Cultural Properties Preservation and Protection Act
Republic Act No. 4846
AN ACT TO REPEAL ACT NUMBERED THIRTY EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF PHILIPPINE CULTURAL PROPERTIES
(AS AMENDED BY P.D. 374)
(AS AMENDED BY P.D. 374)
Presidential Decree No. 374
AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4846, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "CULTURAL PROPERTIES PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION ACT"
National Museum
The National Museum is mandated to declare cultural properties of the Philippines as either Important Cultural Properties or National Cultural Treasures, pursuant to several laws, including Republic Act No. 4846 (Cultural Properties Preservation and Protection Act) as amended by Presidential Decree No. 374, Presidential Decree No. 260, Republic Act No.8492 (National Museum Act of 1998) and most recently, Republic Act No. 10066 (National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009).
Creation of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)
Republic Act No. 7356
AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS (NCCA), ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Republic Act No. 7356
AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS (NCCA), ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009
Republic Act No. 10066
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE, STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS (NCCA) AND ITS AFFILIATED CULTURAL AGENCIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
An Act Providing for a Local Government Code of 1991
Republic Act No. 7160
SECTION 13 : NAMING OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AND PUBLIC PLACES, STREETS AND STRUCTURES
Strengthening Peoples' Nationalism Through Philippine History Act
Republic Act No. 10086
AN ACT STRENGTHENING PEOPLES' NATIONALISM THROUGH PHILIPPINE HISTORY BY CHANGING THE NOMENCLATURE OF THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL INSTITUTE INTO THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF THE PHILIPPINES, STRENGTHENING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
An Act prohibiting the naming of Sitios, Barrios, Municipalities, Cities, Provinces, Streets, Highways, Avenues, Bridges, and other Public Thorougfares, Parks, Plazas, Public Schools, Public Buildings, Piers, Government-Crafts and Vessels, and other Public Institutions after Living Persons
Republic Act No. 1059
Cultural Properties
An Important Cultural Property is “a cultural property that possesses “exceptional cultural, artistic and/or historical significance”, whereas the highest designation of National Cultural Treasure pertains to “a unique cultural property found locally, possessing outstanding historical, cultural, artistic and/or scientific value which is highly significant and important to the country and nation.”
The Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
It is an international treaty that requires its signatories to protect cultural property in war or armed conflict. It was signed at The Hague, Netherlands on May 14, 1954, and entered into force August 7, 1956. It has been ratified since by more than 90 countries.