TPB History: PD867, s1976
       PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 867, 
        s1976 
       Creation of a body to be known as the 
        PHILIPPINE CONVENTION BUREAU which 
        shall have the mandate to develop and 
        execute a campaign to promote tourism 
        to, and attract international gatherings 
        and events in, the Philippines.
    TPB History: EO 120-A, 
    s1987
        Executive Order 120-A, s 1987
        Renaming the Philippine Convention Bureau 
        as the Philippine Convention and Visitors 
        Corporation
        Mandate: 
       The same mandate as PD 1448, s1987
    TPB History: EO 120-A, 
    s1987
        Executive Order 120-A, s 1987
        Renaming the Philippine Convention Bureau 
        as the Philippine Convention and Visitors 
        Corporation
        Mandate: 
       The same mandate as PD 1448, s1987
        National Tourism Act 2009
        Republic Act 9593
                                                                 What are the attached agencies 
          Who authored the law and                                under DOT?
             when was it enacted?                               1.  Phil Tourism Promotions Board
             Sen. Richard Gordon and was                        2.  Tourism Infrastructure and 
             approved on May 12, 2009 by                            Enterprise Zone Authority
             PGMA                                               3.  Duty Free Philippines Corp
                                                                4.  Intramuros Administration
          What is the mandate of the 
             Department of Tourism?                             5.  National Parks Development  
                                                                    Committee
             Planning, programming,                             6.  Nayong Pilipino Foundation
             coordination, regulatory                           7.  Phil Commission on Sports 
             government agency in the                               Scuba Diving. 
             development and promotion                          8.  Phil Retirement Authority is 
             of tourism                                             now under DOT. 
     MANDATE
   The TPB shall be responsible for marketing and promoting the 
    Philippines domestically and internationally as a major global 
    tourism destination, highlighting the uniqueness and assisting 
    the development of its tourism products and services, with 
    the  end  in  view  of  increasing  tourist  arrivals  and  tourism 
    investment. Specifically, it shall market the Philippines as a 
    major convention destination in Asia. To this end, it shall take 
    charge  of  attracting,  promoting,  facilitating  and  servicing 
    large-scale  events,  international  fairs  and  conventions, 
    congresses, sports competitions, expositions and the like. It 
    shall likewise ensure the regular advertisement abroad of the 
    country’s  major  tourism  destinations  and  other  tourism 
    products, not limited to TEZs. It may also provide incentives 
    to travel agencies abroad which are able to draw tourists and 
    tourism investments to the country.