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First Regular Session Foye 11 SUL 2013

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HOUSE BILLNO.__ 1340

Introduced by Honorable GERALD ANTHONY Y. GULLAS, JR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

Just like the City of Vigan in Ilocos Sur, Carcar boasts of 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 architectural 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 Municipality of Carear, Cebu.

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

GERALD ”. GULLAS, JR.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL no, 1 340

Introduced by Honorable GERALD ANTHONY V. GULLAS, JR.

AN ACT
DECLARING THE MUNICIPALITY 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:

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SEC. 3. Definition of Term — For purposes of and as used in this Act:

Cultural Heritage Zone ~ refers to historical, anthropological, archeologi
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 matking the encounter with people's movement from Southwestern Cebu and vice
yersa. As such it shall be accorded priority development by the Department of Tourism in
coordination with the concemed agencies of government, and shall be subject to the rules and
regulations governing the conservation and preservation of heritage sit



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SEC. 5. - The 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 years 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. The Department of Tourism shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations
for the proper implementation of the Act.

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

Approved.