AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 189, DATED MAY 11, 1973.

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 259
• Sections: 4

Preamble

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, dated September 22, 1972, as

amended, do hereby decree, declare and promulgate the following amendments to

Presidential Decree No. 189, dated May 11, 1973, which are hereby approved,

adopted and made part of the law of the land.

Section 1

SECTION 1. To provide for the effectivity of the rules and

regulations to be issued by the Department of Tourism, a new section to be known

as Section 4-A is hereby added, which shall read as follows:

"SEC 4-A. The rules and regulations promulgated by the

Department of Tourism pursuant to the authority granted in this Decree shall

take effect thirty (30) days after their publication in the Official Gazette or

in a newspaper of general circulation."

Section 2

SEC. 2. To provide penalties for the violation of any

provision of the said Decree or of the rules and regulations or circulars of the

Department of Tourism, a new section to be known as Section 4-B is hereby added,

which shall read as follows:

"SEC. 4-B. Any person violating or causing another to

violate any provision of this Decree or of the rules and regulations or

circulars promulgated by the Department of Tourism pursuant to its power and

authority to license, classify, regulate and/or supervise the operation of all

persons, businesses, establishments, facilities and services that cater to, or

have anything to do with travelers and tourists, both international and domestic

shall, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, suffer the penalty

of imprisonment of not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5) years or a

fine of not less than two thousand pesos (P2,000) nor more than five thousand

pesos (P5,000) or both, at the discretion of the Court. In addition thereto,

such violation shall ipso facto, constitute a valid ground for the revocation of

all privileges, permits and authorization granted to such person or entity under

this Decree by the Department of Tourism: Provided, however, That if the

offender is a corporation, firm, partnership or association, the penalty shall

be imposed upon the guilty officer or officers, as the case may be, of the

corporation, firm or association, and if such guilty officer or officers is an

alien, in addition to the penalties herein prescribed, he or they shall be

deported without further proceedings on the part of the Commission on

Immigration and Deportation."

Section 3

SEC. 3. This amendatory Decree shall take effect

immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 1st day of August, in the year of Our Lord,

nineteen hundred and seventy-three.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President

Republic of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR

Assistant Executive Secretary