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AN ACTAMENDING SECTIONS 443, 454, AND 463 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 
7160 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF
1991”
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Tourism is an integral part of the Philippine economy. According to the World Travel 
and Tourism Council (WTIC) the Philippine travel and tourism industry contributed a 
total of PI.43 trillion to the local economy which is equivalent to 10.6 percent of the 
country’s gross domestic product in 20151. These figures are still expected to rise and 
create a remarkable quantity of employment opportunities. Thus calls for the need to 
fortify the tourism safeguards provided by Republic Act No. 9593, otherwise known 
as the “Tourism Act of 2009.”
Section 42 of Republic Act No. 9593 provides Tourism Officers -  Every province, 
city or municipality in which tourism is a significant industry shall have a permanent 
position for a tourism officer. However, the local government units where tourism is a 
booming industry falls short of permanent positions for tourism officers. Furthermore, 
Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the “Local Government Code of 1991” 
does not include the provision of permanent positions of tourism officers in its 
exclusive list of officers for every local government unit.
Without a specific amendatory clause in Tourism Act of 2009, local government units 
failed to establish permanent positions for tourism officers by local government units. 
This proposed measure intends to address the issue by amending the pertinent 
provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991 and ensure that permanent 
positions for tourism officers are provided in order to strengthen and promote the 
growth of the tourism industryin the country.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
MARIA LOUR 
Senator
S NANCY S. BfNAY
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AN ACT AM ENDING SECTIONS 443,454, AND 463 OF REPU BLIC ACT 
NO.7160 O TH ERW ISE KNOW N AS TH E “LOCAL GOVERNM ENT CODE OF
1991”
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
SECTION 1. Sections 443 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the 
'Local Government Code of 1991" is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 443. Officials o f the Municipal Government.
(a) There shall be in each municipality a municipal mayor, a municipal 
vice mayor, Sangguniang Bayan members, a secretary to the 
Sangguniang Bayan, a municipal treasurer, a municipal assessor, a 
municipal accountant, a municipal budget officer, a municipal 
planning and development coordinator, a municipal engineer/building 
official a municipal health officer, and a municipal civil registrar.
IN M U N ICIPA LITIES W H ERE TOURISM  IS A SIGNIFICANT 
INDUSTRY, 
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TOURISM  
O FFIC ER  
SHALL 
ALSO 
BE 
APPOINTED, 
IN 
ACCORDANCE 
W ITH  
TH E 
Q UALIFICATIONS SET FORTH  IN REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9593, 
O TH ER W ISE KNOW N AS TH E "TO U RISM  ACT OF 2009."
SEC. 2. Sections 454 of the Local Government Code of 1991 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec.454. Officials o f the City Government.
(a) There shall be in each city a mayor, vice mayor, Sangguniang 
Panlungsod members, a secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod, a 
city treasurer, a city assessor, a city accountant, a city budget officer, a


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city planning and development coordinator, a city engineer, a city 
health officer, a city civil registrar, a city administrator, a city legal 
officer, a city veterinarian, a city social welfare and development 
officer, and a city general services officer.
IN C ITIES W HERE TOURISM  IS A SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRY, 
A TO U RISM  O FFIC E R  SHALL ALSO BE APPOINTED, IN 
ACCORDANCE W ITH  TH E QUALIFICATIONS SET FORTH  
IN REPU BLIC ACT NO. 9593, O TH ERW ISE KNOW N AS TH E 
"TO U RISM  ACT OF 2009."
SEC. 3. Sections 463 of the Local Government Code of 1991 is hereby
amended read as follows:
Sec. 463. Officials of the Provincial Government.
(a) There shall be in each province a governor, a vice governor, members 
of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, a secretary to the Sangguniang 
Panlalawigan, a provincial treasurer, a provincial assessor, a provincial 
accountant, a provincial engineer, a provincial budget officer, a 
provincial planning and development coordinator, a provincial legal 
officer, a provincial administrator, a provincial health officer, a 
provincial social welfare and development officer, a provincial general 
services 
officer, 
a provincial 
agriculturist, 
and 
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provincial 
veterinarian.
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PROVINCES W H ERE TOURISM  IS A SIGNIFICANT 
INDUSTRY, 
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TOURISM  
O FFIC ER  
SHALL 
ALSO 
BE 
APPOINTED, IN ACCORDANCE TO TH E QUALIFICATIONS 
SET FORTH  IN REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9593, O TH ERW ISE 
KNOW N AS TH E "TO URISM  ACT OF 2009."
SEC.4. Im plem enting Agency. The Department of Interior and Local 
Governance (DILG) in coordination with the Department of Tourism 
(DOT) shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to implement 
the provisions of this Act
SEC.5. Repealing Clause. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, 
rules, and regulations, or portions thereof, inconsistent with this Act are 
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.


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SEC. 6. Separability Clause. If any part of provision of this Act shall be 
held unconstitutional or invalid, other provisions hereof which are not 
affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.
SEC.7. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation.
Approved,