L2: PD 189 & RA 9593 of the tourist industry, both domestic and

international.
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 189 May 11, 1973
AMENDING PART IX OF THE INTEGRATED  Section 3. Authority and Responsibility. The
REORGANIZATION PLAN BY RENAMING THE authority and responsibility for the exercise
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND TOURISM AS THE of the powers and the discharge of the
DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, AND CREATING THE functions of the Department shall be vested
DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM WITH A PHILIPPINE in the Secretary of Tourism, hereinafter
TOURIST AUTHORITY ATTACHED TO IT IN LIEU OF referred to as the Secretary. The Secretary
PHILIPPINE TOURIST COMMISSION. shall be assisted by one Undersecretary.
 WHEREAS, there is need to realign  Section 4. Functions. The Department shall
government efforts towards trade be responsible for the following functions:
promotion and tourism development for a. Supervise all activities of the
greater effectiveness; government which concern tourism;
 WHEREAS, the tourist industry will b. Effect the removal of unnecessary
represent an untapped resource base barriers to travel; the integration and
toward an accelerated socio-economic simplification of travel regulations; as
development of the Philippines; well as their efficient, fair and courteous
 WHEREAS, the tourism program is enforcement to assure expeditious and
subjected to various administrative and hospitable reception of all visitors;
organizational problems; and c. Formulate an integrated program of
 WHEREAS, tourism properly deserves the promotion and publicity designed to
Government's immediate and priority attract and induce people abroad to visit
attention. the Philippines, and patronize things
 NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. Philippine, and to enhance the prestige
MARCOS, President of the Philippine, by of the Filipino people and the Republic;
virtue of the powers vested in me by the d. Review all tourism which may involve
Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all loans from government financial
the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and institutions before said institutions may
pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081 dated take action on them, and approve all
September 21, 1972, as amended, and in tourism projects and firms applying for
order to effect desired changes and reforms tax incentives under the Export
in the social, economic, and political Incentives Act, as amended by
structures of our society do hereby adopt, Presidential Decree No. 92, before the
approve, and make as part of the law of the Board of Investments may take action
land the amendment to the provisions of on them;
Part IX of the Integrated Reorganization e. Represent the Government in all such
Plan by renaming the Department of Trade conferences and meetings concerning
and Tourism as the Department of Trade tourism and travel and discharge such
and creating the Department of Tourism responsibilities of Government as may
with a Philippine Tourist Authority attached arise from treaties, agreements and
to it in lieu of the Philippine Tourist other commitments on tourism and
Commission. travel, to which it is a signatory;
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 189 f. License, regulate and supervise travel
 Section 1. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby agents, tour operators, and tour guides;
declared to be the policy of the g. Classify, regulate, supervise and license
Government to make the tourist industry a hotels, resorts, inns, motels, hotels,
positive instrument towards accelerated restaurants and other related facilities
national development. and services which cater to foreign and
 Section 2. Creation of a Department of domestic tourist and in addition,
Tourism. There is hereby created a formulate suitable standards to ensure
Department of Tourism, hereinafter that the highest possible standards are
referred to as the Department, which shall met, reasonable fees and charges are
be the primary policy, planning, made and that services are given with
programming, coordinating and honesty, courtesy, and efficiency; and
administrative entity of the executive h. Perform such other functions as may be
branch of government in the development provided by law.
 Section 7. Bureau of Tourist Promotion
 a. Press and Publication Division
b. Research and Statistics Division
c. Training and Evaluation Division

