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Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

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NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No, #346

Introduced by HON. JOSEPHINE VERONIQUE “Jaye” R. LACSON - NOEL
and HON. FLORENCIO GABRIEL G. NOEL

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Through the passage of Republic Act No. 7356 that created the National Commission for Culture
and the Arts, it highlighted government’s support for cultural development. The NCCA is the
overall policy making body, coordinating, and grant-giving agency for the preservation,
development, and promotion of Philippine arts and culture. It is an executing agency for the
policies it formulates, and is tasked to administer the National Endowment Fund for Culture and
the Arts (NEFCA), a fund exclusively for the implementation of culture and arts programs and
projects.! One of the powers and functions of the NCCA is to regulate registration, excavation,
preservation, and exportation of Philippine cultural properties. To further strengthen the NCCA
and the significance of cultural properties, RA 10066 or the National Heritage Act of 2009 was
enacted. This paved the way for the creation of the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property
(PRECUP), the repository of all information pertaining to cultural properties in the Philippines
deemed significant to our cultural heritage.

Under the National Heritage Act, immovable cultural properties include: National Cultural
Treasures, or those which possess outstanding historical, cultural, artistic, and scientific value,
which is highly significant to the country , as determined by either the National Museum (NM)
or the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP); Important Cultural Property,
or those having exceptional cultural, artistic, and historical significance to the Philippines, as
determined by either the NM or the NHCP, National Historical Shrines, or historical sites or
structures revered for their history, as determined by the NHCP; National Historical Monuments,
or structures that honor illustrious persons or commemorate events of historical value, as
determined by the NHCP; National Historical Landmarks, or sites or structures that are
associated with events or achievements significant in Philippine history, as determined by the
NHCP, and World Heritage Sites, or sites that not only have national significance, but also have
unique characteristics that are significant to world heritage, as declared by the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Office (UNESCO).

1 https://neca.gov.ph/about-neca-3/history-and-mandate/

2 https://neca.gov.ph/philippine-registry-cultural-property-precup/
#>text=It%20plays%20a%20crucial%20role,cultural%20heritage% 20especially%20in%20local


UNESCO listed several heritage sites in the country and they are breathtaking remnants of our
progress and development.3

This bill seeks to protect the integrity of cultural properties from adverse visual impact, which is
very important to Filipino history and culture. This protection ensures that their appearance is
closest to how they appeared centuries ago. Being able to experience them as such, the present
generation can now be linked to the previous generations, which is one way by which cultural
heritage can truly be experienced.

IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

JOSEPHINE VERONIQUE} Jaye” R. LACSON - NOEL
Lone District, Malabon City

Cor

FLORENCIO GABRIEL G. NOEL
‘An Waray Party-list

+ https://whe.unesco.org/en/statesparties/ph/documents/

4 Why you should care about heritage markers on historical structures by Kathleen Dela Cuesta-Tantuico: https://
‘www.cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/2020/5/28/heritage-marker.html


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

4346

Introduced by HON. JOSEPHINE VERONIQUE “Jaye” R. LACSON - NOEL
and HON. FLORENCIO GABRIEL G. NOEL

AN ACT
STRENGTHENING THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PHILIPPINE
CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH CULTURAL MAPPING AND AN
ENHANCED CULTURAL HERITAGE EDUCATION PROGRAM, AMENDING
FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10066, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
“NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT OF 2009”

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

SECTION 1. Article II, Section 1 3 of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10066, otherwise known as the
“National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009,” is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. — For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall be
defined as follows:

“(a) “Adaptive reuse’ shall refer to the utilization of buildings, other built-structures and
sites of value for purposes other than that for which they were intended originally, in
order to conserve the [site, their engineering integrity and authenticity of design.]
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SITE AND EXTEND ITS USE AND VALUE IN
CONTEMPORARY AND FUTURE CONTEXT.

XXX

“(O) ‘CULTURAL MAPPING’ SHALL REFER TO THE APPROACHES EMPLOYED
TO IDENTIFY, RECORD AND USE CULTURAL HERITAGE RESOURCES AND
ACTIVITIES FOR BUILDING AND EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES. IT IS A
SYSTEMATIC SET OF ACTIVITIES AND METHODOLOGICAL PROCESSES FOR
EXPLORING, DISCOVERING, DOCUMENTING, EXAMINING, ANALYZING,
INTERPRETING, PRESENTING, AND SHARING INFORMATION RELATED TO
PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, SOCIETIES, PLACES, 1 AND THEIR MATERIAL
PRODUCTS, PRACTICES, AND NARRATIVES.

XXX


“(EE) ‘NATURAL HERITAGE’ SHALL REFER TO FLORA AND FAUNA,
PHYSICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOGRAPHICAL FORMATIONS OF THE
ENVIRONMENT, AND OTHER RELATED ECOSYSTEMS, WHETHER
TERRESTRIAL, WETLAND OR MARINE, AND THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
THEY PROVIDE

“{(dd)] (FF) ‘Natural property of cultural significance’ shall refer to [areas possessing
outstanding ecosystem with flora and fauna of national scientific importance] NATURAL
HERITAGE CHARACTERIZED BY INTENSE BEAUTY, ENDEMICITY, AND
UNIQUE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY under the National Integrated Protected Areas
System[.] PURSUANT TO R.A. 7586, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘NATIONAL
INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM ACT OF 1992,’ AS AMENDED,
INCLUDING OTHER PROTECTED AREAS RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONALLY
UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT, SUCH AS
HERITAGE PARKS, BIOSPHERE RESERVES, AND RAMSAR SITES, AMONG
OTHERS. IT SHALL LIKEWISE INCLUDE THREATENED SPECIES OF PLANTS
AND ANIMALS IDENTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF R.A.
9147, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘WILDLIFE RESOURCES CONSERVATION
AND PROTECTION ACT.”

“[(ee)] (GG) ‘NCCA Portal Cultural Databank’ shall refer to the specific domain in the
Commission's [intranet for cultural information that is accessed only internally with
control and confidentiality.) ONLINE DATABASE WHERE DIGITIZED CULTURAL
MAPS ARE LODGED FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE PUBLIC AND FOR
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC PURPOSES. It includes the registry of
national cultural property. THE INFORMATION ON PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF THE
REGISTERED CULTURAL PROPERTIES IN THIS DATABANK SHALL REMAIN
CONFIDENTIAL IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 14 OF R.A. NO. 10066 AND
R.A. 10173, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘DATA PRIVACY ACT OF 2012.”

“{((0)] (HH) x xx

“(l) ‘PHILIPPINE CULTURAL STATISTICS FRAMEWORK’ SHALL REFER TO
THE CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR DEFINING CULTURE FOR STATISTICAL
PURPOSES THAT WAS JOINTLY ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION AND THE
PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY (PSA) UNDER PSA BOARD RESOLUTION
NO. 2, SERIES OF 2016, ENTITLED, ‘APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE
PHILIPPINE CULTURAL STATISTICS FRAMEWORK.’ IT IS A TOOL FOR
ORGANIZING CULTURAL STATISTICS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY
THAT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS
AND INDICATORS AND A METHODOLOGY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF
HARMONIZED DATA AND INDICATORS.

“(JJ) “RECONSTRUCTION’ SHALL | REFER TO AN ACTION OF REPAIR
WHEREBY THE STRUCTURE IS RETURNED TO ITS EARLIER STATE BY
INTRODUCING NEW MATERIALS, FORM, AND TECHNOLOGY.

“[(gg)] (KK) ‘Registry’ shall refer to the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property [which
is the registry of all cultural property of the country deemed of significant importance to
our cultural heritage.]| WHICH IS A REPOSITORY OF THE LISTING,
DOCUMENTATION, AND STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE OF ALL CULTURAL


PROPERTIES OF THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE BEEN DEEMED LOCALLY AND
NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT.

