Protecting Filipino Heritage: Laws and Initiatives for the Preservation of Cultural Property in the Philippines

The Islands of the Philippines are endowed with rich natural and cultural heritage which is represented by numerous cultural properties. These are priceless and irreplaceable assets not exclusively of the country but of humanity as a whole. To ensure its protection, there is an on-going commitment to preserve, protect and sustainability manage these properties for the present and future generations of Filipinos. This commitment does not only involve members of the communities but national authorities as well. At the national level, the task of protecting and preserving the cultural property has been assigned to the Cultural Properties Division (CDP) of the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) by virtue of Republic Act No. 4846 as amended by Presidential Decree No. 374, popularly known as the Cultural Properties Preservation and Protection Act.

Published in 2017 by National Museum of the Philippines

72 pages / Paperback