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.