HOUSE OF REPI2SENTATIVES

Republic of the Philippines RECEIVER

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DATE:
Quezon City

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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS ey:
First Regular Session

RESSTRATION UNIT
789 BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable GERALD ANTHONY V. GULLAS, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill proposes to preserve the vintage houses and church in the City of Carcar,
which is part of the 1 congressional district of Cebu.

Just like City of Vigan in locos Sur, Carcar boasts numerous residential buildings
constructed during the Spanish era which still stand in the present time to remind the
youth of the grandeur and aesthetic splendor of agricultural design of the past

It is hoped that this bill will merit approval for the preservation and enhancement
of the cultural, artistic, social and rich heritage of the City of Carcar, Cebu.

In view of the foregoing, passage of this bill is hereby requy


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO__789

Introduced by Honorable GERALD ANTHONY V. GULLAS, JR.

AN ACT
DECLARING THE CITY OF CARCAR IN THE PROVINCE OF CEBU AS A
CULTURAL HERITAGE ZONE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and the cited as the “Carcar Cultural
Heritage Zone Act of 2013

SEC. 2. Purpose. ~ There is need to protect, preserve, conserve and promote the
nation’s cultural heritage, its property and histories, and the ethnicity of local
communities.

SEC. 3. Definition Term.- For purposes of and as used in this Act. é

Cultural Heritage Zone — refers to historical,” anthropological,
archeological, artistic geographical areas and settings that are culturally
significant to the country, the context of which needs to be preserved. It includes
within its comprehension, cultural space;

SEC. 4 The town of Carcar its premises located in the province of Cebu is hereby
declared as a Cultural Heritage Zone. The town of Carcar is the setting of century-old
architecturally significant and historic houses, the largest such ensemble in Cebu and
certainly one of the most townscapes of its kind in the country. The rotunda, a principal
landmark of Carcar, is similarly unique for its design and scope. The province, with the
added historic symbolism of marking the encounter with people’s movement from
Southwestern Cebu and vice versa. As such it shall be accorded priority development by
the Department of Tourism in coordination with the concerned agencies of government,
and shall be subject to the rules and regulations governing the conservation and
preservation of heritage sites.

SEC. 5, Department of Tourism in coordination with the Philippine Tourism
Authority and other government agencies concerned, the Provincial Government of Cebu
and the Local Government of the Town of Carcar, shall within one year after the approval
of this Act, prepare the development plan involving the preservation, conservation,
restoration and/or maintenance of such appropriate facilities which shall enhance tourism
in the area; Provided, that said conservation plan shall ensure the preservation and
maintenance of identified structures, covering the technical standards for conservation
and restoration, the survey, planning, engineering and construction work.

SEC 6. Department of Tourism shall promulgate the necessary rules and
regulations for the proper implementation of this Act.

SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved.