REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES//
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES)
Quezon City, Metro Manila

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 260

Introduced by

KABATAAN PARTY-LIST Representative Raoul Danniel A. Manuel,
ACT TEACHERS PARTY-LIST Representative France L. Castro,

and GABRIELA WOMEN’S

PARTY Representative Arlene D. Brosas

ESTABLISHING THE I

Ex

The Filipino youth played key role!
justice, peace, and prosperity.

Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Jaci
underground organization which

AN ACT

ILANATORY NOTE

IATIONAL FILIPINO YOUTH MUSEUM

in the nation’s historic struggle for liberation,

to were at the helm of the Katipunan, an
ime to liberate the Filipinos from Spanish colonial

tule. Jose Rizal, Marcelo H. Del Pilar, and Mariano Ponce led the Propaganda

the Spanish occupation. During t!
Lean Alejandro, Eman Lacaba, ai
democracy.

Movement and wrote about the ‘

‘cities and oppression the Filipinos suffered under
le Martial Law years, activists like Edgar Jopson,
1d Liliosa Hilao sacrificed their lives to restore

In light of these historical facts, a national institution dedicated to the heritage,
heroism, and martyrdom of the Filipino youth is yet to be established. The youth's

historic contributions to people’s

truggles for freedom, rights, and equality should

not go unvalued and unnoticed, leaving a gap in our collective memory as a nation.

Thus, knowledge of the Filipino y

yuth's contributions to nation-building is crucial in

developing people's appreciation of history, which in turn will aid them in discerning

and rejecting any attempts its revision and to challenge the youth of today in heeding

the call to fulfill their role as the h

pe of our nation.

ANational Filipino Youth Museum is needed to commemorate the Filipino youth's

heroism and to profile the specifi

collectively ~ have made in all aspects of Philippine society.

achievements that the youth —

individually and


In view of the foregoing, the appraval of this bill is earnestly sought.

RAOUY DANNIEL i

Kabata:



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IC OF THE PHILIPPINES
IF REPRESENTATIVES
on City, Metro Manila

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Fitst Regular Session

House Bill No.

260

KABATAAN PARTY-LIST
ACT TEACHERS PART"

and GABRIELA WOMEN’

Introduced by

Representative Raoul Dannie! A. Manuel,
'-LIST Representative France L. Castro,
PARTY Representative Arlene D. Brosas

ESTABLISHING THE

Be it enacted by the Senate and
Congress assembled.

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This
Museum Act of 2022”.

SECTION 2. Declaration of Polic;

AN ACT
NATIONAL FILIPINO YOUTH MUSEUM
fouse of Representatives of the Philippines in

act shall be known as the “National Filipino Youth

—It is hereby declared the policy of the State to:

a. Recognize the historic contributions of the youth to nation-building;

b. Celebrate the youth whose|\various individual and collective efforts have caused

to dramatically and signifi

jantly advance the Filipino youth's struggle against

inequality, injustice, and impunity;

c. Honor the role and heroisrr

of the youth in the liberation from foreign invasion

and occupation against tha Spanish, American, and Japanese;

d. Honor individual youth
impacted any and all aspet

e. Commemorate modern-da|

against injustice, oppressi

SECTION 3. Creation of the Nat

above policy, the National Filipin

hose specific achievements have enriched and
of Filipino life; and

youth heroes, heroines, and martyrs who struggled
n, and exploitation especially during Martial Law.

ional Filipino Youth Museum. — To carry out the
Youth Museum, hereinafter referred to as the Youth

Museum, is hereby created and established.

SECTION 4. Organization, Op
operation, and administration of
standard structures, managem

ration, and Administration. — The organization,
the Youth Museum shall follow the general and
nt and operations established, mandated and

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practiced by the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) and other

appropriate agencies.

SECTION 5. Implementing Rule:
within thirty (30) days from its ¢
implement this Act.

SECTION 6. Appropriations. — S\
carrying out this Act are hereb
Appropriations Act.

SECTION 7. Separability Clause.
thereby shall continue to be in full
SECTION 8. Repealing Clause. —

proclamations, implementing rule:
the provisions of this Act are here

SECTION 9. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

publication in any two (2) newspa|

Approved,

force and effect.
All laws, executive orders, decrees,

yy repealed or modified accordingly.

ers of general circulation.

and Regulations. — The NCCA shall formulate,
ffectivity, the rules and regulations necessary to

lich sums as may be necessary for the purpose of
authorized to be appropriated in the General

— Should any part of this Act be declared
unconstitutional or invalid, the other parts or provisions hereof not affected not

and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with