Laws Applicable for the Project

7/24/2019 Laws Applicable for the Project

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HISTORICAL PROFILE OF CAMALIG / CRITERIAS THAT MAKES IT A HERITAGE

SITE:

Apparent reminders of the Spanish era in Camalig are the architectural and

engineering wr! " the twn#$ church and S%ani$h hu$e$&It is to be

pointed that these were made possible through forced labor extracted from

the Filipinos by the Spanish ruling class.

Existing Historical Landmars!

Saint 'hn The (a%ti$t Church" In #$%& a huge edi'ce built as the new church cn$u)ed all the*lcanic

$tne$ " the twn+ It too another six years before the whole structure was c)%leted in

,-.-. Camalig then( could boast of ha)ing one of the strongest( most

massi)e if not the most beautiful among the church in the *icol +egion.(Such was the glory of the Camalig Church, which could easily compare with

the European cathedrals at the time.)

Ca)alig#$ S%ani$h and A)erican+era Ance$tral Hu$e$+,hese are bahay na bato -stone houses that made use of di/erent

traditional materials and are dating bac from late #$ thcentury and early

#0th century and were formerly owned by some of the most signi'cant

persons during the Spanish( 1apanese and American Era.

Su%%rting Law$/Cde$:

(Stated under Article III Section 5 of Repulic Act !". #$$%%)&

Section 2.Cultural Pr%ert Cn$idered I)%rtant Cultural Pr%ert&

,he following wors shall be considered important cultural property!

Structures using archaeological and traditional ethnographic materials3

Structures dating at least 'fty (5$) years old3

PLA00I0G G1I2ELI0ES:

Ph$ical 2e*el%)ent Planning4assess the town5s situation as regards to

indi)idual buildings( structures( open spaces( land use( tra6c( etc.( and to

present recommendations on such as well as on infrastructure and ser)ices.

Create rdinance$ setting the boundaries of the protected 7one within the

historic core and pro)iding clauses for the protection of the historic buildings

similar to those of national laws.+ 2e3ne the cre and 4u5er 6ne$of the historic town+ 8ro)ide guidelines of %re$er*atin and cn$er*atinof the Ca)alig

ance$tral hu$e$.


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S1PPORTI0G CO2ES TO CO0SI2ER:

Maintenance " Heritage 7ne$. (Stated under Section #. ARIC*E I+of

Repulic Act !". #$$%%)

A heritage 7one shall be maintained by the local go)ernment unit concerned( in

accordance with the following guidelines!

-a I)%le)entatin " A2APTI8E RE1SE of cultural properties within the

heritage site3

-9nder article II! Adapti-e reuse shall refer to the utili7ation of buildings(

other built"structures and sites of )alue for purposes other than that for which

they were intended originally( in order to conser)e the site( their engineering

integrity and authenticity of design.

-b A%%earanceof streets( pars( monuments( buildings( and natural bodies of

water( canals( paths and barangays within a locality $hall 4e )aintained a$

cl$e t their a%%earance at the ti)e the area wa$ " )$t

i)%rtance t Phili%%ine hi$tras determined by the :ational Historical

Institute3 and

-c Local go)ernment units shall document and sustain all sociocultural practices

such as( but not limited to( traditional celebrations( historical battles(

recreation of customs( and the reenactment of battles and other local customs

that are uni;ue to a locality.

E$ta4li$h)ent O" (u5er 7ne$& (Stated under Section % of Repulic Act !o.

5/% otherwise 0nown as the !ational Integrated 1rotected Areas System

(!I1AS) Act of #223)

*u/er 7ones are intended to pro)ide an extra layer of protection around the

protected area while also pro)iding li)elihood opportunities based on

sustainable resource utili7ation.

,he maone. ? Areas outside the protected area but ad


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granted to occupants who ;ualify. *u/er 7ones should be treated as an

integral part of the protected area in management planning.

Other Si)ilar Law$ that can $er*e a$ 4a$i$/ guideline$:

Ordinance No.14 series of 1997 can be a point of reference as to this aspect. (An ordinance

enacting the preser)ation and conser)ation guidelines for Bigan ancestral

houses

2EFI0ITIO0S

Stated "r) the REP1(LIC ACT 0O& ,


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-w =I)%rtant cultural %r%ert=shall refer to a cultural property ha)ing

exceptional cultural( artistic and historical signi'cance to the 8hilippines( as shall be

determined by the :ational useum and=or :ational Historical Institute.

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