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House approves on 2nd reading bill seeking to outlaw national landmarks' eyesores

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RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on second reading House Bill 8829 seeking to protect the country&#x27;s landmarks from any eyesore.</p><p>The plenary approved the measure titled, “An Act Protecting the Physical Integrity of a Cultural Property from Adverse Visual Impact and Penalizing Any Obstruction to its View and Sightline.&quot;</p><p>It amends Republic Act 10066 or the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, and shall be known as the Cultural Property Sightline Act if passed into law.</p><p>The proposed legislation prohibits any real estate development that could ruin or obstruct the view, vista, sightline or setting of the country’s national shrines, monuments, landmarks and other cultural properties.</p><p>The House is expected to vote on the bill’s final approval in 3 days.</p><p>Residential Tower Torre de Manila caused public uproar a few years ago for being an eyesore to the view of the Jose Rizal Monument in Manila’s Rizal Park.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/03/04/21/more-than-a-photobomber-condo-project-threatens-san-sebastian-church-community-experts">More than a photobomber: Condo project threatens San Sebastian Church, community - experts</a></li></ul><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y1rjD-pnZD0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on second reading House Bill 8829 seeking to protect the country's landmarks from any eyesore.</p>

The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on second reading House Bill 8829 seeking to protect the country's landmarks from any eyesore.

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House approves on 2nd reading bill seeking to outlaw national landmarks' eyesores

RG Cruz,

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Published Mar 09, 2021 09:30 PM PHT

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