 Section 8. Bureau of Special Services. DOT Timeline

a. Tourist Reception Division  1976 - Philippine Convention Bureau (PCB)
b. Licensing and Inspection Division was created
 Section 9. Creation of Philippine Tourism  1986 - Executive Order No. 120, the DOT
Authority. was reorganized in 1987 as the primary
 Section 20. The Secretary of Tourism may government agency
establish a Tourism Advisory Council, which  1991 - Proclamation No. 188 - adopting the
may be composed of representatives of the TMP as the government's blueprint for
following trade organizations; (1) hotels, (2) tourism development
restaurants, (3) air carriers, (4) travel R.A. 9593
agencies, (5) cottage industry producers  Tourism Act of 2009
and/or distributors, (6) sea carriers, (7)  Senator Richard Gordon
land transportation operators, and (8)  Reorganization of the Department of
bankers association who shall be entitled to Tourism and its attached agencies
such per diems and allowances as may be The Tourism Act of 2009 and its Major Provisions
authorized: According to the Tourism Act of 2009, also known
 Section 26. The Civil Aeronautics Board is as RA No. 9593, tourism development aims to
reconstituted and attached to the achieve several objectives. Among these are the
Department. following:
 Section 27. The Hundred Islands  To promote tourism awareness, preserve
Conservation and Development Authority, the country's diverse cultures and heritage,
the San Juanico Tourist Development and instill a sense of history and a culture of
Authority, the Looc Estate and such other tourism among the youth and the populace;
entities as may be organized to promote  To encourage competition in the tourism
tourism are hereby attached to the industry and maximize consumer choice;
Department.  To facilitate planning in public and private
 Section 28. The Department of Trade shall sectors;
perform all the functions, except those on  To ensure a balanced and healthful ecology
tourism, of the Department of Trade and for the people;
Tourism pursuant to the applicable  To ensure full enjoyment of the benefits of
provisions of the Integrated Reorganization tourism by everyone, including indigenous
Plan. communities;
 Section 29. Repeal. Presidential Decree No.  To promote the development of progressive
132, dated February 19, 1973, and any all transportation policies as they relate to
acts, statutes, decrees, rules, repealed or tourism;
modified accordingly.  To promote the convention industry;
 Section 30. Effectivity. This Decree shall take  To alleviate poverty and promote balanced
effect immediately. rural-urban development;
 Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of  To ensure accessible and affordable
May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen destinations throughout the country;
hundred and seventy-three.  To maintain international standards of
excellence in all tourism facilities and
services
Department of Tourism  To promote tourism investments
 To ensure a sustainable funding mechanism
for tourism policies, plans, programs,
projects and activities

Philippine Tourism Authority

Civil Aeronauts Board

 (TO). The TO must have a bachelor's degree
and five years of tourism industry
experience.

Principles of Tourism Development in the  A Tourism Enterprise Zone (TEZ) is an area

