Title
Declares Dapitan City a national shrine
Law
Republic Act No. 6468
Decision Date
Jun 17, 1972
Dapitan City is designated as a National Shrine City and tourist destination, with an appropriation of 250,000 pesos for the preservation of Dr. Jose Rizal's relics and enhancement of the area.

Questions (Republic Act No. 6468)

It declares Dapitan City a “National Shrine City” and a “tourist spot” in the Philippines.

To improve, beautify, and preserve the relics and shrine of Dr. Jose Rizal, and to aid the city government for the same purpose.

The law authorizes the appropriation of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos (₱250,000).

From any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

For the fiscal year nineteen hundred and seventy-three.

Thereafter, the said sum appropriated shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.

The Board of Tourist and Travel Agency.

It must accord priority to this project in the allocation of its funds or tourist parks development.

The relics and shrine of Dr. Jose Rizal.

It legally classifies Dapitan City as both a National Shrine City and a tourist spot.

It takes effect upon its approval.

The law states it was enacted without Executive approval and is dated June 17, 1972.

The Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled.

To improve, beautify, and preserve the relics and shrine of Dr. Jose Rizal.

It mainly authorizes funds (for city government aid for the same purpose) and directs the tourist agency to prioritize the project; it does not expressly create broad new local government powers in the provided text.

It is a special law that provides a designation (national shrine city and tourist spot) and authorizes a specific appropriation with an institutional funding priority.


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