Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ______ 
Introduced by Honorable Ma. Alana Samantha Taliño Santos 
AN ACT DECLARING MOUNT KITUVED LOCATED IN BARANGAY BENTANGAN, 
MUNICIPALITY OF CARMEN, PROVINCE OF COTABATO, A TOURIST SPOT AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Our state policy outlines the need to promote, encourage, and develop tourism as a major national 
activity in which private sector investment, effort and initiative are fostered and supported. It shall 
be noted that tourism is an indispensable element of the national economy and an industry of 
national interest and importance, which must be harnessed as an engine of socio- economic growth 
and cultural affirmation to generate investment, foreign exchange, employment, and to continue 
to mold an enhanced sense of national pride for all Filipinos. 
This bill is geared towards declaring the Mount Kituved as a tourist spot which can lead to the 
attraction of tourists and can bolster economic development in the province. Its declaration as a 
tourist spot can contribute to its development, protection, and preservation. 
Further, this also seeks to direct the Department of Tourism and other concerned local government 
entities to prepare a corresponding tourism development plan that shall ensure the aforementioned. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
HON. MA. ALANA SAMANTHA TALIÑO SANTOS 
Representative, 3rd District of Cotabato 
January 3, 2023
8:15 am
6729


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ______ 
Introduced by Honorable Ma. Alana Samantha Taliño Santos 
AN ACT DECLARING MOUNT KITUVED LOCATED IN BARANGAY BENTANGAN, 
MUNICIPALITY OF CARMEN, PROVINCE OF COTABATO, A TOURIST SPOT AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Mount Kituved located in Barangay Bentangan, Municipality of Carmen, 3rd 
District of the Province of Cotabato, is hereby declared a tourist spot. As such, its development as 
well as the access roads leading thereto shall be prioritized by the Department of Tourism (DOT), 
subject to the rules and regulations governing the development of tourist destinations.  
SECTION 2. Within one (1) year from the approval of this Act, the DOT, in coordination 
with the concerned local government units and agencies of the government, shall prepare a tourism 
development plan, containing, among others, the construction, installation and maintenance of 
such appropriate facilities and infrastructure that shall encourage tourism in the area. Provided, 
that said development plan shall ensure the preservation and conservation of the natural beauty 
and historical significance thereof. 
SECTION 3: The DOT shall take immediate steps to implement the development plan and 
incorporate that same in its National Tourism Development Plan for the ensuing calendar year.  
SECTION 4: The Secretary of the DOT shall include in the program of the Department the 
implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General 
Appropriations Act and from internally generated funds of the DOT. 
SECTION 5. Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of the 
DOT shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the proper implementation of this 
Act.  
SECTION 6: This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official 
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved, 
6729