Exempting Foreign Tourists and Travelers from the Payment of Hotel Room Tax
Presidential Decree No. 31, issued on October 27, 1972, exempts foreign tourists and travelers from paying hotel room taxes during their stay in the Philippines. This measure aims to promote tourism in the country. The decree takes effect immediately upon its issuance. This initiative reflects the government's commitment to enhancing the tourism sector.
October 27, 1972
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 31
EXEMPTING FOREIGN TOURISTS AND TRAVELERS FROM THE PAYMENT OF HOTEL ROOM TAX FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR STAY IN THE PHILIPPINES *
To further promote the growth of tourism in the country, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972 and General Order No. 1, as amended, dated September 22, 1972 do hereby order and decree. cd i
SECTION 1. Foreign tourists and travellers shall be exempt from the payment of any and all hotel room tax for the entire period of their stay in the country.
SECTION 2. This decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 27th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Two.