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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 1938
23 FEB 28 P3 :41
RtCEIVtO BY;
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
DECLARING THE IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS OF THE IMMACULATE 
CONCEPTION PARISH CHURCH, SANCTUARY OF THE HOLY FACE OF JESUS, 
IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NAMPICUAN, PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA, A 
TOURIST DESTINATION, PROVIDING FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Immaculate Conception Parish Church and the Municipality of Nampicuan, 
Nueva Ecija have been bestowed a great blessing when the Holy Face of Manoppello - 
the veil "no human hands have made" and believed to miraculously near an imprint of 
Christ's face - was formally enshrined in said church on September 15, 2014.
The bill aims to declare the immediate environs of the Immaculate Conception 
Parish Church, Sanctuary of the Holy Face of Jesus, in the Municipality of Nampicuan, 
Province of Nueva Ecija, as a tourist destination.
The bill mandates the Department of Public Works and Highways, the 
Department of Tourism, and other concerned agencies of the government, to prepare 
a tourism development plan that shall improve the overall features of the environs 
surrounding the Immaculate Conception Parish Church, Sanctuary of the Holy Face of 
Jesus, ensuring its accessibility and the security of the tourists while at the same time 
making sure that the preservation and conservation of the tourism significance of the 
area is observed.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
EE R. MARCOS


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
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First Regular Session 
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23 FEB 28 P3 :41
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SENATE
S.B. No. 1938
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
DECLARING THE IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS OF THE IMMACULATE 
CONCEPTION PARISH CHURCH, SANCTUARY OF THE HOLY FACE OF JESUS, 
IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NAMPICUAN, PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA, A 
TOURIST DESTINATION, PROVIDING FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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SECTION 1. The immediate environs of the Immaculate Conception Parish
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Church, Sanctuary of the Holy Face of Jesus, in the Municipality of Nampicuan, Province
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of Nueva Edja, is hereby declared a tourist destination. The development of the
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immediate environs of the Immaculate Conception Parish Church, Sanctuary of the Holy
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Face of Jesus, shall be prioritized by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and other
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concerned agencies, subject to the rules and regulations governing the development to
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tourist destinations.
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SEC. 2. Within one (1) year after the approval of this Act, the DOT, in
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coordination with the Department of Public Works and Highways and other concerned
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agencies of the government, shall prepare a tourism development plan that shall include
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the construction, installation and maintenance of such appropriate facilities and
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infrastructure that shall improve the overall features of the environs surrounding the
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Immaculate Conception Parish Church, Sanctuary of the Holy Face of Jesus, thereby
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ensuring its accessibility and the security of tourists: Provided, That said development
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plan shall ensure the preservation and conservation of the tourism significance of the
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area.
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SEC. 3. The DOT and its concerned attached agencies shall take immediate steps
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to implement the tourism development plan for the immediate environs of the
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incorporate the same in its tourism development program for the calendar year 
immediately succeeding the approval of this Act.
SEC. 4. The Secretary of the DOT shall include in the Department's program the 
implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General 
Appropriations Act, and shall augment such allocation with internally generated funds 
of the Department.
SEC. 5. Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the DOT shall, in 
consultation with the municipal government of Nampicuan, promulgate the necessary 
rules and regulations for the proper implementation of this Act.
SEC. 6. All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, and other 
issuances, or parts thereof, contrary to or inconsistent with this Act are hereby modified, 
amended, or repealed accordingly.
SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,