QuestionsQuestions (MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 73)
To reinstate the travel tax exemption policy for travelers from Mindanao and Palawan to destinations within the BIMP-EAGA, and to extend the exemption to certain passengers departing from Mindanao and Palawan airports/ports, in order to sustain and accelerate economic development in those areas.
The exemption from payment of travel tax to all travelers by air and/or sea originating from international airports and/or ports in Mindanao and Palawan going to any destination within the BIMP-EAGA.
All travelers by air and/or sea originating from all international airports and/or ports in Mindanao and Palawan to any destination within the BIMP-EAGA (Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines within the East ASEAN Growth Area).
Passengers from anywhere in the Philippines bound for Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and Malaysia, provided they depart from international ports and airports in Mindanao and Palawan.
Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines as part of the East ASEAN Growth Area.
No. It states the exemption is for travelers bound for any destination within the BIMP-EAGA. Destinations outside the BIMP-EAGA are not covered by the express wording.
Travel by air and/or sea.
They must depart from international ports and/or airports in Mindanao and Palawan.
Three (3) years from the effectivity of the Order.
From the Tourism Infrastructure & Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), formerly the Philippine Tourism Authority.
It states: “This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.”
It mentions that the policy was recommended by the House of Representatives pursuant to House Resolution No. 109 dated 11 June 2014.
October 24, 2014.
For reasons of national interest and to sustain and accelerate economic development in Mindanao and Palawan.
No. The exemption is granted to destinations within the BIMP-EAGA; travel to destinations outside that area is not clearly included by the text.
A Travel Tax Exemption Certificate may be secured from TIEZA (formerly the Philippine Tourism Authority) for purposes of the Order.