RA 9593, The National Tourism Policy Act of 2009

May 12, 2009 by Roy
Filed under: Announcement, Business news, Government, Legal, management 

The Republic Act 9593, also known as the National Tourism Policy Act 2009, was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 during the culmination of the two-day One Visayas Summit on Climate Change inside the Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort Hotel and Spa in Cebu.

RA 9593 is an act declaring a national policy for tourism as an engine of investment, employment, growth and national development. The law will give a boost the country’s tourism industry, strengthening the Department of Tourism (DOT) and its attached agencies to effectively and efficiently implement tourism policies.

It is also expected that the tourism act will gear the DOT with the necessary tools it needs to turn the Philippines into a world-class tourist’s destination. Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano said that RA 9593 gears the DOT with powerful “jet engines” that would allow it to “fly” closer to its goals.

The new law is expected to be fully implemented by the end of the year through implementing rules and regulations (IRR) that would ensure the “smooth transfer of functions” with regards to agencies to be attached to the DOT under RA 9593.


The new tourism act also reorganizes some agencies, such as the Philippine Convention and Visitors Corp., which will be known as the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB); the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) will become the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (Tieza); and the Duty Free Philippines which will become the Duty Free Philippines Corp. (DFPC).

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4 Comments on RA 9593, The National Tourism Policy Act of 2009

  1. Dinah on Wed, 13th May 2009 3:02 am

    2. about time! they should have done this sooner. pero sige na nga better late than never.

    Dinah’s last blog post..What to Do When You Have Nothing to Write About

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  2. shara on Mon, 13th Jul 2009 7:04 pm

    3. this new republic act is really an amazing idea.
    this is very beneficial to us, specially to us tourism
    students. it’ll give a lot of opportunities to our
    countrymen and to our country. it’ll be the key in
    achieving a better living in our country. =)

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  3. Allan Servando on Thu, 13th May 2010 9:24 pm

    4. Our municipality is a paradise place of beautiful beaches, water falls, mountains, picnic area, wonderful islands and etc..

    I saw the potential of our locality to help and promote Investments,employment and promote the Historical and Famous Tabon Cave in Palawan.

    I hope you can visit our place and blessed municipality.

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  4. remel m. alum on Mon, 27th Dec 2010 9:12 pm

    5. Please visit our beautiful Baliangao, Misamis Occidental. An interior town, known as the Shell Capital of Mis.occ province. We have prestine white sand beaches in the area which are very potential as one of the tourist destinations in the country. Influx of tourists have grown from 45% to 70% this year based on our Municipal Tourism Council Survey. Please visit us through FACEBOOKBALIANGAO.com.We are just 45mins away from the airport of Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte via land trip. Happy Holidays!

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