Special Resolution

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


RESOLVED, as it is hereby RESOLVED, To Adopt the Guidelines Governing the  Philippine  Registry  of  Cultural  Property  (PRECUP),  herewith  attached  as Annex A.
 

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

Section  2 of Republic  Act 10066,  also  known  as the  National  Cultural  Heritage  Act of
2009, mandates the protection,  preservation,  conservation,  and promotion  of the nation ™s cultural  heritage,  its  property  histories,  and  the  ethnicity  of  local  communities.  In  this regard, the law prescribes that the National Commission  for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) together with various cultural agencies and local government  units to create and maintain the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property (PRECUP). Section 14 of the same Act states that PRECUP is the registry of all cultural property of the country deemed of significant importance to our cultural heritage.

It is also through the PRECUP that the State shall be able to ensure that the historic past coexists in harmony with the modern society, approach the problem of conservation  in an integrated  and  holistic  manner  cutting  across  all relevant  disciplines  and  technologies, further administer  the heritage resources  in a spirit of stewardship  for the inspiration  and benefit of the present and future generations.

The Registry is an important tool and serves as a prerequisite to vigorously pursue the identification,  preservation,  protection, conservation,  safeguarding,  and retrieval of Filipino historical  and cultural  heritage  and resources,  and as a repository  of people ™s  dynamic culture, to aid in its development, promotion, and dissemination.

Section 1. Objective

The objective of this guidelines is to establish policies and procedures on:

1.1      the identification  of institutions  relevant to the registration  of cultural properties  as well as the implementation  of the Registry;
1.2      the identification,  registration,  declaration,  and delisting  of cultural  properties  that are held by institutions and individuals inside and outside of the country;
1.3      the implications  of registering  cultural properties,  including  the privileges  awarded to registered  and  declared  cultural  properties,  and  the  responsibilities  bestowed upon owners of cultural properties;
1.4      the  frequency  of updating  the  Registry  to ensure  that  all cultural  properties  are accounted for, and;
1.5      the  monitoring   of  the  state  of  conservation   or  safeguarding   and  the  various protection measures put in place on the cultural properties listed in the Registry.

Section 2. Scope and Coverage

These guidelines shall govern the registration and inclusion of tangible movable cultural properties, tangible immovable cultural properties, intangible cultural properties, the documentation  of traditional  and contemporary  arts and crafts,  as well as the works  of National Artists and Manlilikha ng Bayan in the PRECUP.

It  shall  apply  to  cultural  agencies   required   to  submit  inventories   to  the  NCCA  as mentioned in Section 5 of this Guidelines, as well as LGUs, government agencies and instrumentalities,  and private individuals who own cultural properties.

