The Philippine Registry of Cultural Property, abbreviated as PRECUP 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

Cultural heritage

Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations...

 of the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

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Establishment

This registry was established by Republic Act No. 10066 entitled as the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009. Section 14 of said Act provides that: "All cultural property of the country deemed important to cultural heritage shall be registered in the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property."

Guidelines

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (Commission) 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 Republic Act. As stated in Section 14 of said legislation, the guidelines in the registration of cultural property are as follows:

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.

External Links

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