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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS

Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, _7949

Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.

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

With advances in transportation and communication technology, interaction and
integration of cultures and economies become inevitable. Filipinos are increasingly
open to assimilating what the rest of the world has to offer. In doing so, however, it is
important to preserve our unique Filipino identity.

Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution seeks to preserve, protect, conserve, promote
and enrich the nation's historical and cultural heritage, resources, property, as well
as artistic creations. As we adapt to globalization and modemity, this measure
proposes to strengthen Republic Act 10066. Among others, it seeks to improve our
framework and cultural mapping to encompass tangible and intangible and natural
and built heritage.

Improving our cultural mapping is important for our nation to see clearly our rich
heritage and what we stand to lose. The imprints of our identity as Filipinos are
numerous from our languages and traditions to food, craft, and fashion. Moreover,
this bill also seeks to enhance our cultural education.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is most earnestly sought.

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Queen City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. _7949

Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.

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. - 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
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" shalll 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" shalll 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.

(i) "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.

(!) "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)] (0)"Cultural institution" shall refer to entities engaged primarily In cultural
work.

[(0)] (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.

[(n)] (S)"History" shall refer to a written record of past events relating to Philippine
history.

[(s)] (T)'Historical landmarks" shalll 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.

[(¥)] (Wy'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)] ()"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.

[(2)] (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.


(ll) 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
NO.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.

[(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.

[(i)] (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 R.A. 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 fumish 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 cuiturai
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;

(4) 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 shalll 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 CULTURE-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 shail 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;

(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;

(f) Visitation, public accessibility and information dissemination on designated
local cultural properties;

(g) CAPACITY BUILDING OF AGENCIES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH
CULTURE BASED APPROACHES;

(h) DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE FRAMEWORK FOR CULTURAL
HERITAGE COMPETENCY; AND

(i) 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,