Extended Period of Exemption of Travel Tax to All Passengers by Air and/or Sea from All Int'l. Ports in Mindanao
Memorandum Order No. 469, issued on March 24, 1998, extends the travel tax exemption for all air and sea passengers departing from international ports in Mindanao to destinations within the BIMP-EAGA (Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area) until March 2000. This measure aims to promote economic development in Mindanao, deemed a matter of national interest. Passengers can obtain a Travel Tax Exemption Certificate from the Philippine Tourism Authority. The Order takes effect immediately upon issuance.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Memorandum Order No. 469
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Memorandum Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 24, 1998
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 469
EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF EXEMPTION OF TRAVEL TAX TO ALL PASSENGERS BY AIR AND/OR SEA ORIGINATING FROM ALL INTERNATIONAL PORTS IN MINDANAO TO ANY DESTINATION WITHIN THE BIMP-EAGA (BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES-EAST ASEAN GROWTH AREA)
For reasons of national interest and in order to sustain and accelerate economic development in Mindanao, the exemption from payment of travel tax to all passengers by air and/or sea originating from all international ports in Mindanao to any destination within the BIMP-EAGA (Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area) is hereby extended to March 2000.
For purposes of this Order, a Travel Tax Exemption Certificate may be secured from the Philippine Tourism Authority.
This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 24th of March, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight.
Cite This Law
Extended Period of Exemption of Travel Tax to All Passengers by Air and/or Sea from All Int'l. Ports in Mindanao, Memorandum Order No. 469, Mar 24, 1998 (Philippines)
Extended Period of Exemption of Travel Tax to All Passengers by Air and/or Sea from All Int'l. Ports in Mindanao, Memorandum Order No. 469 (Phil. 1998)
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