“[(hh)] (LL) ‘Restoration’ shall refer to [the action taken or the technical intervention to
correct deterioration and alterations.] THE ACT OF REPAIRING A STRUCTURE
WHEREBY IT IS RETURNED TO ITS EARLIER STATE BY USING ORIGINAL
MATERIALS, FORMS, AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY.

“{Gii)] (MM) x xx.”
SEC. 2. Article V, Section 14 of R.A. 10066 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 14, Establishment of a Philippine Registry of Cultural Property. — All cultural
properties of the country deemed important to cultural heritage shall be registered in the
Philippine Registry of Cultural Property

“The Commission, through the appropriate cultural agencies and local government units,
shall establish and maintain this Registry [within three (3) years from the effectivity of
this Act]. The guidelines in the registration of cultural property are as follows:

XXX

“() [Both] THE cultural agencies concerned and local government units shall
continuously coordinate in [making entries and in] monitoring AND UPDATING [the
various cultural properties in] their respective [inventory] CULTURAL PROPERTY
INVENTORIES. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LGUs FOR THE INVENTORY AND UPDATING OF
LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY DECLARED CULTURAL PROPERTIES, AND
TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE.

XXX

“THE INCLUSION OF CULTURAL PROPERTIES BELONGING TO THE
INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES OR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (ICCs/IPs)
IN THE REGISTRY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO PRIOR CONSULTATION WITH THE
ICCs/IPs AND THEIR FREE, PRIOR, AND INFORMED CONSENT.”

SEC. 3. A new Section 14A is hereby inserted after Section 14 of Republic Act No. 10066 to
read as follows:

“SEC. 14A. CULTURAL MAPPING BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS. — LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs) ARE HEREBY MANDATED TO CONDUCT A
COMPREHENSIVE CULTURAL MAPPING OF THEIR AREAS OF JURISDICTION.
THEY SHALL MOBILIZE AND ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIPS WITH CONCERNED
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ENSURE PROMPT AND EFFECTIVE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISION OF THIS ACT. THEY MAY SEEK
ASSISTANCE FROM NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS, ACADEMIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS IN THE
UNDERTAKING OF CULTURAL MAPPING ACTIVITIES: PROVIDED, THAT SAID
INSTITUTIONS ADHERE TO THE GUIDELINES SET FORTH BY THE
COMMISSION. ALL FINDINGS AND OUTPUTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN THE
PHILIPPINE REGISTRY OF CULTURAL PROPERTY.


“LGUs SHALL COORDINATE WITH THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES FOR THE
CONDUCT OF CULTURAL MAPPING:

“(A) COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE INSTITUTION OF
CULTURAL AWARENESS IN STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, AND
STRENGTHENING OF CULTURE, HERITAGE, ARTS AND HISTORY
RESEARCHES THAT IMPACT ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT;

“(B) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE DOCUMENTATION OF
HERITAGE CROPS, PRODUCTS, TECHNOLOGIES, AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE
SYSTEMS, AND FOOD SOURCES THAT SUSTAIN THE INDIGENOUS LOCAL
COMMUNITIES, AND INVENTORY OF NATURAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL,
FIBERS AND ITS PROCESSES AND UTILIZATION;

“(C) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE INSTITUTION OF CULTURAL
AWARENESS IN BASIC EDUCATION; CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM FOR
TEACHERS IN MAPPING HERITAGE RESOURCES OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES
AND CULTURAL PEDAGOGY; AND LOCALIZATION AND
CONTEXTUALIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL AND CONTENT BASED
ON THE LOCALITIES’ CULTURAL PROFILES TO CULTIVATE AWARENESS AND.
PRIDE IN COMMUNITY IDENTITY;

