EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 120-A
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 120-A - FURTHER
STRENGTHENING THE OPERATION OF THE PHILIPPINE CONVENTION BUREAU,
RENAMING THE BUREAU AS THE PHILIPPINE CONVENTION AND VISITORS
CORPORATION THEREBY AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1448, SERIES OF
1978, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS,
the Philippine Convention Bureau, herein renamed as the Philippine
Convention and Visitors Corporation has to be strengthened further in
order to be a more efficient and effective implementing arm of the
Department of Tourism, in a manner consistent with Executive Order No.
120, Series of 1987.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by the sovereign will of the Filipino
people and the Constitution, do hereby order and direct:
Section 1. Change of Name. — The Philippine
Convention Bureau is hereby renamed the Philippine Convention and
Visitors Corporation.
Sec. 2. General Objectives. — The general
objectives o the Corporation shall be those stated in Sec. 2 of
Presidential Decree No. 1448, Series of 1978.
Sec. 3. Membership. — The Corporation shall be
open for membership to entities, groups and individuals with direct and
indirect economic, social or cultural interest in travel trade,
congresses and conventions.
Sec. 4. Board of Trustees. — There shall be a
policy making body to be known as the Board of Trustees composed of:
1.
The Secretary of Tourism, Chairman;
2. The Head of
Office, United Nations and International Organization, Department of
Foreign Affairs, Member;
3. The
Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines or his duly authorized
representative, Member;
4. The
Representative of the paying members belonging to the Travel Trade
Sector, Member;
5. The
Representative of the paying members belonging to the Congresses and
Conventions Sector, Member;
6. The
President of the Philippine Airlines, Inc. or his duly authorized
representative, Member;
7. The
Undersecretary for Planning, Product Development and Coordination,
Department of Tourism, Member;
8. The
Undersecretary for Tourism Services and Regional Offices, Department of
Tourism, Member;
9. The
Undersecretary for Tourism Promotions, Department of Tourism, Members;
and
10. The
General Manager, Philippine Tourism Authority, Member.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustee shall be assisted by a vice
Chairman who shall be elected from among the members of the Board and
who upon the incapacity or absence of the Chairman, act in his stead.
The Chief Executive officer of the Corporation shall sit in the Board
as an ex officio Member.
The Board shall appoint a corporate Secretary who shall be responsible
for the efficient planning and organization of its activities.
The Board of Trustees shall, in addition to the powers and duties
enumerated in Sec. 7 of Presidential Decree No. 1448, Series of
1978, be involved in the planning, marketing and facilitation of the
travel trade, international congresses and convention.
Sec. 5. Terms of Office. — The term of the Board
Members representing the private sector shall be two years.
The terms of all the members from the government sector shall be
co-terminus with their tenure of office in their respective government
positions.
Sec. 6. Compensation of the Board of Trustees. —
Members of the Board of Trustee shall not receive compensation in any
form for their services as such, except per diem to be determined by
the Board for every actual attendance in meetings.
Attendance in meetings of any Committee created by and composed of
members of the Board of trustees shall be considered as attendance in
Board Meetings; provided, that in regular meetings of the Board, no
proxies shall be allowed.
Sec. 7. Executive Power. — The executive power
shall be vested in the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation
hereinafter referred to as Executive Director, whose primary duty is to
manage and supervise the operations of the Corporation, with powers as
prescribed by the Board of Trustees. He shall be assisted by three (3)
Deputy Executive Directors, namely, Deputy Executive Director for
Travel Trade, Deputy Executive Director for Convention and Incentive
Travel, and Deputy Executive Director, for Corporate Affairs.
The Executive Director, and the three (3) Deputy Executive Directors
shall be elected by at least eight members of the Board of Trustees.
The tenure of the Executive Director and the three (3) Deputy Executive
Directors shall be fixed by the Board of Trustee.
All other appointments to all positions in the Bureau shall be approved
by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the Executive
Director.
Sec. 8. Duties of the Executive Director. — The
Executive Director shall have the following duties and
responsibilities:
1.
Execute and/or administer the policies and measures approved by the
Board of Trustees;
2. Direct,
manage, and supervise the operations of the Corporation and be
responsible for the efficient and effective conduct thereof;
3. Formulate
the general work program of the Corporation;
4. Represent
the Corporation in all dealings with other government offices,
agencies, and private organizations whether foreign or domestic, as may
be authorized by the Board of Trustees;
5. Prepare and
submit to the Board of Trustees the annual budget and other
supplemental budgets as exigencies demand;
6. Prepare and
submit to the Board of Trustees the annual report including statements
of finances covering the operations of the Corporations;
7. Perform
such other duties and responsibilities as the Board of Trustees may
authorize.
Sec. 9. Organizational Set-up. — The Corporation
shall have the following offices, namely, Office of the Executive
Director, Office of Travel Trade, Office of Convention and Incentive
Travel, Office of Corporate Affairs, and such regional and/or foreign
offices as may be created under Section 13 hereof.
Sec. 10. Functions of the Office of Travel Trade.
— The Office of Travel Trade to be headed by the Deputy Executive
Director for Travel Trade shall oversee all programs and activities
relating to travel trade marketing. It shall initiate and support the
development of sales and promotional programs to attract and encourage
travellers to visit the Philippines, including advertising publication
and dissemination of pamphlets, brochures and other publicity
materials, the production and distribution of audio-visual materials
and participation in international travel fairs and consumer promotion
activities.
Sec. 11. Functions of the Office of Conventions
and Incentive Travel. — The Office of Conventions and Incentives Travel
to be headed by the Deputy Executive Director for Conventions and
Incentive Travel shall plan and implement a sustained promotional
campaign covering all general and specialized markets to project the
country as an ideal meeting, convention and incentive travel
destination through sales efforts, special projects, trade exhibits,
advertising and other related marketing activities. It shall also serve
as a technical arm in assisting organizers of booked conventions and
incentive travel programs to ensure the efficient and effective conduct
thereof.
Sec. 12. Functions of the Office of Corporate
Affairs. — The Office of Corporate Affairs to be headed by the Deputy
Executive Director for Corporate Affairs shall take charge of providing
the Corporation with services relating to personnel management,
compensation administration, human resources development, records
management, supplies and equipment procurement, maintenance service,
collection and disbursement administration, legal service and shall
assist the Corporation in all matters relative to budgetary, financial
and management improvement matters. The Office shall also establish a
continuous program of market research and data collection as well as
take charge of disseminating information and providing marketing and
creative services to members as well as training programs geared
towards professionalizing the tourism and convention
industry.
Sec. 13. Regional/Foreign Offices. — The Board of
Trustees may create regional and/or foreign offices as may be necessary
to effectively implement any of the general objectives of the
Corporation.
Sec. 14. Funds of the Corporation. — Funds for the
operation programs and projects of the Corporation shall be drawn from
the following sources.
1.
Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00) annual contribution from each
of the government offices represented in the Board of Trustees which
shall be automatically provided in key budgetary inclusions in the
General Appropriations Act, provided, That the Central Bank shall
contribute five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00). Additionally, the
national flag carrier shall, in consonance with their respective
development policies, provide substantial support to the programs and
activities of the Corporation;
2. An annual
subsidy representing fifty percent (50%) of the annual collection of
hotel room tax; provided, that the actual expenditure of this
allocation shall be subject to government audit;
3. Annual
membership dues from the voluntary members in accordance with rates to
be established by the Board of Trustees;
4. Subsidies
or grants, from any local or foreign sources, that may be received by
the Corporation.
Sec. 15. GSIS Membership. — The officers and other
personnel of the Corporation shall, by virtue of this Executive Order,
become compulsory members of the Government Service Insurance System
(GSIS) and, as such they shall be entitled to all the benefits normally
accorded to GSIS members such as retirement benefits, insurance
medicare, leave and similar benefits.
Sec. 16. Assistance of Other Government Agencies,
Offices and Instrumentalities. — To accomplish any of its general
objectives, the Corporation may request and secure the assistance of
any government agency, office or instrumentality.
Sec. 17. Applicability of the Corporation Code. —
The provisions of the Corporation Code of the Philippines shall apply
to the Corporation insofar as they are not inconsistent or in conflict
with the provisions of this Executive Order.
Sec. 18. Prohibition Against Change. — No change
in the reorganization herein prescribed shall be valid except upon
prior approval of the President for the purpose of promoting efficiency
and effectiveness in the delivery of public services.
Sec. 19. Implementing Authority of the Board of
Trustees. — The Board of Trustees shall issue such rules, regulations
and other issuances as may be necessary to ensure the efficient and
effective implementation of the provisions of this Executive
Order.
Sec. 20. Separability. — Any portion or provision
of this Executive Order that may be declared unconstitutional shall not
have the effect of nullifying other portions or provisions hereof as
long as such remaining portions or provisions can still subsist and be
given effect in their entirety.
Sec. 21. Repealing Clause. — All laws, orders,
rules, regulations, issuances or parts thereof, inconsistent with this
Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Sec. 22. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
APPROVED in the City of Manila,
Philippines, this 20th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen
hundred and eighty-seven.
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