Intramuros Restoration and Admin Creation

Board, officers, and committees

Section 2 provides that the Administration is directed by a Board of Administrators composed of: (1) the Minister of Human Settlements as Chairman, (2) the Mayor of the City of Manila, (3) the Executive Director of the National Historical Institute, (4) the Administrator, and (5) such persons as the President may designate.
Section 2 provides that the Executive Officer is an Administrator with the same qualifications, privileges and rank of a Deputy Minister.
Section 2 requires the Administration’s organization and staffing to follow applicable budget and compensation laws.
Section 2 authorizes the Administration to engage architectural, historical, tourism, and other consultants necessary for its work.
Section 2 authorizes the President to designate Heads of Ministries to serve on the Board ex-officio.
Section 2 provides that Board members receive per diems for each Board Meeting actually attended at rates and subject to a maximum monthly amount approved under P.D. No. 985.

Policy and advice structures

Section 2 states that the Board of Administrators sets the policies and activities of the Administration.
Section 2 requires the Administrator to report to the Board and be delegated authority as the Board decides.
Section 2 establishes an Architectural Committee and allows the Board to create other committees to advise the Administration on architectural or other policy.

Core functions and powers

Section 3 empowers the Administration to acquire, lease, hold, and manage real property and personal property needed for its work.
Section 3 authorizes the Administration to lease, mortgage, sell, alienate, or otherwise dispose of acquired personal and real property.
Section 3 authorizes the Administration to initiate, plan, undertake and supervise the restoration, upkeep and maintenance of the Intramuros Walls, including ravelins, moat, Sunken Garden, and public places or areas, plazas, streets, and other government properties situated within Intramuros.
Section 3 empowers the Administration to adopt and implement regulations on zoning, building height, dimensions, architectural style and designs, and other specifications for building construction in Intramuros.
Section 3 grants authority to regulate traffic, street usage, and related matters within Intramuros.
Section 3 requires the Administration to determine and regulate architecture of buildings erected within Intramuros, including utilization of buildings, and size and nature of display signs, advertising billboards, neon lights, and other external signs and advertisements.
Section 3 authorizes the Administration to require private holders to modify the design of existing buildings to comply with approved specifications.
Section 3 authorizes the Administration to expropriate property within the bounds of Intramuros.
Section 3 authorizes the Administration to sponsor and conduct festivals and to charge and collect admission fees to the restored Gates and other attractions operated by the Administration.
Section 3 authorizes the Administration to undertake other activities necessary to enhance and achieve its objectives.

Transfer of administration and properties

Section 4 transfers to the Administration buildings and lands owned by the National Government administered by the Bureaus of Building and Real Property Management and other national government offices and agencies, including government-owned or controlled corporations located in Intramuros.
Section 4 provides that transfers involving properties of government corporations and the City of Manila require mutually agreed compensation arrangements between the Administration and the agencies concerned, recommended to the President for final approval.
Section 4 transfers administration of Fort Santiago, the Sunken Garden, and the Municipal Golf Links, including concessions within the Sunken Garden and elsewhere on public land and other public properties in Intramuros, to the Administration.
Section 4 allows the City of Manila to continue operating the Municipal Golf Links.

Facilities, commercialization, and cultural operations

Section 5 allows the Administration to operate museums, art galleries, theaters, and other cultural/educational facilities incidental and suitable to its objectives.
Section 5 authorizes the Administration to operate facilities directly or through existing institutions such as the National Museum, Cultural Center of the Philippines, National Library, and other government agencies.
Section 6 allows the Administration to construct, lease, sell and operate shopping and commercial facilities in Intramuros directly or in association with public or private enterprises.
Section 6 authorizes the Administration to operate guided tours and offer related tourism services.

Building appearance rules and required approvals

Section 7 allows the Administration to require owners of existing structures to modify the design of existing buildings.
Section 7 authorizes, subject to approval of the Minister of Human Settlements and availability of funds, the use of Administration funds to undertake modifications of existing buildings (public or privately owned) to modify their external appearance in compliance with approved designs.
Section 7 prohibits making any changes in the external appearance of existing building and structures in Intramuros, including ruins, without the approval of the Administration.

Roads and traffic management

Section 8 requires that the budgetary allocation for maintenance of national and local roads within Intramuros be released to the Administration.
Section 8 authorizes the Administration to maintain such roads directly or through management with the Ministry of Public Highways, the City of Manila, or with private parties capable of doing the work, subject to applicable government rules and regulations.
Section 9 requires the Administration to control the nature, extent, and timing of access of private and public vehicles into Intramuros.
Section 9 provides that approval of public transportation routes going through Intramuros requires the concurrence of the Administration.

Construction work and permitted contractors

Section 10 authorizes construction and other civil works to be undertaken directly by the Administration.
Section 10 authorizes construction work with assistance from the Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications, or the City of Manila.
Section 10 authorizes construction work by private contractors, subject to applicable government rules and regulations.

Real property tax discounts and incentives

Section 11 allows the Administration, in consultation with the Minister of Finance, to extend discounts on real property assessments situated within Intramuros to encourage private-sector construction of duly approved facilities.
Section 11 limits such incentives to new construction and to improvements of existing buildings that conform to the Administration’s architectural specifications.
Section 12 allows the Administration, in consultation with the Minister of Industry or the Minister of Tourism (as the case may be), to extend investment incentives for industries and enterprises established in Intramuros.
Section 12 limits those investment incentives to not exceeding those granted for pioneer enterprises.
Section 12 limits industries in Intramuros to those consistent with its historical atmosphere.
Section 12 prohibits industries operating in Intramuros from being a source of air, noise, water or other types of pollution.

Appropriations, revolving fund, and borrowing

Section 13 transfers appropriations pertaining to Intramuros from the budgets of the National Historical Institute and the National Parks Development Committee to the Administration.
Section 13 authorizes the Minister of Human Settlements to fund additional operating and capital expenditures from appropriations provided for the Ministry in Batas Pambansa Blg. 1.
Section 14 authorizes the Administration to establish a Revolving Fund accruing revenues from operating and commercial transactions.
Section 14 provides that revenues in the Revolving Fund are automatically appropriated to cover expenses incurred in commercial operations, subject to pertinent budget, compensation accounting, and audit law and regulations.
Section 15 authorizes the Administration to borrow funds from domestic or foreign sources subject to applicable laws and regulations and approval of the Minister of Finance.

Grants, tax treatment, and deductibility

Section 16 authorizes the Administration to accept and receive grants/contributions from private parties for restoration, disbursement, and use in a manner the Administration determines to accelerate restoration or enhance maintenance of historical facilities.
Section 16 authorizes the Administration to give grants and contributions to private parties for restoration or maintenance of historical facilities in Intramuros.
Section 16 provides that grants and donations to the Intramuros Administration are exempt from donors and other taxes.
Section 16 provides that grants and donations are fully deductible, over and above what is ordinarily allowable under the national internal revenue code, for computing liabilities of the donor on income tax, estate tax, or gift or donor’s tax for other donations.
Section 16 provides that the value of donations in kind is determined in consultation with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

Repeal, separability, and effectivity

Section 17 repeals or modifies P.D. No. 1537 and P.D. No. 1277 and other laws, decrees, acts, letters of instructions, and executive orders inconsistent with the Decree.
Section 18 provides separability: if any section or provision is declared unconstitutional or invalid, other unaffected sections or provisions continue in full force and effect.
Section 19 provides effectivity upon approval of the Decree.
Decree date: April 10, 1979; the Decree is done in the City