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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH (18") CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bit No, 1115

Introduced by: Representative Jose L. Atienza, Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill, which shall be known as the Promotion of Philippine Tourism
Through Arts and Culture Act, is intended as part of a more effective tourism
promotion program in the country and proposes to make it compulsory for all
international airlines landing in the Philippines to play Philippine music in their
sound system immediately upon their arrival, as well as all public areas like tourist
attractions, tourist buses, and business establishments like hotels, This would also
encourage hotels and business establishments to put up cultural shows for this
purpose, to generate more interest and give visitors a better appreciation of the
allure and beauty of the Philippine Islands by exposing them to Philippine arts and
culture, through music, songs and dances.

This was done by different countries worldwide such as Hawaii, Indonesia,
Malaysia and Thailand to name a few, where they have successfully utilized theit
own music, songs and dances, leaving tourists going home with a better
appreciation of their respective countries’ arts and culture. The Philippines has an
even richer reservoir of arts and culture than Hawaii and other countries, which
somehow does not get promoted because most people would rather play western
music

We believe that if the Department of Tourism (DOT) incorporates this into
its tourism promotion program, every tourist would bring home a very vivid and
clear impression of our country’s arts and culture that would nhake him want to
come back.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TH (18"") CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO, _ 1115

Introduced by: Representative Jose L. Atienza, Jr.

“ AN ACT MAKING IT COMPULSORY FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES.
LANDING IN THE PHILIPPINES TO PLAY PHILIPPINE MUSIC IMMEDIATELY UPON
THEIR ARRIVAL, AS WELL AS ALL PUBLIC AREAS LIKE TOURIST ATTRACTIONS,
TOURIST BUSES AND BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS LIKE HOTELS. “

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

SECTION 1. Title. - This act shall be known as the “Promotion of
Philippine Tourism Through Arts and Culture Act”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Principles. - The Philippine Constitution
Article II, Section 17 states that “The state shall give priority to education,
science and technology, arts, CULTURE and sports to foster patriotism and
nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human liberation
and development.

SECTION 3. Coverage

A. Airline Carriers. — All Airline Carriers coming
from International Destinations are required to play at
least 50% in their pipe in sound system Philippine
Folk Music upon entry into the territorial jurisdiction
of the Republic of the Philippines.

B. Tourist Buses. — All tourist buses with passengers on
board are required to play at least 50% Philippine
Folk Music into their pipe in sound system during the
trip.

C. Restaurants and Establishments. — All restaurants
and establishments are required to play at least 25%
Philippine Folk Music in their pipe in sound system
during store hours.


SECTION 4. Penalties for noncompliance with such Act:

A. Airlines — fine of three hundred thousand pesos only
(P 300,000.00) for every reported offense

B. Tourist Buses ~ fine of fifty thousand pesos only
(P50,000.00) for every reported offense.

C. Restaurants and other Business Establishments — fine
of twenty thousand pesos (P 20,000.00) for every
reported offense.

SECTION 5. The department of Tourism shall create a team to monitor
compliance and collection of penalties.

SECTION 6. Repealing Clause — All laws, decrees, executive orders or
parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed,
amended or modified accordingly.

SECTION 7. Separability Clause — If any provision of this Act is held
invalid or unconstitutional, other provisions not affected shall continue to be
in full force and effect.

SECTION 8. Affectivity.— This Act shall take effect fifteen (150 days
after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of national circulation.

Approved.