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ARTICLE XII
SENTRO RIZAL
SEC. 42.. Creation of Sentro Rizal. - There is hereby
created and established a Sentro Rizal whose main purpose
is the promotion of Philippine arts, culture and language
throughout the world.
SEC. 43. Overseas Branches or Offices of Sentro Rizal.
Sentro Rizal shall have branches or offices in countries
where there are children of overseas Filipino workers who need
to be educated about their roots, as well as developed countries
where there are large Filipino communities.
The office or branch shall be repository, inter alia, of the
following materials on Philippine arts, culture and language:
books, digital video discs, compact discs, films, magazines,
artworks, tourism promotion materials, information materials,
clc. All these shall be made available to the public, both
Filipino and foreign.
SEC. 44. Coordination and Supervision with Philippine
Schools. - The Sentro Rizal shall coordinate and supervise
the Philippine schools for Filipino children overseas.
SEC. 45. Services Offered. - The Sentro Rizal shall offer
Filipino language courses for children and adults, as well as
exhibits, small concerts, poetry reading, Philippine cuisine
lessons in all Sentro Rizal branches.
SEC. 46. Provision of Tourism, Trade and Investment
Materials to the Sentro Rizal. - The Department of Tourism,
as well as the Department of Education, the National
Commission on Culture and the Arts, the Commission on
Higher Education, the Nation.al Historical Institute, the
National Archives, the National Library, and the Cultural
Center of the Philippines, shall provide tourism promotion
materials to the Sentro Rizal overseas branches. In the same
manner, the Department of Trade and Industry shall also
provide trade and investments materials.
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