Section 3. Definition of Terms

(a)       œAntique  shall refer to a cultural property found locally which is one hundred (l00)
years in age, more or less, the production of which has ceased.
(b)       œArchaeological  materials   shall  refer  to fossils,  artifacts,  relics,  antiques,  and other cultural, geological, botanical, zoological materials collected from any place, whether  above  or  underground,   underwater  or  at  sea  level,  which  depict  and document culturally relevant paleontological,  prehistoric and/or historic events.
(c)       œArchive   or œArchives   shall refer to public  and private  records  in any format which have been selected for permanent preservation because of their evidential, historical  information  value;  otherwise  known  as archival  materials  collections  or archival  holdings;  the place (building/room/storage area) where archival  materials are kept and preserved; and an organization or agency or part thereof whose main responsibility   is  to  appraise,  arrange,  describe,  conserve,  promote  and  make archival  materials  available  for  reference  and  research,  also  known  as  archival agency.
(d)       œArtifacts  shall refer to articles that are products of human skills or workmanship, especially in the simple product of primitive arts or industry representing  past eras or periods.
(e)       œBarangay  Cultural  Property   shall  refer  to  cultural  property  significant  to  the barangay as designated by an ordinance of the Sangguniang Barangay.
(f)        œBuilt Heritage  shall refer to architectural and engineering structures, such as but not limited to bridges, government buildings, ancestral houses, places of worship, traditional  dwellings,  military  installations,  train  stations,  lighthouses,  small  ports, city and streetscapes, educational technological and industrial complexes, and their settings, and landscapes with notable historical and cultural significance.
(g)       œChing  (Qing)  Dynasty   shall refer to the period  in Chinese  history  that started from 1664 AD to 1912 AD under the Manchu rule.
(h)      œCity Cultural  Property   shall refer to cultural  property  significant  to the city as designated by an ordinance of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
(i)        œClassified  Historic  Structures   shall refer to all existing heritage churches  and other  houses  of  worship,  including  ruins,  regardless  of  their  religious denominations, which were built prior to and in 1940, as declared by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
(j) œCollector   shall  refer  to  any  person  who  or  institution  that  acquires  cultural property for purposes other than sale.
(k)      œCommission   shall  refer  to the  National  Commission  for Culture  and  the  Arts (NCCA).
(l) œConservation   shall refer to all the processes  and measures  of maintaining  the cultural significance of a cultural property, including but not limited to, preservation, restoration, reconstruction,  protection, adaptive re-use or any combination thereof.
(m) œCultural  Agencies    shall  refer  to  any  of  the  following  national  government agencies  with  their  specific  areas  of  responsibility:   National  Museum  (cultural property), the National Library (books); National Historical Commission of the Philippines  (Philippine  history),  the  National  Archives  of  the  Philippines (documents),  the  Cultural  Center  of  the  Philippines  (culture  and  the  arts)  and Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (language).
(n)      œCultural Databank  refers to the specific domain in the Commission ™s  intranet for cultural information  that is accessed only internally with control and confidentiality. It includes the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property (PRECUP).
(o)       œCultural  Database  of  Cultural  Agencies    shall  refer  to  the  inventory  or  a detailed list of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, which shall be submitted by the National  Archives,  the National  Library, the National  Historical  Commission  of the Philippines, and the National Museum to the Commission  for the establishment of the PRECUP.
(p)      œCultural  Heritage   shall  refer  to the totality  of cultural  property  preserved  and developed through time and passed on to posterity.
(q)       œCultural  Property   shall  refer  to  all  products  of  human  creativity  by  which  a people and a nation reveal their identity, including architecture  and sites or human activity  [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.
(r)      œDealers  shall refer to natural and juridical persons who acquire cultural property for the purpose of engaging in the acquisition and disposition of the same.
(s)       œFive Dynasties   shall refer to the period in Chinese history known as the era of disunion that started from 907 AD to 960 AD.
(t)        œGrades   of  Cultural   Property    shall  refer  to  the  different   ranks  of  cultural properties (Grade I, Grade II, and Grade III) classified according to its level of significance.
(u)      œHeritage House  shall refer to houses that are admired for its age and represent a  particular   architectural   style  which  relates   to  a  significant   historico-cultural experience of the Filipino people. Heritage houses may be vernacular houses, and houses of the Spanish colonial, American colonial, Post-war period and/or mixed historical styles.
(v)      œHeritage Zone  shall refer to historical, anthropological, archaeological, artistic, geographical  areas, center district, and settings that are culturally significant to the country,  as  declared   by  the  National   Museum   and/or  the  National   Historical Commission of the Philippines.
(w)      œHistory  shall refer to a written record of past events relating to Philippine history.
(x)       œHistorical  Landmarks   shall refer to sites or structures  that are associated  with events or achievements  significant to Philippine history as declared by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
(y)      œHistorical Monuments  shall refer to structures that honor illustrious persons or commemorate events of historical value as declared by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
(z)       œHistorical  Shrines   shall  refer  to  historical  sites  or  structures  hallowed  and revered for their history or association as declared by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.

