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Find out more about what's going on in our organization and in the state of the movement. See our latest posts on news and advocacy. Our most recent posts:
International Documents on Conservation and Adaptive Reuse
Australia: Australian Government – Adaptive Reuse Hong Kong: Practice Guidebook for Adaptive Re-use of and Alteration and Addition Works...
Local Ordinances Protecting Local Cultural Heritage
Barili, Cebu: Municipal Ordinance No. 04-06-01, s. 2006 – Declaring Certain Shrines, Houses, Buildings, Monuments, Markers and Other...
Court Decisions Pertaining to Built Heritage
CA GRCV No. 91918 – Taal Basilica (October 25, 2012) "Defendants-appellees are permanently enjoined to comply with the provisions of...
Church Laws, Circulars, and Agreements
Opera artis: Circular Letter on the care of the Church's historical and artistic heritage issued April 11, 1971 by the Sacred...
List of Cultural Laws in the Philippines
Republic Act No. 4846 – Cultural Properties Preservation and Protection Act Presidential Decree No. 105, s. 1973 – Declaring National...
National Laws and its Provisions on Protecting Cultural Heritage
Protecting cultural heritage is a collective responsibility which is why its essence is also entrenched in our national laws. The...
The Philippine Constitution and Its Provisions on Protecting Cultural Heritage
There are various national laws that enable Filipinos to protect cultural heritage. It is primarily ingrained in the 1987 Philippine...


HCS Holds First Heritage Warriors Bootcamp
Heritage Conservation Society (HCS) held basic training for its members through its first heritage warriors boot camp for the year at...
On the Declarations Concerning the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex
On behalf of the Heritage Conservation Society, it is with much gratitude that we thank the National Historical Commission (NHCP), under...
JOINT STATEMENT BY THE HERITAGE CONSERVATION SOCIETY AND THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON MONUMENTS AND
The Heritage Conservation Society (HCS) and the International Council on Monuments and Sites - Philippines (ICOMOS-PH), as regards the...
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