April 26, 2019
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11333
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8492, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "NATIONAL MUSEUM ACT OF 1998," AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the "National Museum of the Philippines Act."
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is the policy of the State to pursue and support the cultural development of the Filipino people, through the preservation, enrichment and dynamic evolution of Filipino national culture, based on the principle of unity in diversity in a climate of free artistic and intellectual expression.
SECTION 3. Renaming of the National Museum. — The National Museum is hereby renamed as the "National Museum of the Philippines," or, alternatively in Filipino, "Pambansang Museo ng Pilipinas." The shortened name "National Museum" or "Pambansang Museo" shall be understood as exclusively referring to the same, and its use in any manner or part of any name with respect to any institution within the Philippines shall be...