(aa)     œHistorical  Street  shall refer to a street which has been in existence  for at least fifty (50) years and over time has been considered historic.
(bb)     œHolotype   shall refer to a single specimen  designated  or otherwise  fixed as the name bearing type of a species name when it was first described; such specimens of fossils, plants and animals are classified as Important Cultural Property.
(cc)     œImportant  Cultural  Property   (ICP)  shall  refer  to  a  cultural  property  having exceptional cultural, artistic, and historical significance to the Philippines as shall be determined by the National Museum, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines,  the National Library of the Philippines  and/or the National Archives of the Philippines.
(dd)     œIncunabula   printed works produced by the native press when the .art of printing in a particular country or locality is still in infancy. In the Philippines, historians and bibliographers often refers to the years 1593 to 1640 as our incunabula period.
(ee)     œIntangible   Cultural   Heritage    shall  refer  to  the  practices,   representations, expressions,   knowledge,   skills,  as  well  as  instruments,   objects   and  artifacts associated therewith, that communities, groups and individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage.
(ff)       œIntangible Cultural Property  shall refer to the peoples ™ learned processes along with knowledge, skills and creativity that inform and are developed by them, the products and other manifestations  that they create and the resources, spaces and other aspects of social and natural context necessary for their sustainability.
(gg)     œLanguage   shall  refer  to the  codes  and  symbols  used  by  a particular  speech community   in  both  written  and  spoken  form  to  facilitate  the  conduct  of  any discourse that contributes to the smooth functioning of society.
(hh)    œLibrary  shall refer to an institution where the collection of books, manuscripts, computerized information and other materials are organized to provide physical, bibliographic,  and/or intellectual access to the public, with a librarian that is trained to provide services and programs related to the information needs of its clientele.
(ii)       œLists  of Intangible  Cultural  Heritage   shall  refer  to lists  of intangible  cultural heritage elements inscribed in the UNESCO, such as the ˜List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ™,  which is composed of intangible heritage elements that concerned communities and States Parties consider require urgent measures to keep them alive; and the ˜Representative  List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage  of Humanity ™  which  is made  up of intangible  cultural  heritage  elements that help demonstrate the diversity of this heritage and raise awareness about its importance.
(jj)      œLocal Cultural Database  shall refer to the inventory or a detailed list of tangible and  intangible  cultural  heritage  of  the  local  government  units  prepared  in  the PRECUP  form, and accompanied  by a Sanggunian  Ordinance  recognizing  it as a city or municipality inventory, which shall be submitted by local government units to the Commission for the establishment of the PRECUP.
(kk)      œManlilikha ng Bayan  shall refer to a citizen or a group of citizens conferred with Gawad sa Manlilikha  ng Bayan, or the National  Living Treasures  Award, and are engaged   in  any  traditional   art  uniquely  Filipino,  whose  distinctive   skills  have reached  such  a  high  level  of  technical  and  artistic  excellence  and  have  been passed on to and widely practiced by the present generation  in his/her community with  the  same  degree  of  technical   and  artistic  competence,   as  provided   by Republic Act. No 7355.(ll)       œManuscripts   shall  refer  to  works  prepared  by  hand  including  handwritten  or typescript drafts of the publication papers or works not otherwise in multiple copies.
(mm)   œMetal Age  shall refer to the period in Philippine  Cultural Chronology  marked by the introduction of metals from 2,000 to 1,500 years ago.
(nn)      œMing Dynasty  shall refer to the period in Chinese history that started from 1368 AD to 1644 AD, the era which Chinese  re-asserted  control in China and Eastern Asia.
(oo)    œMunicipal Cultural Property  shall refer to cultural property significant to the municipality as designated by an ordinance of the Sangguniang Bayan.
(pp)      œMuseum    shall   refer   to  a  permanent   institution   that  researches,   acquires, conserves,  communicates  and exhibits the material evidence of humans and their environment for purposes of education or leisure.
(qq)     œNational Artist  shall refer to a Filipino citizen who has been given the rank and title of National Artist in recognition of his or her significant contributions to the development  of  Philippine  arts  and  letters,  as  established  by  Proclamation  No.
1001, Republic Act No. 7356, and Executive Order No. 236.
(rr)      œNational  Cultural  Treasure    shall  refer  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 officially  declared  as such by the pertinent cultural agency.
(ss)     œNational heroes  shall refer to Filipinos who are figures recognized as heroes for his or her role in Philippine history.
(tt)       œNatural history specimens   shall refer to live or preserved  specimens  of plants and  animals,   fossils,  rocks  and  minerals.   Only  types,  presently   irreplaceable specimens, and those in danger of extinction.
(uu)     œNational  Inventory  of Intangible  Cultural Heritage   shall refer to the inventory of intangible cultural properties of the Philippines made through close collaboration of the Commission,  cultural  agencies,  and the UNESCO  National  Commission  of the Philippines.
(vv)     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.
(ww)    œNeolithic  Age  shall refer to the New Stone Age, the period in which plants and probably animals were domesticated from 10,000 to 2,000 years ago.
(xx)      œPaleolithic  Age   shall  refer  to the Old Stone  Age,  dating  from  the first use of stone by humans from 800,000 to 10,000 years ago.
(yy)     œProvincial   Cultural   Property    shall  refer   to  provincially   significant   cultural property as designated by an ordinance of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
(zz)      œRare Books  shall refer to all books in the Philippines printed or published before
1945.  It  also  includes  original  manuscripts,   exceptional   collections,   and  other publications of historical importance.

(aaa)   œRegional  Cultural Property   shall refer to regionally  significant  cultural property as designated by an ordinance of the Regional Legislative Assembly)
(bbb)   œRegionally  Significant   shall  refer  to  historical,  aesthetic,  scientific,  technical, social and/or spiritual values that unify a region by a deep sense of pride in their various yet common identities, cultural heritage, and regional patrimony;
(ccc)   œRecords  recorded information produced or received in the initiation, conduct or completion  of  an  institutional  or  individual  activity  and  that  comprises  content, context and structure sufficient to provide evidence of the activity.
(ddd)   œRegistry   shall refer to the Philippine  Registry  of Cultural  Property  (PRECUP), which  is the registry  of all cultural  property  of the country  deemed  significant  to cultural heritage, and is being maintained by the Commission.
(eee)   œRestoration   shall refer to the action taken or the technical intervention to correct deterioration and alterations.
 (fff)      œSong  Dynasty   shall refer to the ruling dynasty  in China between  960 AD and 1279 AD and is divided into two distinct periods: the Northern Song and Southern Song.
(ggg)   œTang  Dynasty   shall refer to the most radiant  historic  period  in China ™s  history that started from 618 AD and ended in 907 AD.
(hhh)   œSpecial  Collections   materials,  within  a  library,  which  are  œspecial   in  nature
which are typically stored because they are unusually valuable, rare, and unique. It also includes rare books, archives, and collected manuscripts.
(iii)      œTangible   Cultural   Property    shall  refer  to  cultural   property   with  historical, archival, anthropological, archeological, artistic, and/or architectural value and with exceptional or traditional production, whether of Philippine origin or not, including antiques and natural history specimens with significant value.
(jjj)      œTraditional  Ethnographic  Materials   shall  refer  to  tangible  cultural  materials made and used by the ethno-linguistic groups of the Philippines; replicas of ethnographic   materials  for  commercial   purposes  are  not  classified  as  cultural property.
(kkk)   œUNESCO   shall refer to the United  Nations  Educational,  Scientific  and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO), a specialized agency of the United Nations.
(lll)      œWorld  Heritage  Site   shall  refer  to  the  sites  inscribed  into  the  list  of  World Heritage as defined by the 1972 Convention of the UNESCO and governed by its operational guidelines.
(mmm)   œYuan Dynasty   shall refer to the ruling dynasty founded by Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, Mongolia and its surrounding areas from 1271 AD to 1368 AD.

Section 4. Responsibilities

The following  are the responsibilities  of the Commission  with regard  to the Registry,  as well  as  institutions  and  individuals  who  are  required  by  law  to  register  and/or  report ownership of cultural properties:

4.1  The  Commission.   The  Commission   shall  establish  and  maintain  the  Philippine Registry of Cultural Property, and shall vigorously  pursue the formulation  of policies, coordination  with  public  and  private  institutions  such  as the  cultural  agencies  and local  government  units,  and the development  of programs  for its effective implementation   and  operation.  The  Commission   shall  also  facilitate  an  effective internal coordination of offices within its Secretariat for the operation of the Registry.

4.1.1   The  Creation  of the Registry  office.  There  is hereby  created  a Philippine Registry  of  Cultural  Property  office  which  shall  serve  as  an  institution  that maintains   and   operates   the  Registry   as  a  comprehensive   and   publicly accessible  information  system pertinent to the protection of Philippine cultural heritage.  Its main thrust is to ensure that all cultural properties  are identified and listed to aid policy making and the general protection of these properties.

4.1.1.1    Staffing  Requirements.  The Executive  Director of the Commission shall detail the appropriate staffing pattern for the Registry office.

4.1.2  The Order of the National Artists Award/Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (ONAA-GAMABA) Secretariat. The ONAA-GAMABA  Secretariat shall closely coordinate with the Registry office in communicating  with living National Artists and  Manlilikha   ng  Bayan   as  well  as  the  relatives,   offices   and/or   legal custodians  of deceased  National Artists and Manlilikha  ng Bayan with regard to the Works of National Artists and Manlilikha ng Bayan to be included in the Registry.

4.2  Cultural  Agencies.  All  cultural  agencies  concerned  shall  individually  maintain  an inventory, evaluation  and documentation  of all cultural properties declared according to their category  and shall submit the same to the Commission.  It shall only submit nationally significant cultural properties to the Commission for the Registry.

4.2.1   The  National  Archives   of  the  Philippines   (NAP)  shall  be  responsible   for significant archival materials, presidential papers, and electronic records;

4.2.2  The National Library (NLP) shall be responsible for rare and significant contemporary books, manuscripts such as, but not limited to, periodicals, newspapers, singly or in collection, and library records;

4.2.3   The  National   Historical   Commission   of  the  Philippines   (NHCP)   shall  be responsible   for  significant   movable   and  immovable   cultural  property   that pertains   to  Philippine   History;   heroes   and  the  conservation   of  historical artifacts;

4.2.4  The National Museum (NM) shall be responsible for significant movable and immovable cultural and natural property pertaining to collections of Fine Arts (including  the  Works  of  National  Artists  and  Manlilikha  ng  Bayan), Archaeology, Anthropology, Botany, Geology, Zoology and Astronomy.

4.3  Local  Government  Units.  Local  government  units  shall  create  and  maintain  an inventory  of  cultural  property  under  its  jurisdiction,  also  known  as  a local  cultural database, and shall furnish the Commission a copy of the same.

The inventory shall include locally significant cultural properties and properties not yet formally declared by the concerned cultural agencies as National Cultural Treasures, National  Historical  Landmarks,  National  Historical  Shrines,  National  Historical Monuments, or Important Cultural Properties;

Local  government  units  shall also document  traditional  and contemporary  arts and crafts,  including  their  processes  and makers,  and sustain  the sources  of their  raw materials  within  their  jurisdiction.  Further,  the  LGUs  shall  encourage  and  sustain traditional  arts and crafts as active and viable sources of income for the community within  their  jurisdiction.   An  annual  inventory   of  these  documentations   shall  be submitted to the Commission along with the submission of local cultural databases to the Registry.

4.4 Government  Agencies and Instrumentalities.  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.

4.5  Private Individuals. Private collectors and owners of cultural property shall report ownership   of  such   properties   to  the  appropriate   cultural   agency.   The   private collectors  and owners  of cultural  property  shall not be divested  of their possession and ownership thereof even after registration of the cultural property. Information on registered cultural properties shall remain confidential and may be given only upon consent of the private owner.

Section 5. Cultural Properties and Inventories to be Registered

The  following  are  the  cultural  properties   to  be  registered   in  the  Registry  classified according to Grades or level of significance. Also included are the inventories that need to be included in the Registry.

5.1  Grade I level cultural properties including:

5.1.1   World Heritage Sites as inscribed by the UNESCO.
5.1.2   National Cultural Treasures as declared by the National Museum, the National
Library, and the National Archives.

5.1.2.1  The archaeological  and traditional  ethnographic  materials  with outstanding   historical,   cultural,   artistic   and/or   scientific   which   is national significant and important to the nation, and officially declared as such by the National Museum.

5.1.2.2    Filipiniana  materials  (or the basis for such) as officially  declared  by the National Library, that satisfy all of the following criteria:

5.1.2.2.1     Unique   and   outstanding   representation of   Philippine history, culture, literature, and/or culture;
5.1.2.2.2     First of its kind in the Philippines;
5.1.2.2.3     One of ten (or fewer) known copies around the world;
5.1.2.2.4    Possessed demonstrable evidence of historical, literary, and/or cultural significance,  as seen in multiple printings, editions,  translations,  and/or  adaptations  in various formats over a period of at least four decades.

5.1.3   National Historical Landmarks as declared by the NHCP.
5.1.4   National Historical Shrines as declared by the NHCP.
5.1.5   National Historical Monuments as declared by the NHCP.
5.1.6   Heritage Houses as declared by the NHCP.
5.1.7  Heritage Zones as declared by the National Museum and/or the NHCP in consultation  with the Commission  and, the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board or other concerned agencies.

5.2  Grade II level or Important Cultural Properties (ICPs) including:

5.2.1   Important   Cultural   Properties   as  declared   by  the  National   Museum,   the
National Library, and the National Archives.

