EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 378 February 29, 1972
CREATING THE PHILIPPINE TOURIST BOARD
WHEREAS, there is need to coordinate efforts in the development and promotion of tourism in the Philippines, and to involve all entities directly or indirectly connected with tourism so as to provide a wholesome atmosphere for tourists in the Philippines;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby create the Philippine Tourist Board composed of the following:
Commissioner of Tourism
Chairman
President, Philippine Tourist & Travel Association
Vice-Chairman
Commissioner of Immigration
Member
Commissioner of Customs
Member
Director, Bureau of Quarantine
Member
Director, Civil Aeronautics Administration
Member
Director, Civil Aeronautics Board
Member
Manager, Manila International Airport
Member
Director, Parks and Wildlife Office
Member
Administrator, NACIDA
Member
Chief, METROCOM
Member
President, Philippine Chamber of Tourism
Member
President, Associated Hotels of the Philippines
Member
President, Hotels & Restaurant Association of the Philippines
Member
President, Advertising Council of the Philippines
Member
President, Philippine Press Institute
Member
President, Association of Tour Operators of the Philippines
Member
President, Philippine Society of Travel Agencies
Member
President, Taxicab Operators of the Philippines
Member
President, Bus Operators Association of the Philippines
Member
President, Hunting and Fishing Association
Member
President, Chamber of Cottage Industries
Member
President, Airlines Operators of the Philippines
Member
President of the Jaycees, Rotary and Lions Clubs in the Philippines
Member
Representative of the Mayor, Manila
Member
Representative of the Mayor, Pasay
Member
Representative of the Mayor, Makati
Member
Representative of the Mayor, Quezon City
Member
The Board shall serve as an advisory body to establish the proper direction, the long-term and short-term objectives, the standards, and to recommend the necessary legislation, towards the advancement of tourism in the Philippines.
Done in the City of Manila, this 29th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-two.