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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1109
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1109 -
DECLARING THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS IN CAGAYAN VALLEY AND KALINGA-APAYAO
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESERVATION
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WHEREAS, in
the writing of the Philippines prehistory excavated cultural artifacts
are the only tangible evidence;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, preliminary findings indicate that Cagayan Valley and
Kalinga-Apayao could have been the habitation of the oldest human being
in the Philippines;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, cultural items are being illegally taken out of said Valley
and Province and sold to collectors resulting in the destruction of the
historical and cultural evidences they represent; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that the areas in Cagayan Valley and
Kalinga-Apayao where important cultural items would be recovered be
preserved and maintained as site museum in line with Presidential
Decree No. 374.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. The archaeological areas in Cagayan Valley
and Kalinga-Apayao delineated by the excavation of the National Museum
are hereby declared Archaeological Reservations.
Section 2. All excavation in the Reservation shall be
under the control and supervision of the National Museum.
Section 3. Anyone caught exploring, excavating or
found to be in possession of excavated cultural items without proper
permits from the National Museum shall be considered to have violated
this Decree and shall be subject to the penal provisions of the
Presidential Decree No. 374.
Section 4. This Decree shall take effect upon
approval.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 28th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-seven.
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