Republic Act No. 8546, enacted on February 24, 1998, designates the Biak-na-Bato site in Bulacan as a historical shrine and tourist destination, prioritizing its development by the Department of Tourism. The Philippine Tourism Authority, alongside the Department of Public Works and Highways and the National Historical Institute, is tasked with creating a tourism development plan that includes necessary facilities to enhance tourism. Following the plan's approval by the Department of Tourism, implementation will be expedited and integrated into the department's annual tourism programs. Funding for this initiative will be allocated in the General Appropriations Act for the year after the law's enactment. The act takes effect upon its approval.
February 24, 1998
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8546
AN ACT DECLARING THE SITE OF BIAK-NA-BATO IN THE PROVINCE OF BULACAN A HISTORICAL SHRINE AND TOURIST SPOT, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The site of Biak-na-Bato in the Province of Bulacan is hereby declared a historical shrine and tourist spot, and shall be accorded priority development by the Department of Tourism. prcd
SECTION 2. The Philippine Tourism Authority, in consultation with the Department of Public Works and Highways and the National Historical Institute shall prepare a tourism development plan for Biak-na-Bato. The development plan shall provide for the construction and installation of such appropriate facilities and infrastructure as shall encourage tourism in the area and shall be submitted for final approval to the Department of Tourism prior to its implementation.
SECTION 3. Upon approval by the Department of Tourism of the tourism development plan for Biak-na-Bato, it shall take immediate steps to expedite the implementation thereof and for this purpose shall incorporate the same in the department's overall tourism development programs for the ensuing calendar year.
SECTION 4. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter. prcd
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: February 24, 1998
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 94 No. 28, 11 Supp., on July 13, 1998.
An Act Declaring the Site of Biak-na-Bato in the Province of Bulacan a Historical Shrine and Tourist Spot, and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Republic Act No. 8546, Feb 24, 1998 (Philippines)
An Act Declaring the Site of Biak-na-Bato in the Province of Bulacan a Historical Shrine and Tourist Spot, and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Republic Act No. 8546 (Phil. 1998)
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