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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1502

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House Bill No.

Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. GARY C. ALEJANO

Explanatory Note

Museums adhere to the mission of collecting, preserving, studying, interpreting and
exhibiting the cultural and natural history specimens. It is an educational, scientific and
cultural institution that preserves scholarly study and public appreciation of works of art,
specimens, and cultural and historical artifacts ‘representative of what is unique to our
cultural heritage.

In the country, the National Museum carries out permanent research programs in biodiversity,
geological history, human origins, pre-historical and historical archaeology, maritime and
underwater cultural heritage, ethnology, art history, and moveable and immoveable cultural
properties as well.

In light of recognizing the significance of museums and giving such institutions a reprieve
from being confronted with funding issues, it is proposed that the Charter of the National
Museum be amended by increasing the amount it is supposed to be used as revolving fund.

This bill seeks to raise funds to be used for the rehabilitation of the nineteen (19) regional
museums throughout the country and, in the process, safeguard the museums’ artifacts,
paintings and other collections. Specifically, the measure aims to:

+ Provide for a revolving fund in the amount of Five Million Pesos (PS,000,000.00)
to be taken from the income of the museum on the sales of reproductions, cultural
items, publications, creation, restoration, conservation, identification, earnings from
planetarium programs, entrance fees, and other auxiliary services;

+ Mandates the use of revolving fund to augment the museum's operational
requirements such as, but not limited to:

1) Repair and rehabilitation of structures and facilities that house its offices,
collections and acquisitions;

2) Updating of its insurance payments; and

3) Increasing the level of security it currently employs.

Envisioned as the premier institution and repository of our heritage, our National Museum is
indeed a significant place that serves as an inspiration to learn from our traditions and to help
shape a better future.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this measure is earnestly sought.



REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
1502

House Bill No.

Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. GARY C. ALEJANO.

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE RETENTION AND UTILIZATION OF THE INCOME
DERIVED BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUM, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
SECTION 26 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8492, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
“NATIONAL MUSEUM ACT OF 1998”

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

1 SECTION 1. Section 26 of Republic Act No. 8492 is hereby amended to
read as follows

“SEC. 26. [Revolving Fund. USE OF INCOME, — The
NATIONAL MUSEUM IS AUTHORIZED TO USE ITS income [of the
Museum] not exceeding the amount of [TWO] FIVE million pesos ((2,000,000)]
(P5,000,000) ANUALLY derived from the proceeds of the sales of reproductions,

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cultural items, publications, creation, restoration, conservation, identification,

[authentication,] earnings from planetarium programs, ENTRANCE FEES, and

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other auxiliary [shall be constituted as a revolving fund for the use of the museum]
10 TO AUGMENT THE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE
11 MUSEUM SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

12 “26.1 UPGRADING AND MODERNIZATION OF
13 COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES;

14 “26.2 REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES AND
15 FACILITIES THAT HOUSE ITS OFFICES, COLLECTIONS AND
16 ACQUISITIONS;

7 “26.3 UPDATE ITS INSURANCE PAYMENTS;

18 “26.4 INCREASE THE LEVEL OF SECURITY EQUIPMENT IT
19 CURRENTLY UTILIZES; AND.


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“26.5 FUND EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE
REPODUCTION/ACQUISITION OF CULTURAL ITEMS,
PUBLICATIONS, CREATIONS, PROGRAMS, PLANETARIUM
PROGRAMS AND OTHER AUXILLARY ACTIVITIES, SUBJECT
TO THE SUBMISSION OF A SPECIAL BUDGET PURSUANT TO
SECTION 35, CHAPTER V, BOOK VI OF EXECUTIVE ORDER
NO. 292: PROVIDED, THAT NO AMOUNT OF SAID INCOME
SHALL BE USED TO FUND PERSONAL SERVICES
EXPENDITURES” .

SEC. 2 Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within one hundred

twenty (120) days after the effectivity of this Act, the Director of the National
Museum shall promulgate the implementing rules and regulations necessary for

the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 3 Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

Publication in the Official Gazeue or in a newspaper of general circulation

Approved,