5.2.1.1    Filipiniana  materials  (or the basis for such) as officially  declared  by the National Library.

5.2.1.1.1     Created by a National Artist or a national hero;

5.2.1.1.2     Such that satisfy all of the following criteria:

5.2.1.1.2.1     Unique   or  outstanding   representation   of
Philippine history, literature, and/or culture;
5.2.1.1.2.2      One   of  one  hundred   (or  fewer)   known copies around the world (may include first editions);
5.2.1.1.2.3   Possesses  demonstrable  evidence  of historical,  literary,  and/or  cultural significance, as seen in multiple printings, editions, translations, and/or adaptations in various  formats  over  a  period  of  at  least two decades.

5.2.2   Works by Manlilikha  ng Bayan awardees  unless declared  by the appropriate cultural agencies, or its presumption removed  by the Commission.
5.2.3   Works   by   National   Artists   unless   declared   by   the   appropriate   cultural agencies, or its presumption removed by the Commission.
5.2.4  All archaeological, traditional, ethnographic materials, unless declared or its presumption is removed by the National Museum.

5.2.4.1    Archaeological   materials  dated  back  to  Paleolithic,  Neolithic,  and
Metal Periods.
 
5.2.4.2    Archaeological   materials   attributed   to  the  Tang,  Five  and  Yuan
Dynasties.
5.2.4.3   Archaeological materials attributed to the Song, Ming and Ching Dynasties;  and  other  archaeological  materials  from  other  countries with exceptional cultural, artistic, and historical significance to the Philippines, as determined by the National Museum.
5.2.4.4    Ethnographic  materials that are at least 100 years old from the date
of collection, with cultural significance and extensive documentation.

5.2.5   All sites and structures  bearing historical markers installed by the NHCP and its predecessors.
5.2.6   Classified  Historic  Structures,  covering  all heritage  churches  and  houses  of worship built before the year 1940, as declared by the NHCP.
5.2.7   Archival materials or documents at least fifty (50) years old unless declared or its presumption removed by the National Archives.
5.2.8   Rarebooks,   special   collections,   and   incunabula   unless   declared   or   its presumption removed by the National Library of the Philippines.
5.2.9   All holotypes of fossils, plants, and animals.
5.2.10 Structures dating at least fifty (50) years old.
5.2.11 Archival material/document  dating at least fifty (50) years old.

5.3  Grade  III  level  or  Cultural  Properties.   These  are  all  other  cultural  property  not declared as Grades I or II.

5.3.1   Archaeological  materials not classified as Grades I or II that have been listed by the National Museum.
5.3.2   Ethnographic   materials   that  are  at  least  50  years  old  from  the  date  of collection, with cultural significance and proper documentation.
5.3.3   All other Filipiniana materials not classified as Grade I or Grade II, as declared by the National Library.

5.4  Uncategorized   Property  not  falling  under  the  presumption   of  Important   Cultural
Property but contains characteristics  that will qualify as such.

5.5  Local  Cultural  Properties  as  declared  by  the  pertinent  Sanggunian  or  Legislative
Assembly.

5.5.1   Regional  Cultural  Property  as  designated  by  an  ordinance  of  the  Regional

Legislative Assembly;
5.5.2   Provincial    Cultural    Property    as   designated    by   an   ordinance    of   the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan;
5.5.3   City  Cultural  Property  as  designated  by  an  ordinance  of  the  Sangguniang
Panlungsod;
5.5.4   Municipal    Cultural    Property    as   designated    by   an   ordinance    of   the
Sangguniang Bayan;
5.5.5   Barangay    Cultural    Property    as   designated    by   an   ordinance    of   the Sangguniang Barangay.

5.6  Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage as inscribed by the UNESCO.

5.7  Intangible  cultural  heritage  elements  included  in  one  or  more  domains:  (1)  oral traditions  and  expressions,  including  language  as  a  vehicle  of  intangible  cultural heritage;  (2)  performing  arts;  (3)  social  practices,  rituals,  and  festive  events;  (4) knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe, and (5) traditional craftsmanship.

5.8  Inventories to be included in the registry:

5.8.1   Local Cultural Databases created by Local Government Units.
 
5.8.1.1    An  acceptable  local  cultural  database  shall  be  an  inventory  or  a detailed  list of tangible  and intangible  cultural  heritage  prepared  in the PRECUP forms, including the documentation of traditional and contemporary arts and crafts, and accompanied by a Sanggunian Ordinance  or Resolution  recognizing  it as a regional, provincial, city, municipal, or barangay inventory.

