EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE
S. B. No. 2166
DATE
TJME
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HERITAGE ZONE WITHIN THE CITY OF 
MALABON, METROPOLITAN MANILA
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article II, Section 17 of our Constitution states that, "The State shall give 
priority to education, science and technology, arts, culture, and sports to foster 
patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human 
liberation and development. "The Constitution further mandates that the, "State shall 
conserve, promote, and popularize the nation's historical and cultural heritage and 
resources, as well as artistic creations."
This bill therefor proposes the preservation, conservation, and protection of the 
historical sites and cultural heritage of the City of Malabon through its designation as 
a cultural heritage zone. Malabon ;City is known as the Venice of the Philippines 
because it is traversed by eleven (11) rivers. The area was barely harmed by the heavy 
bombings during World War II, old Spanish structures are still present, some have 
been maintained, while others remain raw and untouched.
Furthermore, this measure proposes to instill patriotism and nationalism to every 
Malabonian through the promotion of the symbols and significance of our historic and 
cultural sites, among others. This will also encourage the civic participation of every 
Malabonian through programs that would promote and enhance the cultural, artistic, 
and historical heritage of Malabonian City.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this measure earnestly 
sought.
IMEE R. MARCOS


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
)
SENATE
S. B. No. 2166
DATE
TJME
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HERITAGE ZONE WITHIN THE CITY OF 
MALABON, METROPOLITAN MANILA
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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SECTION 1. A Heritage Zone, as defined and provided for under Article II, 
Section 3(g) and Article IV, Sections 12 and 13 of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10066, 
otherwise known as the "National Cultural Heritage Act of2009/ "is hereby established 
within the City of Malabon, Metropolitan Manila in order to protect the historical and 
cultural integrity of the area.
The Heritage Zone shall include the cultural properties declared as National 
Cultural Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, National Historical Landmarks, 
Shrines, Monuments, and Sites, and such other immovable, movable or intangible 
cultural properties whether publicly or privately owned, as may be later designated for 
inclusion by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and its affiliated 
cultural agencies, in coordination with other concerned government agencies and the 
City Government of Malabon.
SEC. 2. Within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act, the NCCA, its 
affiliated cultural agencies, and the City Government of Malabon, in coordination with 
other concerned government agencies, shall conduct and execute a cultural mapping 
to determine the inventory of cultural properties for inclusion as well as the metes and 
bounds of the Heritage Zone. Thereafter, a series of public consultations shall likewise 
be conducted to review the data that will be collected and to present feedbacks from 
the undertaking.
SEC. 3. The City Government of Malabon shall, upon the recommendations and 
stipulations made for the purpose by the NCCA, pass a city ordinance to operationalize 
appropriately the management of its Heritage Zone, including all the cultural


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properties designated as intrinsic thereto, in line with the objectives and provisions of 
R.A. 10066 and this.
SEC. 4. The preservation, protection, study, and promotion of the cultural and 
historical integrity of the geographical area represented by the Heritage Zone shall 
receive priority attention, assistance, and funding from the NCCA, Its affiliated cultural 
agencies, and from the Department of Tourism and Its attached agencies.
SEC. 5. Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the NCCA shall, 
in coordination with concerned cultural agencies of the national government and the 
City Government of Malabon, promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the 
proper implementation of this Act.
SEC. 6. If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remainder 
of this Act or any provision not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.
SEC. 7. All laws, executive orders, presidential decrees, proclamations, rules, 
regulations. Issuances, and enactments or parts thereof Inconsistent with this Act are 
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,