“(D) DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE
INVENTORY OF NATIONAL PARKS AND AREAS THAT ARE HABITATS OF
ENDEMIC SPECIES AND UNIQUE BIODIVERSITY, ENFORCEMENT FOR THE
PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL HERITAGE SITES;
RESEARCH ON THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES OF THE ENVIRONMENT TO THE
LIVES OF THE PEOPLE; AND PROMOTION OF THE CONCEPT OF CULTURAL
LANDSCAPE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

“(E) DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF
PHILIPPINE CULTURAL DIPLOMACY, AND PARTICIPATION IN THE
PROGRAMS OF UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND
CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO) CONVENTIONS AND OTHER
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS,

“(F) DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATED FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC ACCESS, RESOURCE
SHARING, AND DISSEMINATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE INFORMATION;

“(G) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE
STRENGTHENING OF THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT
PLAN THAT RESPECT THE VALUE OF HERITAGE SITES AND ZONES, AND
CAPACITY BUILDING OF LOCAL CHIEF EXECUTIVES AND THE
SANGGUNIAN ON CULTURE-BASED GOVERNANCE,

“(H) DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE FOR AWARENESS BUILDING ON
THE CULTURE, HERITAGE, AND HISTORY AS BASIS FOR CONFLICT
SETTLEMENT, CULTURE-BASED APPROACH IN TRAUMA COUNSELING


PROCESS, AND DOCUMENTATION OF RESILIENCY MECHANISM OF
COMMUNITIES DURING DISASTERS AND CALAMITIES;

“(I) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS FOR AWARENESS
BUILDING ON CULTURAL HERITAGE SENSITIVITY, AND INSTITUTION OF
GUIDELINES FOR ITS PROGRAMS AS THEY IMPACT HERITAGE ZONES AND
SITES, IN COORDINATION WITH THE COMMISSION,

“(J) DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR APPLICATION OF
RESEARCH IN CONSERVATION OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURE:
INVENTORY ON NATURAL RESOURCES OF DYES; TRADITIONAL TEXTILES
AND APPAREL MATERIALS, DESIGNS, TECHNIQUES, PROCESSES AND
MACHINES, OTHER PERTINENT RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT AND
INNOVATION FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY SECTOR IN THE COUNTRY;

“(K) DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM FOR THE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANS
AND CULTURE-BASED PROGRAMS FOR TOURISM SITES AND NATIONAL
AND WORLD HERITAGE DECLARED SITES, AND CULTURAL SENSITIVITY
AND TOURISM CAPACITY BUILDING;

“(L) DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY FOR THE INVENTORY AND
DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE-BASED PRODUCTS AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS, AND THE ADOPTION OF CULTURALLY
SENSITIVE TRADE FAIR PROMOTIONS AND PROGRAMS;

“(M) FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES (FDCP) FOR
PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, AND DIGITALIZATION OF FILM NEGATIVES
AND PRINTS, AUDIOVISUAL CONTENTS AND ELEMENTS AND NON-FILM
ARCHIVE, INCLUDING STORY OUTLINES, SCREENPLAYS, SET AND STILLS
PHOTOS, POSTERS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ON THE CREATION AND
DISTRIBUTION OF CINEMATIC WORKS,

“(N) NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (NCIP) FOR THE IP-
DRIVEN DOCUMENTATION, INVENTORY AND PUBLICATION OF ALL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF ICCS/IPS, SETTLEMENT
PATTERNS AND ANCESTRAL DOMAINS, POPULATION AND SOCIAL
DIASPORA, GOVERNANCE AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS INCLUDING
CUSTOMARY LAWS, INDIGENOUS POLITICAL STRUCTURES, JUSTICE AND
PEACE PACT SYSTEMS, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND DECISION-
MAKING MECHANISMS, SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND KINSHIP, ECONOMY
AND TECHNOLOGY, SPIRITUAL BELIEFS AND RITUALS, LIFE CYCLE
CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, MATERIAL CULTURE, MEDICINAL
KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCES, CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND
ADAPTATION, AND OTHER ATTRIBUTES OF THEIR ETHNICITY, LIFE
SITUATIONS AND WORLDVIEWS ON THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
CREATOR, LAND AND ENVIRONMENT, AND OTHER PEOPLE; UTILIZATION
OF CULTURAL HERITAGE RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE
EMPOWERMENT OF ICCS/IPS; AND MAINSTREAMING THE INDIGENOUS
KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS, SKILLS AND PRACTICES IN NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AGENDA.



