Batas Pambansa Blg. 150, enacted on February 8, 1982, amends Presidential Decree No. 260 to include the 600-year-old Karim ul-Makhdum Mosque in Simunul, Tawi-Tawi, as a national shrine. This designation also encompasses various other significant cultural sites across the Philippines, which are recognized as National Cultural Treasures. The preservation and management of these sites will be overseen by the National Museum in coordination with the Department of Tourism. The law reinforces existing regulations concerning national landmarks and shrines, ensuring their protection and restoration. The act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on October 25, 1982.
February 8, 1982
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 150
AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED SIXTY AS AMENDED, BY INCLUDING SIX-HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD KARIM UL-MAKHDUM MOSQUE OF SIMUNUL, TAWI-TAWI, AMONG THE NATIONAL LANDMARKS AND MONUMENTS DECLARED AS NATIONAL SHRINES
Section One of Presidential Decree Numbered Two Hundred sixty is hereby amended as follows: acd
"SEC. 1. The Sta. Ana Site Museum in Manila, the Roman Catholic Churches of Paoay and Bacarra in Ilocos Norte, the San Agustin Church and liturgical objects therein in Intramuros, Manila, Fort Pilar in Zamboanga City, the Karim ul-Makhdum Mosque in Simunul, Tawi-Tawi, the Petroglyphs of the Rockshelter in Angono, Rizal, the Petroglyphs of Alab, Bontoc, the Stone Agricultural Calendars of Dapay Guiday in Besao, Bontoc, the Mummy Caves of Kabayan, Benguet and of Sagada and Alab, Bontoc, the Ifugao Rice Terraces of Banaue are hereby declared as National Cultural Treasures along lines of SectionS 3 and 7 of R.A. No. 4846 defining cultural properties and treasures, and their preservation, restoration and/or reconstruction shall be under the supervision and control of the National Museum in collaboration with the Department of Tourism."
The provisions of existing laws governing national shrines and landmarks shall be applied to the Karim ul-Makhdum Mosque of Simunul, Tawi-Tawi.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: February 8, 1982 (P.B. No. 336)
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 78 No. 43 Page 5849-D on October 25, 1982.