5.8.2       National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Inventory  of  intangible  cultural  properties  of  the  Philippines  made  through close collaboration of the Commission, cultural agencies, and the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines.

Section 6. Procedures

The   following   are   the   procedures   for  registering   cultural   properties   by  concerned institutions and agencies:

The following are the procedures for registering cultural properties:

6.1  Cultural Databases from the LGUs and Cultural Agencies

6.1.1   The LGUs and the Cultural Agencies  shall furnish the Commission  a copy of their cultural databases. LGUs shall submit their local cultural databases composed  of  cultural  properties  under  its  jurisdiction,  including  the Sanggunian ordinances or resolutions recognizing such. Meanwhile, cultural agencies  are  required  to  submit  the  evaluation  and  documentation   of  the contents  of  their  cultural  database.   All  cultural  agencies  concerned   shall individually maintain and come up with an inventory, evaluation, and documentation   of  all  cultural   property   they  have  declared,   including   the resolutions pertaining to the declaration, and shall submit the same to the Commission.

6.1.2   The Commission shall validate the submissions.

6.1.2.1    The  inventories   shall  be  checked   for  completeness   of  data  as determined by the PRECUP forms. Incomplete inventories shall be returned  to  LGUs  and  for  cultural  agencies  for  completion  while complete inventories will proceed to the next step.

6.1.2.2    The cultural property to be registered shall be checked if it complies with the characteristics  of a cultural property prescribed  by R.A. No. 10066.

6.1.2.3    Non-compliant  properties will not be registered and the LGU shall be informed of its non-inclusion. The LGU may contest the non-inclusion of the submitted entry and shall be subject for re-evaluation.

6.1.2.4    The Commission shall check if the cultural property had already been registered by a Cultural Agency. Previously registered properties will be  updated   in  the  publicly  accessible   list  if  new  information   is provided by the LGU.

6.2  Inclusion of the Registry in the NCCA Cultural Databank

6.2.1   After  completing  the  validation  process,  entries  shall  be  included  into  the Cultural Databank  maintained  by the Commission.  General information  about the  cultural  property  shall  also  be  added  to  the  publicly  accessible   list. Information  on location  and ownership  of privately-owned  cultural  properties shall be withheld.
6.2.2   If  a  property   included   in  the  local  cultural   database   is  declared   as  an
Immovable  Cultural  Property  included  in  the  local  cultural  database  will  be declared, the concerned cultural agency shall, after registration, give a copy of the said  property  to the Registry  of Deeds  for annotation  on the land  titles covering said immovable property.
6.2.3   The updated Registry shall be referred to cultural agencies for their evaluation.

6.3  Works of National Artists and Manlilikha ng Bayan

6.3.1   Works  of National  Artists  and  Manlilikha  ng Bayan  shall  be reported  to the Commission.
6.3.2   The  Commission  shall  add  the entries  to the publicly  accessible  list on the NCCA website.  The Commission  shall maintain  a separate  list for the public stating  the  categories  and  cultural  properties  thereunder  for  public  access without indicating ownership and location of such cultural properties.

Section 7. Minimum Requirements  for Registering Cultural Properties

The following  are the minimum  requirements  for the registration  of cultural properties  at the Registry:

7.1  Documentation  data:

7.1.1   Required data fields as indicated in the PRECUP Forms;

7.1.2   Photograph(s),  videos, audio recordings, and other multimedia materials of the cultural  property/element   with  the  condition  that  it  shall  not  be  modified  or tampered in any way.

7.2  Cover letter stating the following:

(a)  Subject: Official Submission of Local Inventory of Cultural Properties;
(b)  Addressed to: The Chairman or the Executive Director of the Commission; (c)   Copy furnished to: The Philippine Registry of Cultural Property.

7.3  For LGUs, a copy of the local ordinance  or resolution  creating or updating  the local cultural inventory and endorsing such to the Commission.

7.4  The Commission shall accept hard or digital copies of the documentation data, the photograph, and the cover letter.

Section 8. Implications of Registering Cultural Properties

8.1  All cultural  properties  enlisted  in the Registry  merit  protection  by the Commission, pertinent cultural agencies or local government units which are responsible for the registration of pertinent cultural property.