“IN ALL CASES WHEN THE CULTURAL MAPPING ACTIVITY AFFECTS AN
ANCESTRAL DOMAIN, THE ICC/IP CONCERNED SHALL BE CONSULTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS; AND.

“(O) PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
CARE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE RESEARCH,
DOCUMENTATION, AND INVENTORY OF PHILIPPINE TRADITIONAL
MEDICINE AND PRACTICES IN HEALTH; AND RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT OF TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINE AND TRADITIONALLY
USED HERBAL PRODUCTS.”

SEC. 4. Article X, Section 38 of R.A. 10066 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 38. Incorporation of National Cultural Treasures and Important Cultural Property
in the Basic Education System. — {Within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act,
t]The Department of Education, in coordination with the Commission[’s Philippine
Cultural Education Program], shall formulate the cultural heritage education programs
both for local and overseas Filipinos to be incorporated into the formal, alternative and
informal education, with emphasis on the protection, conservation and preservation of
cultural heritage property.

XXX.”
SEC. 5. Article X, Section 39 of R.A. 10066 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 39. Cultural Heritage Education Program. — [Within one (1) year from the
effectivity of this Act, t}The Department of Education, the Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority, and the Commission on Higher Education, in consultation with
the Commission, shall set forth in its teaching programs nationwide the following cultural
heritage education programs, WHICH SHALL BE PRIMARILY CARRIED OUT [with
emphasis] at the provincial, city and municipal levels:

“(a) Protection, conservation and preservation of cultural heritage properties:
PROVIDED, THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION OF SKILLS
TRAINING COURSES FOR VARIOUS FORMS OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
PRACTICES AND FORMULATIONS SHALL BE COORDINATED WITH THE
PITAHC;

“(B) RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION OF HERITAGE IN VARIOUS
PLATFORMS;

“(C) UTILIZATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELDS
TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: PROVIDED, THAT MUSIC, SOUND,
AND AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVING SHALL BE COORDINATED WITH THE FDCP;

“{(b)] (D) xxx

“(E) INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS SKILLS AND PRACTICES
THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOLS OF LIVING TRADITIONS MODELS,
WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE ICCs/IPs AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
NCIP;


TO] (F) xxx

“(G) CAPACITY BUILDING OF AGENCIES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH
CULTURE-BASED APPROACHES;

“(H) DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE FRAMEWORK FOR CULTURAL
HERITAGE COMPETENCY: PROVIDED, THAT COMPETENCIES FOR MUSIC,
SOUND, AND AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVING SHALL BE COORDINATED WITH
THE FDCP; AND

“(I) CONTEXTUALIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND CONTENT
BASED ON LOCAL CULTURAL PROFILES.”

SEC. 6. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish the rights of ICCs/IPs as provided for
by the Constitution, R.A. 8371, otherwise known as the “Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of
1997,” and all related international agreements and covenants on their rights.

SEC. 7. Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Commission shall, in
coordination with concemed agencies of the government, promulgate the necessary rules and
regulations for the proper implementation of this Act.

SEC. 8. If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any
provision not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 9. Sections 3, 14, 38, and 39 of R.A. 10066 are hereby amended. All other laws, executive
orders, presidential decrees, proclamations, rules, regulations, issuances, and enactments or parts

thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 10. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette
or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,