Section 2Sec./Art. 2

Declaration of Policy. Section 14, Article XIV of the Constitution declares that the State shall foster the preservation, enrichment, and dynamic evolution of a Filipino culture based on the principle of unity in diversity in a climate of free artistic and intellectual expression. Section 16 of the same Article declares that the country's artistic and historic wealth constitutes the cultural treasure of the nation and shall be under the protection of the State which may regulate its disposition.

The State recognizes that motor vehicles are integral part of Philippine culture, embedded in its history and chronicles of government, transportation, industry, social life, and popular culture. The State acknowledges that surviving vintage vehicles, as well as their related tools, equipment, accessories, buildings, literature, and collectible ephemera, deserve and require sustainable conservation, and that motoring heritage aids contextualization, documentation, interpretation, and understanding of the development of the nation's way of life and how it continues to transition. Within this context, the preservation of vintage vehicles is in accord with policy of the State to preserve its heritage and patrimony.

The State recognizes the large and expanding international markets for the restoration of these vintage vehicles.1aшphi1 The State is keenly aware that the country's unique conditions, the capability of its small and medium industries, and the quality of its human resource make it competitive in those markets. It is therefore the declared policy of the State to provide an environment that will encourage its entrepreneurs and industries to participate in those markets and permit its businessmen, technicians, and workforce to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for the purpose. In furtherance of such policies, the State shall pursue the following objectives:

(a)Protect, preserve, enhance, and promote the nation's heritage by preserving vintage vehicles and in furtherance thereof permit the importation of such vehicles in historically correct condition;

(b)Establish and strengthen regulatory policies that encourage their preservation, maintenance, occasional use, and registration;

(c)Increase economic opportunities by creating conditions favorable to small and medium industries that may participate in the international markets for the restoration and repair of vintage vehicles and the manufacture of their spare and replacement parts; and

(d)Encourage tourism through the promotion of automobile tours, establishment of vintage vehicle or car museums, exhibits, vintage motorsports, and similar events.