Section 20Sec./Art. 20

Policing of buildings and grounds; authority to deputize. – The Board of Trustees through its secretary, or their authorized representatives, may designate employees of the Museum as special policemen, without additional compensation for duty in connection with the policing of the buildings and grounds of the Museum.

The Museum shall also have the authority to deputize the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines for the following:

20.1. protection of newly discovered sites from illegal exploitation;

20.2. the reporting of discovery of archaeological sites; and

20.3. the preservation of important archaeological sites in danger of destruction.

Pursuant to this authority, it shall be obligatory for the local police and civil authorities, especially city and municipal mayors and barangay chairmen to report to the Museum the discovery of archaeological sites. The local police and civil authorities are tasked with the duty of preventing illegal exploitation by unauthorized persons of discovered sites until such time as the Museum shall have established control over them.