Extension of Effectivity of the Balikbayan Program
Letter of Instructions No. 493, issued on December 30, 1976, extends the Balikbayan program for overseas Filipinos and their families to encourage visits to the Philippines. This extension runs from March 1, 1977, to February 28, 1978, maintaining the same incentives and benefits outlined in a previous instruction from 1974. The decision responds to the expressed needs of many overseas Filipinos, particularly those in the United States, who were unable to return home during the holiday season due to limited airline availability. The program aims to facilitate and promote the return of more overseas Filipinos to their homeland.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 493
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 30, 1976
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 493
TO : All Concerned
WHEREAS, since the Balikbayan program was launched about 250,000 overseas Filipinos and their families have taken advantage thereof to visit the homeland;
WHEREAS, due to circumstances, many more have not been able to take advantage of the Balikbayan program and wish to do so, as manifested by the 20,000 overseas Filipinos in the United States alone who were unable to come home for the Christmas season due to the lack of airline seats; cdt
WHEREAS, there continues to be a clamor from overseas Filipino groups and Philippine diplomatic offices to extend the Balikbayan program;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, extend the Balikbayan to another period beginning March 1, 1977 to February 28, 1978, featuring the same incentives and benefits provided by Letter of Instructions No. 210 issued on August 20, 1974.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 30th of December, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Six.
Cite This Law
Extension of Effectivity of the Balikbayan Program, Letter of Instructions No. 493, Dec 30, 1976 (Philippines)
Extension of Effectivity of the Balikbayan Program, Letter of Instructions No. 493 (Phil. 1976)
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