Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

5824

House Bill No.

BY REPRESENTATIVE RUBY M. SAHALI

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Republic Act (R_A.) No. 10573 or “An Act Declaring the Sheikh Karimul Makhdum
Mosque, Considered as the Site of One of the Oldest Existing Muslim Houses of Prayer or
Mosques in the Philippines, at Tubig Indangan, Simunul, Province of Tawi-Tawi, as National
Historical Landmark and for Other Purposes” was approved on May 24, 2013. As enacted
und approved, it declared the Sheikh Karimul Makhdum Mosque in Simunul, Tawi-Tawi as a
National Historical Landmark and mandated the National Historical Commission of the
Philippines (NHCP) to supervise the preservation of the same and to issue the necessary rules
and regulations to effectuate the Act. It also authorized the NHCP to organize and undertake
a national fund campaign for the purpose of raising funds from private sources to finance the
preservation, reconstruction and/or rehabilitation of the shrine.

Subsequently, however, in the course of formulating the law’s Implementing Rules
and Regulations in consultation conducted by NHCP with the local government of Simunul,
Tawi-Tawi, and the Representative of Tawi-Tawi, it emerged that there will be various
practical difficulties if the NHCP were to manage the operation of the shrine, basically
because the NHCP has no offices and personnel based anywhere in Mindanao, Although the
NHCP was willing to undertake or supervise the restoration of the Mosque complex, and to
include the necessary works in its budget, it was the consensus that it would be best to entrust
the post-restoration operation and maintenance of the shrine to the local authorities.

It is with the foregoing premises in mind that the following amendment to R.A. No.
10573 is now being proposed and its passage earnestly sought.

Representative Ruby M. Sahali
Lone District, Tawi-Tawi


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No, 5824

BY REPRESENTATIVE RUBY M. SAHALI

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 3, SECTION 4, AND SECTION $ OF THE REPUBLIC
ACT 10573, ALSO KNOWN AS “AN ACT DECLARING THE SHEIKH KARIMUL
MAKHDUM MOSQUE, CONSIDERED AS THE SITE OF ONE OF THE OLDEST
EXISTING MUSLIM HOUSES OF PRAYER OR MOSQUES IN THE PHILIPPINES, AT
‘TUBIG INDANGAN, SIMUNUL, PROVINCE OF TAWI-TAWI, AS NATIONAL
HISTORICAL LANDMARK AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

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

‘Section 3 is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 3, RESTORATION BY the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. —
THE RESTORATION OF THE SHEIKH KARIMUL MAKHDUM MOSQUE
SHALL BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION
OF THE PHILIPPINES (NHCP). AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE
RESTORATION WORKS, THE RESTORED SHEIKH KARIMUL MAKHDUM
MOSQUE SHALL BE FORMALLY TURNED OVER TO THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT OF SIMUNUL, TAWI-TAWI, WHICH SHALL THEREAFTER
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE
FACILITY.

Section 4 is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 4. Appropriations. ~ The Chairman of the NHCP shall immediately
include in the Commission's program the RESTORATION of the Sheikh
Karimul Makhdum Mosque AND ITS MARKING as a national historical
landmark, FOR WHICH PURPOSES the NECESSARY FUNDING shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

‘Section 5 is hereby amended to read as follows:
SEC. 5. fund-raising Program, ~ \n order to afford the people an opportunity

to participate in financing the OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND
IMPROVEMENT of the shrine, the LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF


SIMUNUL, TAWI-TAW is hereby authorized to organize and undertake a
national fund campaign for the purpose of raising funds from private sources,

SEC. 6. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication
in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,