Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN TOURISM-ORIENTE D BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS TO SECURE ACCREDITATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AS A PREREQUISITE TO THE ISSUANCE OF LICENSE OR PERMIT TO OPERATE BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS
Date filed
September 21, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 3190, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN TOURISM-ORIENTE D BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS TO SECURE ACCREDITATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AS A PREREQUISITE TO THE ISSUANCE OF LICENSE OR PERMIT TO OPERATE BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS | |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to make accreditation by the Department of Tourism mandatory for certain major tourism-oriente d establishments, specifically hotels, resorts, tourist inns, motels, apartels, tour guiding agencies, tour transport operators, travel agencies, tour operators and professional congress organizers, prior to the issuance of permit or license to operate by the respective LGUs. It aims to strengthen the coordination between the Department of Tourism and the local government units with the end in view of making tourism establishments in the country meet world class standards. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LAGMAN-LUISTRO, CIELO KRISEL | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-09-21 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Monfort (031 ) | 2. Clarete (078 ) |
| 3. Marcos (002 ) | 4. Calizo (049 ) |
| 5. Syjuco (041 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 6082, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TOURISM ON 2001-09-27 |
Abstract
This bill seeks to make accreditation by the Department of Tourism mandatory for certain major tourism-oriente d establishments, specifically hotels, resorts, tourist inns, motels, apartels, tour guiding agencies, tour transport operators, travel agencies, tour operators and professional congress organizers, prior to the issuance of permit or license to operate by the respective LGUs. It aims to strengthen the coordination between the Department of Tourism and the local government units with the end in view of making tourism establishments in the country meet world class standards.
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