TAMBUNTING 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This proposed measure seeks to amend the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009 to introduce 
cultural resource mapping, which is the use of a wide range of research techniques and tools to 
map our nation’s tangible and intangible cultural assets. This said mapping should be made 
available to the public for scientific and academic research purposes. Furthermore, this measure 
shall also capacitate local government units for periodic monitoring and evaluation of locally and 
nationally-declared cultural assets.  
In recognition of the need to protect our nation’s environmental assets, this measure also adds 
geological and physiographical formations of the environment and other related ecosystems to 
national property of cultural significance.  
Borrowing from the indigenous concept of identity which is deeply rooted in their lands, our 
identity as a nation is closely associated to our national heritage which are imprints of the Filipino 
culture, customs, tradition, languages and the like. It is then imperative that we take proactive 
measures to ensure that future generations will be able to access them so that they may be able 
to gain understanding of our nation’s long and rich history and culture.  
On behalf of the people of Parañaque City’s Second District, and for the common good of the 
Filipino people, the approval of the said measure is earnestly sought. 
REP. GUSTAVO S. TAMBUNTING 
2nd District, Parañaque City 
August 1, 2022
2:04 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
Introduced by HON. GUSTAVO S. TAMBUNTING 
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 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. - For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall 
be defined as follows:  
(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 ceased.
(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 (building/room/storage area) where archival materials are kept
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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 complexes1 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.
(M) "CULTURAL HERITAGE MAPPING" SHALL REFER TO THE APPROACH
USED TO IDENTIFY, RECORD AND USE CULTURAL 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 
cultural heritage work.  
[(n)] (O)"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.  
[(r)] (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 been in 
existence for at least fifty (50) years and over time has been considered historic.  
[(w)] (X)"Important cultural property" shall refer to a cultural property having 
exceptional cultural, artistic and historical significance to the Philippines, as shall 
be determined by the National Museum and/or National Historical Institute.  
[(x)] (Y)"Intangible 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 ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER 
RELATED 
ECOSYSTEMS 
WHETHER 
TERRESTRIAL, 
WETLAND 
OR 
MARINE.  
[(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 (IUCN), AND/OR WORLD 
HERITAGE LIST.  
[(ee)] (GG) "NCCA Portal Cultural Databank" refers to the specific domain in the 
Commission'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 national cultural property.  
[(ff)] (HH) "Prehistory" shall 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 15 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. 
[(gg)] (JJ) "Registry" [shall refer to the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property 
which is the registry of all cultural property of the country deemed of significant 
importance to our cultural 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.  
[(hh)] (LL) "Restoration" shall refer to [the action taken or the technical 
intervention to correct deterioration and alterations.] AN ACTION OF REPAIR 
WHEREBY THE STRUCTURE IS RETURNED TO ITS 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.” 
SECTION 2. Section 14 of RA No. 10066 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"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 [within 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 LGUs FOR PERIODIC MONITORING AND 
EVALUATION 
OF 
LOCALLY 
AND 
NATIONALLY-DECLARED 
CULTURAL PROPERTIES AND TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE 
HERITAGE INCLUDED IN THE INVENTORY; 
(d) All government agencies and instrumentalities, government owned and/or -
controlled corporations and their subsidiaries, including public and private
educational institutions, shall report their ownership and/or possession of
such items to the pertinent 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.
SECTION 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 
NONGOVERNMENT 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 COMMUNITIES; INVENTORY OF NATURAL 
FIBER AND RESEARCH ON OTHER NON-TRADITIONAL FIBERS IN THE 
COUNTRY; 
(iii) 
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; 
(iv) 
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 BUILDING ON CULTURAL 
SENSITIVITY; 
(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, FAIRTRADE 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 CUL TU RE-BASED GOVERNANCE; 
(X) 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; 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. 
SECTION 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." 
SECTION 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; 
UTILIZATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELDS 
TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; 
 
(c) Instructional materials in print, film and broadcast media on the cultural and historical 
significance of cultural properties; 
 
(d) INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS SKILLS AND PRACTICES (IKSSP) 
THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE "SCHOOLS OF LIVING TRADITIONS (SLTS)" 
MODELS; 
 
(e) Visitation, public accessibility and information dissemination on designated local cultural 
properties; 
 
(f) CAPACITY BUILDING OF AGENCIES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH CULTURE 
BASED APPROACHES; 
 
(g) DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE FRAMEWORK FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE 
COMPETENCY; AND 
 
(h) CONTEXTUALIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND CONTENT BASED ON 
LOCAL CULTURAL MAPS. 
SECTION 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.  
SECTION 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.  
SECTION 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,