The National Museum of the Philippines declared the Quezon Memorial Shrine as one of the country’s National Cultural Treasures, the Quezon City government said Monday.
The Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) was declared by the National Museum as one of the country’s National Cultural Treasures, the city government announced on Monday, Dec.27. The National Cultural Treasure citation is the highest government distinction that can be conferred on a cultural property. May
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(Photo by Amper Campaña) April 14, 2021 THE image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu and the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu were declared as national cultural treasures by the National Museum of the Philippines on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, exactly 500 years after the first Catholic baptism in the Philippines.
Under the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, or Republic Act 10066, a national cultural treasure refers to a unique cultural property that possesses “outstanding historical, cultural, artistic and/or scientific value which is highly significant and important to the country and nation.”
The same law provides that national cultural treasures are entitled to receive the following: priority government funding for protection, conservation and restoration; incentive for private support of conservation and restoration; an official heritage marker; and priority protection by the government in times of armed conflict, natural disasters and other excep
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