8.2  Registered  Cultural Properties  that are declared  as National Cultural Treasures  and
National Historical Landmarks are entitled to receive the following privileges:

(a)  Priority government funding for protection, conservation and restoration; (b)  Incentives for private support of conservation and restoration;
(c)   An official  Heritage  Marker  will be placed  by the cultural  agency  on a cultural property;
(d)  In times  of armed  conflict,  natural  disasters  and  other  exceptional  events  that endanger the cultural heritage of the country, all World Heritage Sites, National Cultural  Treasures  or National  Historical  Landmarks,  Sites or Monuments  shall be given utmost priority protection by the Government;
(e)  All cultural protection, conservation, and restoration.

8.3  The private collectors  and owners of cultural property listed in the Registry shall not be divested of their possession  and ownership  thereof even after registration  of said property as herein required.

8.4  The Commission,  in close collaboration  with the UNESCO  National  Commission  of the  Philippines,  shall  undertake  the  safeguarding  measures  of  intangible  cultural heritage elements inscribed in the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage, as part of implementing  the provisions of the UNESCO Convention  for the Safeguarding  of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

8.5  Protection of intangible cultural properties shall be monitored and administered by the Commission.   The   material   recordings   of   intangible   property   shall   be   closely monitored. Recordings  of intangibles save for indigenous design shall require written permits from the Commission when taken out of the country.

8.5.1   The Commission  shall periodically  monitor on site intangible  cultural property and may therefore enter into communities to fulfill that purpose, subject to jurisdiction of government agencies such as National Museum and National Commission for Indigenous Peoples.

8.6  The Commission  and the private owner of the cultural property may enter in heritage agreements in protecting/preserving properties. The agreement may be the following:

(a)  Public access to the property;
(b)  Value of the property declared as ICP may also receive government  funding for
its encumbrance;
(c)   Duration of the servitude of the property;
(d)  Restriction  of the right of the owner or occupant  to perform acts on or near the place;
(e)  Maintenance and management of the property;
(f)   Provision of financial assistance for the conservation;
(g)  Provision of financial assistance for the conservation of the property;
(h)  Procedure for the resolution of any dispute arising out of the agreement.

Section 9. Frequency of Updating the Registry

In order to maintain  an up-to-date  registry  of cultural  property,  the following  procedures shall be undertaken:

9.1  The local government  units shall update annually their inventory of cultural property, including the documentation  of traditional and contemporary  arts and crafts, and shall furnish the Commission a copy of such updated inventory.

9.2  Cultural  agencies  shall  update  their  inventory,  evaluation,  and  documentation   of cultural properties whenever a cultural property has been declared according to their category as a certain Grade of cultural property. Such updated documents,  including the resolutions pertaining to the declaration, shall be submitted to the Commission 90 calendar days after the date of its declaration.

9.3 Private  individuals,  as  well  as  government  agencies  and  instrumentalities, government-owned  and/or  controlled  corporations  and  their  subsidiaries,  including public   and   private   educational   institutions,   shall   report   their   newly   acquired, discovered,  or possessed  cultural  property  to the  appropriate  cultural  agency  and shall  register  such  property  90  calendar  days  after  the  date  of  its  acquisition, discovery, or possession.

9.4  Updated entries shall be published monthly in the website of the Commission.

Section 10. Monitoring of Cultural Properties Included in the Registry

The responsible cultural agency or local government unit shall likewise submit periodic monitoring  reports on cultural properties  under their jurisdiction  to the Commission  along with the submission of their respective cultural databases to the Registry. This is to ensure protective  measures  are put in place at the cultural properties,  to assess their conditions and,  eventually,  to  decide  on  the  necessity  of  adopting  specific  measures  to  resolve recurrent problems.

Section 11. Penal Provisions

Penal provisions as mentioned in Section 49 of Republic Act 10066 shall apply with regard to the non-registration  and unauthorized  demolition, alteration, and modification of cultural properties in the Registry.

Section 12. Separability Clause

In the event  that any provision  or part of these  Guidelines  is declared  unauthorized  or rendered invalid by any court of law or competent authority, those provisions not affected by such declaration shall remain valid and in force.

Section 13. Effectivity

These Guidelines shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in a newspaper of general circulation and fifteen days after registration with the Office of the National Administrative Register.