OP EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 674-A, June 15, 2009
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 674 CREATING THE PHILIPPINE FILM EXPORT SERVICES OFFICES
mandated to maximize the country’s comparative advantage as a location
site for international movie and television program productions to
generate income, promote tourism, and enhance the image of the country
abroad;
WHEREAS, the assistance of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is vital to the operation of the PFESO;
WHEREAS, both the DFA and the PFESO share the objective of presenting the best image of the Philippines to the world;
WHEREAS, the processing of each request of a foreign motion picture
or television company that wishes to film in the Philippines begins with
an application for the necessary visa from the nearest Philippine
Embassy or Consulate of the DFA;
WHEREAS, the success of the PFESO will lead to better relations with
the different countries whose production companies will come to the
Philippines;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the
Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by
law, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. Executive Order No. 674 dated
October 30, 2007, is hereby amended to include the Department of Foreign
Affairs as one of the members of the Philippine Film Export Services
Office.SECTION 2. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
Adopted: 15 June 2009
(SGD.) GLORIA M. ARROYO
President of the Philippines
BY THE PRESIDENT:
(SGD.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary