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For purposes of this Act, the following shall be the
responsibilities of cultural agencies in the categorization of
cultural property:
(a) The Cultural Center of the Philippines shall be
responsible for significant cultural property pertaining to the
performing arts;
(b) The National Archives of the Philippines shall be
responsible for significant archival materials;
(c) The National Library shall be responsible for rare
and significant contemporary Philippine books, manuscripts
such as, but not limited to, presidential papers, periodicals,
newspapers, singly or in collection, and libraries and electronic
records;
(d) The National Historical Institute shall be responsible
for significant movable and immovable cultural property that
p'.ertains to Philippine history, heroes and the conservation of
historical artifacts;
(e) The National Museum shall be responsible for
significant movable and immovable cultural and natural
property pertaining to collections of fine arts, archaeology,
anthropology, botany, geology, wology and astronomy, including
its conservation aspect; and
(f) The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino shall be
responsible for the dissemination development, and the
promotion of .the Filipino national language and the
conservation of ethnic languages.
SEC. 32. Institutional Linkages of the National Cultural
Agencies. - The cultural agencies and other national
government agencies, as listed below, shall consult, coordinate
and work closely with the Commission in the implementation
of their respective programs/projects in the context of this Act.
Furthermore, the Commission may link up with other
agencies and institutions, as it may deem appropriate, as a
way of dealing with conservation in a holistic manner:
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