Special Resolution

[U]pon motion made and duly seconded, the majority of the Commission approved and confirmed this Special Resolution:


RESOLVED, as it is hereby RESOLVED, To Adopt the Policy on Removing the Presumption of Important Cultural Property on the Works of National Artist for Visual Arts for the Issuance of a Permanent Export Permit, herewith attached as Annex A.

Prepared by:	For the Board:
(SGD) MYRA T. BUAN Board Secretary	(SGD) VIRGILIO S. ALMARIO, NA Chairman

 
POLICY ON THE REMOVAL OF THE PRESUMPTION OF IMPORTANT CULTURAL PROPERTY  (ICP) ON THE WORK/S OF NATIONAL  ARTIST FOR VISUAL ARTS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMANENT EXPORT PERMIT

I. PURPOSE

This  policy  aims  to  establish  the  procedures  and  guidelines  on  the  Removal  of  the Presumption  of  Important  Cultural  Property  (ICP)  on  the  work/s  of  National  Artists  for Visual Arts for the issuance of a Permanent Export Permit. This is to facilitate compliance with Section 8 of Article 3 and Section 23 of Article VI of Republic Act (RA) No. 10066 (or the  National  Cultural  Heritage   Act  of  2009  in  relation  to  and  in  order  to  facilitate compliance therewith to achieve the objectives thereof.

II.    SCOPE AND COVERAGE

The guidelines  covers work/s of National Artists for Visual Arts considered  as presumed
ICP as defined in Section 5 of R.A. No. 10066.

III.   CONSTRUCTION

The guidelines  shall be construed  and applied  in accordance  with and in furtherance  of the policies and objectives of the law. In case of conflict or ambiguity, which may arise in the implementation  of these guidelines, the National Commission  for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)  shall  issue  the  necessary  clarification.  In  case  of  doubt,  the  same  shall  be construed liberally and in favor of the Constitutional directives to foster preservation, enrichment and dynamic evolution of a Filipino culture.

IV.   DEFINITION OF TERMS

For purposes of this guidelines, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

a)      œArtwork,  work of art, art piece, piece of art or art object  shall refer to an aesthetic physical item or artistic creation. Apart from œwork of art , which may be used of any work regarded  as art in its widest sense, including  works from literature  and music, these terms apply principally to tangible, portable, movable forms of visual art

b)      œCultural   heritage    shall  refer  to  the  totality  of  cultural  property   preserved   and developed through time and passed on to posterity

c)      œCultural  property   shall refer to all products  of human  creativity  by which a people and a nation reveal their identity, including churches, mosques and other places of religious worship, schools and natural history specimens and sites, whether public or privately-owned,  movable or immovable, and tangible or intangible

d)      œImportant  cultural  property   shall  refer  to  a  cultural  property  having  exceptional cultural, artistic and historical  significance  to the Philippines,  as shall be determined by the National Museum (NM)

e)    œNational Artists of the Philippines   shall refer to Filipinos conferred with the Order of
National  Artists  (ONA)  by  the  Republic  of  the  Philippines  in  recognition  of  their significant contributions to the development of Philippine art

f)      œNationally  significant   shall  refer  to historical,  aesthetic,  scientific,  technical,  social and/or spiritual values that unify the nation by a deep sense of pride in their various yet common identities, cultural heritage and national patrimony

g)      œTangible  cultural property   shall refer to a cultural property  with historical,  archival, anthropological,  archaeological,  artistic and architectural  value, and with exceptional or traditional  production,  whether  of Philippine  origin or not, including  antiques  and natural history specimens with significant value

V. PROCEDURES

1.     Filing of the petition - the removal of the Presumption  of Important Cultural Property on a work of a National Artist for Visual Arts shall commence upon the submission of the petition form by the owner or their authorized representative.

The   accomplished    petition    form   should    be   accompanied    by   the   following documentary requirements:

A.   Colored photo of the artwork (sized 3R or 3.5 x5 ) B.   Micro photoshot of the signature of the artist/s
C.   Colored  photo  of the back, front and side portions  of the artwork  (sized  3R or
3.5 x5 )
D.   Duly notarized provenance
E.   Certificate of authenticity  which may be issued by the National Artist himself, the executor or administrator  of the estate of the deceased National Artist, reputable art experts/critics,  or by the National Museum pursuant to Republic Act 9105 or the Art Forgery Act of 2001, whichever is applicable.

2.     Appraisal  on the completeness  of documents  - upon  receipt  of the document,  the CHS officer shall assess the completeness of the documents based on the list of documentary  requirements.  In case of insufficiency  of requirements,  CHS shall notify the petitioner and shall return the petition for completion.

3.     Payment of fee/s - the Commission  prescribes  a reasonable  fee for petition through Board  Resolution   2013-499   amounting   to  two  thousand   pesos  only (Php2,000.00).The  payment of the fee only covers for the processing of the petition. It does not constitute as a guarantee for the granting of the petition.

The petitioner shall proceed to the Commission ™s  cashier for payment. The petitioner shall submit the Official Receipt as evidence  of payment and shall attach it with the petition together with the required documents.

4.     Posting of the petition - the petition shall be posted both physically, in areas of notice, and electronically, on the official websites of all cultural agencies. The postings will be up for fifteen (15) calendar days to invite opposition from public and possible adverse claimants.

5.     Recommendation    of   independent    experts   by   the   National    Committees    and assessment  by the independent  experts.  The National  Committees  on Art Galleries and Visual Arts may identify the experts who have specialized on the work/s of the concerned National Artist/s. At least three experts are required to assess the artwork being petitioned. The CHS officer may also request to inspect the artwork in person to check the authenticity and condition of the artwork.

The  assessment  shall  be guided  by National  Significance,  defined  in Section  3 of R.A. 10066 or the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009 as:

œ ... historical,  aesthetic,  scientific,  technical,  social  and/or  spiritual  values  that unify the nation by a deep sense of pride in their various yet common identities, cultural heritage and national patrimony. 

The assessment  by the independent  experts  must be completed  within  fifteen  (15) calendar days from the date of their acceptance of the Commission ™s request.

6.     Recommendation  - Based on the assessments  and any possible public opposition or adverse claim, the CHS officer shall craft recommendation/s  through a memorandum addressed to the NCCA Board of Commissioners  (BOC) for their consideration  of the petition.
 
7.     Action by the BOC - After its thorough review and consideration,  the BOC may grant or deny  the  removal  of the  presumption  of Important  Cultural  Property.  The  CHS officer shall notify the petitioner on the status of the petition.

If the petition is granted, the BOC shall issue a certification & resolution endorsing the issuance of necessary permit to the National Museum. Such certification does not constitute  as an authentication  of the art work. The CHS officer shall communicate the endorsement  attaching  the BOC Certification  & Resolution  granting  the petition and  removing  of  the  presumption  of  ICP.  The  CHS  officer  shall  also  notify  the petitioner on the endorsement  to NM. However, if the petition .is denied, the work is declared an Important Cultural Property.

Any adverse claimants to the BOC ™s decision has fifteen (15) days to file a motion for reconsideration  to the Office  of the President  as governed  by Administrative  Order No. 22, s. 2011.

VI.   EFFECTIVITY

This policy shall take effect after fifteen (15) calendar days following its full publication  in the Official Gazette and in two (2) daily newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines, whichever takes place sooner. A copy of this guideline shall be deposited in the National Administrative Register and the University of the Philippines (UP) Law Center.