Philippines: The Tourism Act of 2009 specifies the with a contiguous territory of at least five
principles that will govern the development of hectares in size; it has historical and cultural
tourism in the Philippines. Some of these are the significance, environmental beauty. The TEZ
following. includes existing or potential integrated
 Nationalism leisure facilities that have, or may have,
 Preferential treatment of Filipino nationals strategic access through transportation
 Protection of women and children be infrastructure and good connection with
 Inclusiveness existing utility infrastructure systems. The
 Research-based planning TEZ must be strategically located to catalyze
 Multisectoral participation by civil society the socioeconomic development of
and the private sector neighboring communities. A TEZ may be a
 Continuous capacity building of Local greenfield or a brownfield tourism zone. A
Government Units Greenfield Tourism Zone refers to a new or
 Balanced rural and urban development pioneer product, while a Brownfield
 Global competitiveness Tourism Zone is an area with existing
The Tourism Act of 2009 contains the following infrastructure or development.
provisions:  The law provides for the granting of fiscal
 Mandatory accreditation for primary and nonfiscal incentives to qualified
tourism enterprises; investors in a TEZ. Fiscal incentives include
 The requirement for local government units income tax holiday for six years, extendable
where tourism is a significant industry to to a maximum of six more years, 100%
have a permanent tourism officer; exemption of taxes and customs duties on
 Promotion of tourism investments through imported capital investment and
the grant of incentives in tourism enterprise equipment, and Social Responsibility
zones; Incentive of Tax deduction not exceeding
 Renaming of existing attached agencies; and 50% of the cost of environmental protection
 Attachment of additional agencies. or cultural heritage preservation activities,
sustainable livelihood programs for local
Principles of Tourism Development in the communities, and the like. Non-fiscal
Philippines incentives available for TEZ-located
 The DOT defines accreditation as "a enterprises include the option to employ
certification issued by the DOT to a tourism foreign nationals subject to conditions,
enterprise that officially recognizes [the Special Investor's Resident Visa to a foreign
latter) as having complied with the national who shall invest at least USD
minimum standards for the operation of 200,000, and the right to remit earnings
tourism facilities and services," (Tourism from foreign investment. TEZ incentives are
Act, 2009) It is mandatory for primary evaluated based on their ecological,
tourism enterprises and voluntary for economic, financial, cultural, sustainability,
secondary tourism enterprises. Primary community, and stakeholder
tourism enterprises cover travel and tour considerations.
services, land, sea and air transport services  The Tourism Act reorganized and renamed
exclusively for tourist use, accommodation the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) into
establishment convention and exhibition the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise
organizers, tourism estate management Zone Authority (TIEZA). The TIEZA is
services, and the like. Secondary tourism responsible for designating, regulating,
enterprises cover health and wellness supervising TEZs, and tourism infrastructure
services, restaurants, spas, tourism trainers, projects in the country. The Philippine
and the like. For this category of Convention and Visitors Corporation (PCVC)
enterprises, accreditation is voluntary. was reorganized as the Tourism Promotions
 According to the Tourism Act, every Board. Within the DOT, the Bureaus for
province, city, or municipality, in which Domestic and International Tourism
tourism is a significant industry must have a Promotions, and the Office of Tourism
permanent position for a tourism officer Information of the Department, were
 absorbed into the Tourism Promotions  Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone
Board (TPB). The TPB is responsible for Authority (TIEZA)
marketing and promoting the Philippines o Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA)
within and outside the country as a major o Department of Tourism’s implementing
global tourism destination, specifically as a arm in providing support infrastructures
convention destination, Catering to large- and facilitating investments in tourism
scale events, international fairs and enterprise zones (TEZ) nationwide.
conventions, congresses, sports
competitions, and expositions.  Duty-Free Philippines Corporation (DFPC)
The following are the attached agencies to the o It shall be a body corporate to operate
DOT: the duty-and tax-free merchandising
 Tourism promotions Board system in the Philippines to augment
 Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise zone the service facilities for tourists and to
Authority generate foreign exchange and revenue
 Duty-Free Philippines corporations for the government.
 Intramuros Administration  Intramuros Administration
 National Parks Development Committee o It shall be a body corporate to operate
 Nayong Pilipino Foundation the duty-and tax-free merchandising
 Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) system in the Philippines to augment
 Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba the service facilities for tourists and to
Diving (PCSSD) generate foreign exchange and revenue
 The PRA and the PCSSD were added as for the government.
attached agencies to the DOT only in 2009.  National Parks Development Committee
The other six have been attached agencies o Developing and maintaining
of the department since 1973. assigned parks specifically the Rizal
MANDATE: The Department of Tourism, Park or Luneta (NPDC's flagship),
hereinafter referred to as the Department, shall be Paco Park, the Pook ni Maria and
the primary planning, programming, coordinating, Burnham.
implementing and regulatory government agency  Nayong Pilipino Foundation
in the development and promotion of the tourism o Established in 1969 to showcase the
industry, both domestic and international, in diversity of Philippine culture and
coordination with attached agencies and other heritage.
government instrumentalities. It shall instill in the o The original park was closed to public in
Filipino the industry’s fundamental importance in 2002 by virtue of Executive Order No.
the generation of employment, investment and 111-02 for airport expansion and the
foreign exchange. NPF was asked to transfer its park
MISSION: Formulate tourism plans and programs operations to a new location at the
to promote, develop and regulate the country’s Central Business Park-1 Island B & C
tourism industry as a major socio-economic activity along the ASEAN Avenue, inland
that generates foreign currency and local Channel and Bay Boulevard in the
employment, and to spread the benefits of tourism Manila Bay Reclamation Area in
to a wider segment of the population with the Parañaque City.
support, assistance, and cooperation of both the  Philippine Retirement Authority
private and public sectors. o Its vision is to make the Philippines a
VISION: Position the Philippines as a premier globally competitive and preferred
tourist destination in Asia. retirement destination in Asia.
DOT SECRETARY: CHRISTINA GARCIA FRASCO o Mission is to provide excellent and
world class services centered towards
Attached Agencies customer-valued quality of life that is
 Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) easy, pleasant and beneficial to foreign
o Philippine Convention Bureau retirees and global Filipinos, as a
o Philippine Conventions and Visitors channel of accelerating the socio-
Corporation (PCVC) economic development of the country.
o To market and promote the o Special Resident Retiree’s Visa
Philippines domestically and  Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba
internationally as a world-class Diving
tourism and MICE destination o To provide the standard basic dive
rules to all levels or kinds of divers,
 regulate scuba sports and technical
diving in the country and ensure the
safety of the sport through the
formulation of policies pursuant
thereto, in coordination with the
Office of Tourism Standards and
Regulations, including the regulation
of the accredited scuba sports and
technical diving establishments.

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