Handout 2 Flashcards
is a partnership involving different interacting elements, such as tourists,
enterprises, institutions, and host communities.
Tourism Network
is an Act declaring a national policy for tourism as an engine of investment, employment, growth
Republic Act No. 9593, known as “Tourism Act of 2009”
role in the growth of tourism involves research, planning, development,monitoring, control, and implementation of policies, programs, and initiatives.
National Government
under the Tourism Act of 2009, have the powerto regulate, license, and supervise tour operators
and accommodation facilities
LGUs
shall be the primary planning, programming, coordinating,
implementing, and regulatory government agency in developing and promoting the tourism.
Department of Tourism (DOT)
It ensures fully developed and well-maintained parks for the wholesome recreation and socio-cultural education of the Filipino.
National Parks Development Committee (NPDC)
IA is charged with a role and responsibility for the orderly
restoration and development of Intramuros as a monument to the Hispanic period in Philippine history
Intramuros Administration (IA)
It shall undertake measures to provide the
standard basic dive rules to all levels or kinds of divers, regulate scuba sports, and technical diving
Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba Diving (PCSSD)
It is mandated to develop and promote the Philippines as a
retirement haven.
Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA)
It is mandated to promote, encourage, and initiate research and development projects and activities in social sciences, humanities, social and amelioration, and allied
fields
Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF)
It shall have the exclusive authority to operate and/or
franchise out the operation of stores and shops that shall sell, among others, duty and tax-free
merchandise.
Duty Free Philippines Corporation (DFPC)
It is responsible for implementing
policies and programs of the DOT pertaining to developing, promoting, and supervising tourism
projects in the Philippines.
Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA)
It is responsible for marketing and promoting the Philippines
domestically and internationally
Tourism Promotions Board (TPB)
It is responsible for administrating and enforcing immigration, citizenship, and alien admission and registration laws per the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940.
Bureau of immigration ( BI )
It is the agency of the government primarily responsible for
the pursuit of the State’s foreign policy and the nerve center for a Foreign Service worthy of the trust
and pride of every Filipino. It is also the primary representative ofthe Philippine government overseas.
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
It is the primary policy, planning, programming, coordinating,
implementing, and administrative.
Department of Transportation (DOTr)
It is an agency granted the rights,
privileges, and authority to operate and maintain gambling casinos.
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)
It is mandated to encourage the continuing
and balanced development of a pluralistic culture by the people and conserve, promote, and protect
the nation’s historical and cultural heritage.
National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)
This sector includes facilities and amenities that offer guests a place to stay
for rest and sleep
Accommodation Sector
This sector brings passengers from their place of origin to their desired
destination. There are several modes of travel: air, land, and sea.
Transportation Sector
