Philippine Registry of Cultural Property

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Philippine Registry of Cultural Property
Patalaan ng mga Ari-arian Kultural ng Pilipinas (Filipino)
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Formed2009;15 years ago (2009)
Parent department National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Website http://ncca.gov.ph/philippine-registry-cultural-property-precup/

The Philippine Registry of Cultural Property, abbreviated as PRECUP (Filipino : Patalaan ng mga Ari-ariang Kultural ng Pilipinas), is a national registry of the Philippine Government used to consolidate in one record all cultural property that are deemed important to the cultural heritage, tangible and intangible, of the Philippines. [1] On June 11, 2018, the entries in the newly updated PRECUP was at 3,921. Additionally, 1,259 out of 1,715 LGUs (provincial, municipal/city-levels), or 73 percent of LGUs have established local cultural inventories (LCI). [2]

Contents

Establishment

This registry was established by the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009 (Republic Act No. 10066) Section 14 which says "All cultural properties of the country deemed important to cultural heritage shall be registered in the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property." [3]

Implementation

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts is mandated to establish and maintain the registry, through the appropriate cultural agencies and local government units, within three years from the effectivity of the act. As stated in Section 14 of said legislation, the guidelines in the registration of cultural property are as follows: [1]

(a) All cultural agencies concerned shall individually maintain an inventory, evaluation and documentation of all cultural properties it has declared according to their category and shall submit the same to the Commission. For cultural property declared as Immovable Cultural Property, the appropriate cultural agency shall, after registration, give due notice to the Registry of Deeds having jurisdiction for annotation on the land titles pertaining to the same;

(b) Local government units, through their cultural offices, shall likewise maintain an inventory of cultural property under its jurisdiction and shall furnish the Commission a copy of the same;

(c) Both cultural agencies concerned and local government units shall continuously coordinate in making entries and in monitoring the various cultural properties in their respective inventory;

(d) All government agencies and instrumentalities, government-owned and/or controlled corporations and their subsidiaries, including public and private educational institutions, shall report their ownership and/or possession of such items to the pertinent cultural agency and shall register such properties within three years from the effectivity of this Act;

(e) Private collectors and owners of cultural property shall register such properties, within three years from the effectivity of this Act. The private collectors and owners of cultural property shall not be divested of their possession and ownership thereof even after registration of said property as herein required.

Information on registered cultural properties owned by private individuals shall remain confidential and may be given only upon prior consent of the private owner. The Commission shall operate the Registry in the NCCA portal cultural databank.

Issue on ownership

It was clarified that by its enactment, Republic Act No. 10066 does not transfer ownership of the properties, identified as part of the Philippines' cultural heritage, to the state. [4]

Contents

The highest cultural properties under the PRECUP are UNESCO inscriptions, followed by National Cultural Treasures and Important Cultural Properties. In resolution 2017-330 released on December 19, 2017, entitled "Guidelines governing PRECUP", [5] the properties that can be included in the PRECUP are as follow:

Registration by LGU

Cultural properties are registered through the combined effort of Cultural Agencies including the National Museum, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, the National Archives, and the National Library of the Philippines as well as of Local Government Units (LGUs). They shall work together in updating the PRECUP.

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References

  1. 1 2 Section 14, Republic Act No. 10066.
  2. "'Unregulated infrastructure projects' a threat to cultural heritage". Inquirer Lifestyle. June 10, 2018.
  3. "Republic Act No. 10066". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . March 26, 2010. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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  5. 1 2 "Guidelines" (PDF). ncca.gov.ph. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
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