WHEREAS,
the Government recognizes the importance of the planetarium as an
educationald in the study of the universe; that schools of all levels
include in their curriculum, units in astronomy and related sciences,
but that there is no available laboratory close enough where book
learning can be strengthened by demonstration under the guidance of a
competent lecturer;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in view of recent developments in space science a larger
knowledge of the heavens would result in better appreciation of the
laws of nature and the efforts of man to conquer space;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, with the above benefits in mind, the National Museum with the
encouragement of the First Lady, proposed and secured approval for the
acquisition of a planetarium set through Reparations in the 18th year
schedule as a self-liquidating project. The dome is finished and now
operational;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is a need to define the guidelines for the operation of
the planetarium to meet the operating expenses and amortization to
Reparations;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution do hereby
order and decree as part of the law of the land the
following: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. The National Planetarium located at Rizal
Park, Manila is hereby established to be maintained and operated by the
National Museum.
Section 2. The National Museum shall recruit and hire
the necessary technical staff to make the Planetarium operational,
temporarily utilizing unfilled positions in its current plantilla,
until items can be incorporated in the regular budget and to do such
other things necessary to keep the Planetarium in good working
condition and the premises in presentable form.
Section 3. The National Planetarium is hereby
authorized to charge nominal entrance fees, the amount to be determined
by the Director of the National Museum which shall be constituted as a
special planetarium fund, subject to the usual audit.
Section 4. All income that shall accrue from the
operation of the Planetarium shall be considered as automatic
appropriations for the operation and maintenance of the Planetarium,
for the purchase of equipment, supplies, and materials and for the
amortization of the acquisition cost of set to the Reparations
Commission, all subject to the preparation of special
budgets. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 5. The National Museum is also authorized to
enter into an agreement with the National Parks Development Authority
for the security, landscaping, maintenance and janitorial services to
be paid out of the income of the Planetarium.
Section 6. Provisions for the staffing of the
Planetarium shall be carried in the regular appropriation acts through
succeeding years until the Reparations Commission has been fully paid
after which operational cost shall be incorporated in the regular
budget and the income will revert to the general fund.
Section 7. This decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 30th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and seventy-five.
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