EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 378, February 29, 1972

[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 378, February 29, 1972 ]

CREATING THE PHILIPPINE TOURIST BOARD

WHEREAS, there is need to coordinate efforts in the development and promotion of tourism in the Philippines, and to involve all entities directly or indirectly connected with tourism so as to provide a wholesome atmosphere for tourists in the Philippines;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby create the Philippine Tourist Board composed of the following:

Commissioner of Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chairman

President, Philippine Tourist & Travel Association . . . . . . . . .

Vice-Chairman

Commissioner of Immigration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

Commissioner of Customs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

Director, Bureau of Quarantine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

Director, Civil Aeronautics Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

Director, Civil Aeronautics Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

Manager, Manila International Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

Director, Parks and Wildlife Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

Administrator, NACIDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

Chief, METROCOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

President, Philippine Chamber of Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

President, Associated Hotels of the Philippines . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

President, Hotels & Restaurant Association of the Philippines

Member

President, Advertising Council of the Philippines . . . . . . . . . .

Member

President, Philippine Press Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

President, Association of Tour Operators of the Philippines .

Member

President, Philippine Society of Travel Agencies . . . . . . . . . .

Member

President, Taxicab Operators of the Philippines . . . . . . . . . .

Member

President, Bus Operators Association of the Philippines . . . .

Member

President, Hunting and Fishing Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

President, Chamber of Cottage Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

President, Airlines Operators of the Philippines . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

President of the Jaycees, Rotary and Lions Clubs in the Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

Representative of the Mayor, Manila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

Representative of the Mayor, Pasay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

Representative of the Mayor, Makati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

Representative of the Mayor, Quezon City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member

The Board shall serve as an advisory body to establish the proper direction, the long-term and short-term objectives, the standards, and to recommend the necessary legislation, towards the advancement of tourism in the Philippines.

Done in the City of Manila, this 29th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-two.

(SGD.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR Executive Secretary