Amending P.D. No. 1183 As Amended
Presidential Decree No. 1307, issued on March 2, 1978, amends previous decrees concerning travel tax exemptions in the Philippines. It aims to ease restrictions on foreign travel by expanding the exemption criteria to include individuals whose travel is funded by foreign governments with which the Philippines has diplomatic relations. The decree also repeals or modifies any conflicting laws or regulations. It took effect immediately upon issuance and was published in the Official Gazette on July 10, 1978.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Presidential Decree No. 1307
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Decrees
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 2, 1978
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1307
FURTHER AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1183, AS AMENDED BY PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1205
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Government to ease the restrictions on foreign travel; cd
WHEREAS, in furtherance thereof, it is deemed necessary to expand further the coverage of the provision exempting certain persons from the payment of the travel tax;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution do hereby order and decree the following:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of P.D. No. 1183 as amended by section 2 of P.D. 1205 is hereby further amended by adding a new paragraph after paragraph "l" thereof which shall read as follows:
"m) Persons whose travel is provided or funded by foreign governments with which the Philippine Government maintains diplomatic relations." acd
SECTION 2. All acts, decrees, executive orders, administrative orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provision of this Decree are repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 3. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Eight.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 74 No. 28 Page 5366 on July 10, 1978.
Cite This Law
Amending P.D. No. 1183 As Amended, Presidential Decree No. 1307, Mar 2, 1978 (Philippines)
Amending P.D. No. 1183 As Amended, Presidential Decree No. 1307 (Phil. 1978)
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