[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11771, May 24, 2022 ]
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY CULTURAL CENTER AND MUSEUM IN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, DEFINING ITS PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SEC. 3. To fulfill its purposes and achieve its objectives, the Cagayan de Oro City Cultural Center and Museum shall:
(a) Complete musical notes and lyrics of Higaonon and other tribes' ancestral songs, traditional songs and ballads, and modern and contemporary music compositions, and collect samples of musical instruments of local origin, design, and creation;
(b) Publish and disseminate Cagayan de Oro's literary works, epics, stories, and historical accounts;
(c) Compile Cagayan de Oro City's literature, film, or audio-visual recordings of cultural performances in music, dance, oral literature, and festival celebrations;
(d) Compile Cagayan de Oro City's epigrams, proverbs, legends, and the origin and etymology of the city, its words, names of barangays, municipalities and other places of interests and their respective histories;
(e) Gather and document Cagayan de Oro City's religious practices and traditions, and the background and origin of the local fiestas and festivals;
(f) Compile photographs of and showcase by appropriate exhibits, local landmarks, historical sites and scenic views, and acquire and display varied range of local arts and artifacts;
(g) Gather specimens of archaeological findings, collect stones, rocks, and other geological materials, and preserve by appropriate methods samples of flora and fauna indigenous to the city and its environs;
(h) Conduct performances on local music, dances, arts, literary works, epics, stories, historical accounts and legends; and
(i) Carry out any other relevant and appropriate activities.
SEC. 4. The City Government of Cagayan de Oro shall provide the land necessary for the construction or establishment, or both of the main venue and ancillary offices and facilities of the Cagayan de Oro City Cultural Center and Museum.
SEC. 5. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current year's budget of the NCCA (Proper). Thereafter, such amount as may be necessary for its continued implementation shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 6. Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the NCCA, in coordination with the City Government of Cagayan de Oro, other concerned agencies of the government, and private stakeholders, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
SEC. 7. Notwithstanding the non-issuance of the implementing rules and regulations, this Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III | (SGD.) LORD ALLAN JAY Q. VELASCO Speaker of the House of Representatives |
(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate | (SGD.) MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA Secretary General House of Representatives |
Approved: MAY 24 2022
(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines