Republi of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

55
HOUSE BILL NO. 55?

Introduced by Honorable Mark O. Go

PLANATORY NOTE

It is the declared policy of the State to promote youth participation and development
in the country. To this end, the Philippine Constitution recognizes the role of the youth
in nation-building and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual,
intellectual and social well being. Sports tournaments, academic conferences and
competitions, both local and international, are recognized as great venues where the
youth of the country could excel and bring pride to their families, schools and the
country. The same goes for winning representatives to international beauty pageants
who proudly represented the Philippines

Those who bring honor to the country should be given incentives such as the
exemption from paying the travel tax when they travel abroad to join the
aforementioned activities. The Philippine levies a travel tax of PHP 2,700 for first
class passengers, PHP 1,620 for economy class passengers and reduced or privilege
amounts depending on the classification. These amounts, while small for some, is

already a burden for those travelling with a limited budget.

This representation believes that exempting students, athletes, academic conference
participants and beauty pageant contestants from the payment of the travel tax will not
adversely affect the country’s travel tax collections which reached PHP 3.852 billion
in 2014. This small incentive is one way of showing our full support behind our
fellow Filipinos who seek glory in the name of the country,

In view of the foregoing, passage of this bill is earnestly sought



Republic of the Philip
)F REPRESENTATIY)
Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Mark O. Go

AN ACT EXPANDING TRAVEL TAX EXEMPTION TO INCLUDE THE

JUNTRY’S REPRESENTATIVES TO INTERNATIONAL SPORTS

TOURNAMENTS, ACADEMIC CONFERENCES AND BEAUTY
PAGEANTS, AMENDING PD 1183 AS AMENDED

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

Section 1, Section 2 of PD 1183 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2, The following shall be exempted from the payment of the travel tax imposed
under Section one of this Decree by securing a Travel Tax Exemption Certificate from
the Philippine Tourism Authority

"a) Officials and employees of the Philippine Government or any of its
departments, bureaus, and instrumentalities traveling on official business;

"b) Persons whose fares are paid out of Philippine Government funds;

"e) Foreign diplomatic and consular officials and members of their staff? who
are duly aceredited to the Republic of the Philippines including the immediate
members of their families and household domestics whose entry as such has
been authorized by the Philippine Government;



"d) Officials, consultants, experts and employees of the United Nations
organization and of its agencies, and those exempted under existing laws,
treaties and international agreements;

"e) Personnel of multinational companies with regional headquarters at, but not
engaged in business in the Philippines, and their dependents if joining them
during the period of their assignment in the Philippines as certified to by the
Department of Trade:

"f) Crew members of ships and airplar
leaving the country to join their v
therein;

s plying international routes who are
sels or airplanes or to assume their positions

"g) Filipino citizens who are permanent residents of foreign countries who have
stayed in the Philippines for a period of not more than one (1)

"h) Bona-fide students whose studies have been approved by the NEDA
Scholarship Committee and foreign students whose studies in the country is
financed by their government or by an international organization:

"j) Infants who are two years old or less:

"j) Scientists and experts of any nationality invited by the Philippine
Government in the interest of science and technology:

"k) Destitutes certified to by the Department of Social Services & Development
as such needing medical treatment not available in the Philippines as certified
to by the Department of Health, and whose fares are paid for by private
individuals, charitable institutions and organizations;

") Those authorized by the President of the Philippines for reasons of national
interest (.) 5

M) BONAFIDE STUDENTS WHO WILL REPRESENT THEIR SCHOOL
AND THE COUNTRY TO INTERNATIONAL SPORTS TOURNAMENTS
AND ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS, AS CERTIFIED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND/OR THE COMMISSION ON
HIGHER EDUCATION;

N) PHILIPPINE REPRESENTATIVES TO ACADEMIC CONF
ABROAD, AS CERTIFIED BY THEIR RE
THE COMMI

RENCES,
SPECTIVE UNIVERSITIES AND
ION ON HIGHER EDUCATION;

O) COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES TO INTERNATIONAL
TOURNAMENTS AND SPORTS EVENTS AS CERTIFIED BY THEIR
RESPECTIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND/OR TOURNAMENT
ORGANIZER:



P) COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES TO BEAUTY PAGEANTS AS
CERTIFIED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE PAGEANT ORGANIZERS.”

XXX XXX XXX

SEC. 2. Separability Claw: If any provision of this Act is declared invalid or
unconstitutional, other provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall remain
in full force and effect.

SEC. 3. Repealing Clause. ~ All laws, orders, decrees, rules and regulations, and other
parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended
or modified accordingly.

SEC. 4, 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,