SHEREE ANN MAQUILING LABE

ARCHT 61 – SPECIALIZATION II

KEY TERMS DEFINITION

An agreement or contract with private owner of the cultural
1. HERITAGE AGREEMENT
properties regarding to the preservation of said property.
A document intended as legally binding with primary stated
2. ENVIRONMENTAL
purpose of preventing or managing human impacts on natural
IMPACT AGREEMENT
resources.
A government owned and controlled corporation that is
3. CULTURAL CENTER OF responsible for significant cultural property pertaining to the
THE PHILIPPINES performing arts. It is established to preserve, develop and
promote arts and culture in the Philippines.
4. NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF An agency of the Republic of the Philippines that is responsible for
THE PHILIPPINES significant archival records and materials.
Responsible for rare and significant contemporary books,
5. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF manuscripts. It includes the presidential papers, periodicals,
THE PHILIPPINES newspapers, singly or in collection, and libraries and electronic
records.
6. NATIONAL HISTORICAL Responsible for significant movable and immovable cultural
COMMISSION OF THE property that pertains to Philippine history, heroes and the
PHILIPPINES conservation of historical artifacts.
They are responsible to formulate mechanisms in granting of
permit to Conduct Archaeological Exploration and Excavation and
7. SPECIAL AUTHORITY
shall continue the issuance of such permits pursuant to exiting
guidelines of the agency.
Coordinating to the experts in conducting inspection on buildings
and built environment declared as National Cultural Treasures and
8. COORDINATION BY THE
Important Cultural Properties. It also has the responsibility in
COMMISSION
deputizing law enforcement agents if necessary to enforce the
visitorial power.
9. THE SENTRO RIZAL Who sets its staffing and sets yearly budget due to the
SECRETARIST consultation with the NCCA Board.
10. RENAMING OF
HISTORICAL STREETS,
Renaming of property can be done if only approved by the
BUILDINGS DESIGNATED
National Historical Commission of the Philippines and only after
AS CULTURAL TREASURE
due to hearing on the matter.
OR IMPORTANT
CULTURAL PROPERTY
It refers to the specific domain in the Commission's intranet for
11. NCCA PORTAL cultural information that is accessed only internally with control
CULTURAL DATABANK and confidentiality. It includes the Philippine Registry of Cultural
Property (PRECUP).
Works by deceased National Artists shall be considered Important
12. WORKS BY NATIONAL
Cultural Property, unless declared or its presumption removed by
ARTIST
the Commission.
13. ARCHAEOLOGICAL It is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological
EXCAVATIONS remains and excavating the site to be studied.
14. RAREBOOKS AND
A material that is considered Important Cultural Property.
INCUNABULA
 An agreement or document legally binding for the protection of
15. INTERNATIONAL
cultural property and foreign affairs interest and to secure cultural
AGREEMENTS
heritage.
A cultural property having an exceptional cultural, artistic and
16. IMPORTANT CULTURAL
historical significance to the Philippines as shall be determined by
HERITAGE
the authority.
Maintaining the heritage zone by the local government unit
17. MAINTENANCE OF
concerned in close coordination with the appropriate cultural
HERITAGE ZONES
agency.
18. ESTABLISHMENT OF A All cultural property of the country deemed important to cultural
PHILIPPINES REGISTRY heritage shall be registered in the Philippine Registry of Cultural
OF CULTURAL PROPERTY Property.
All cultural agencies concerned shall individually maintain and
19. INVENTORY BY come up with an inventory, evaluation and documentation of all
CULTURAL AGENCIES cultural property they have declared and shall submit the same to
the Commission.
The National Museum shall have the authority to collect, maintain
20. SYSTEMATIC RESEARCH and develop the national reference collection of specimens
IN NATIONAL HISTORY including Important Cultural Property within the territorial
jurisdiction of the Philippines.