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The National Cultural Treasures declarations are authorized under the National Heritage Act of 2009 and recognized within the
Cultural Properties of the Philippines These lists contain an overview of the government recognized cultural properties in the Philippines. The lists are based on the official lists provided by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (Philippines), National Commission for ...
by the Philippine government. The list includes all declared National Cultural Treasures of the Philippines, including tangible and intangible heritage. Currently, out of the 106 National Cultural Treasures, only three are intangible. The declarations are made by the
National Commission for Culture and the Arts The National Commission for Culture and the Arts of the Philippines ( fil, Pambansang Komisyon para sa Kultura at mga Sining, ceb, Nasodnong Komisyon alang sa Budaya ug mga Arte) is the official government agency for culture in the Philippines. ...
and other cultural agencies such as the
National Museum of the Philippines The National Museum of the Philippines ( fil, Pambansang Museo ng Pilipinas}) is an umbrella government organization that oversees a number of national museums in the Philippines including ethnographic, anthropological, archaeological, and vis ...
, National Library of the Philippines, and National Archives of the Philippines. Any Filipino institution or person can nominate a cultural property for a National Cultural Treasure declaration, whether the property is private or public. If the property is private, the ownership of the property is retained by the private owner and shall not be transferred to the government. As of May 2018, 75 national cultural treasures are housed in
Luzon Luzon (; ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Philippines archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as ...
, 6 national cultural treasures are housed in
Mimaropa Mimaropa (usually capitalized in official government documents), formally known as the Southwestern Tagalog Region, is an administrative region in the Philippines. It was also formerly but still colloquially designated as Region IV-B until 201 ...
, 19 national cultural treasures are housed in the
Visayas The Visayas ( ), or the Visayan Islands ( Visayan: ''Kabisay-an'', ; tl, Kabisayaan ), are one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao. Located in the central part of the archipelago, ...
, and 6 national cultural treasures are housed in
Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...
. The Sulu archipelago currently houses no national cultural treasures. Additionally, various national cultural treasures that are originally from Mimaropa, the Visayas, and Mindanao are housed in the National Museum in Manila (Luzon), such as the Quran of Bayang.


National Cultural Treasures classification

The National Cultural Treasures of the Philippines can be classified to three distinct brackets, namely immovable heritage, movable heritage, and intangible heritage. Immovable heritage includes traditions and living expressions that are passed down from generation to generation within a particular community. There are further classified sub-categories. Those 7 sub categories are, (1) church complexes and colonial fortifications; (2) mosque complexes and temple complexes; (3) indigenous place of worship or dambana complexes; (4) modern and historical residences; (5) structures related to industry, transportation, and public works; (6) archaeological sites; and (7) miscellaneous structures and sites. As of May 2018, 85 national cultural treasures are under the immovable heritage bracket. Movable heritage are National cultural treasures under the movable heritage bracket, artifacts that are considered worthy of preservation for the future. Further classified sub-categories are: (1) ancient documents or artifacts with pre-colonial writings; (2) archaeological materials; (3) ethnic crafts; (4) historical materials owned by historical persons, families, or organizations; (5) paintings; (6) sculptures; and (7) writings and other literary works. As of May 2018, 18 national cultural treasures are under the movable heritage bracket, although one contains more than 20 heritage objects under the title of 'artifacts and ecofacts in the National Museum in Manila'. Intangible heritage is cultural heritage traditions and living expressions that are passed down from generation to generation within a particular community. Five sub-categories of this heritage would be: (1) oral traditions and expressions including language; (2) performing arts; (3) social practices, rituals, and festive events; (4) knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe; and (5) traditional craftsmanship or the tradition of making crafts, not the craft itself. As of May 2018, 3 national cultural treasures are under the intangible heritage bracket.


Declared national cultural treasures list

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upon arriving in
Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 16 ...
in the
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
on April 21, 1521. ,


See also

* Lists of Cultural Properties of the Philippines *
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*
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References

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