MANILA — The House of Representatives on Monday approved the proposed P3.573 billion budget of the Department of Tourism for the fiscal year 2023.
The recommended budget for the DOT and its affiliated agencies and corporations is P3.573 billion, which is 27.87% higher than the P2.794 billion allotted for the year 2022.
After less than two hours of deliberation, the members of the lower chamber gave DOT a nod.
Rep. Faustino “Inno” Dy (6th District, Isabela) backed the DOT’s budget proposal bid on the grounds that the tourism industry may contribute to the country’s economic development. He highlighted the industry’s 12.8% contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product in 2019, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, when it reached an all-time high of 8.3 million international arrivals.
“As we continue to open our borders for tourism, it is highly necessary to protect the beauty and bounty of our tourist destinations, provide an impressive overall tourism experience and ensure the health and safety of our tourists, tourism workers and the entire Filipino people. We also hope to develop and promote other key tourist destinations and market the country globally through various branding, promotional and marketing strategies,” Dy said in his opening remarks.
“The country’s tourism portfolio is at par with our ASEAN competitors; however, to further promote our tourist destinations, there is a need to further improve gateway access and other infrastructure for ease and convenience of travel,” he added.
“The DOT envisions the tourism industry as a pillar for economic recovery. The industry is an important tool for the country’s development. The attainment of the DOT’s goals is, therefore, undoubtedly our nation’s victory,” Dy continued.
During the briefing with the House Committee on Appropriations on the proposed 2023 budget of the agency last August 31, Frasco presented P3.573 billion budget covering DOT’s attached agencies namely, Office of the Secretary, Intramuros Administration, National Parks Development Committee, and the Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba Diving—which is currently transitioning as an attached agency of the DOT.
The government’s proposed 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP) accounts for.068% of the DOT’s recommended budget, which is based on the P2.5 trillion that the tourism sector contributes to the nation’s GDP.
According to Frasco, DOT originally requested P12 billion from the Department of Budget and Management to facilitate the successful implementation of the various programs planned by the agency to spur tourism revival.
Increase DOT budget
Deputy Speaker Duke Frasco, husband of the DOT chief, cited tourism’s role in the economic recovery during the interpellation. He added that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. cited it as one of his administration’s priority agendas.
The solon urged for an increase in DOT funding, which was reiterated by Minority Leader Rep. Marcelino Libanan (4Ps Partylist.)
“DOT needs to be equipped with the means and the tools to aid in our economic recovery to have enough fiscal space within its department to be competitive in the tourism market against our neighbors in the ASEAN and globally, to be nimble and resilient against future pandemics, epidemics, and calamities such as earthquakes and super typhoons that might befall our nation, and to be inclusive across all tourism markets and sectors not only focused on international tourist arrivals but in the massive potential of domestic tourism,” Deputy Speaker Frasco said.
Rep. Arlene Brosas also pledged support for the DOT budget increase. She sought for programs that safeguard women’s safety.
Through its flagship program, TourISM WoRCS Program or the Tourism Integrates, Support, and Minds Women’s Respect and Child Safety, the DOT is committed to upholding the rights and protection of women.
Besides Brosas Assistant Minority Leader Gabriel Bordado (3rd District, Camarines Sur), Rep. Arlene Castro (ACT Teacher Partylist) and Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Basilan) sought clarifications on various tourism concerns pertaining to the revenue of the Duty Free Philippines Corp., an attached agency of the DOT, the filling of DOT’s plantilla position vacancies as well as how Tourism Road Infrastructure Projects (TRIPS) is being handled by the DOT respectively.
DOT Secretary Frasco is grateful that all the interpellators supported the increase in the budget appropriation of the DOT.
“The final approval of the Department’s budget will facilitate a more vibrant and active tourism development thrust not only for the Department but for the whole tourism industry,” the tourism chief said.
She thanked House members for swiftly approving the recommended budget.
“On behalf of the Department of Tourism, I express my profound gratitude to the esteemed members of the House of Representatives for their invaluable support as tacitly manifested in today’s plenary deliberations which echoed resounding support from the majority to the minority for an increased tourism budget,” Frasco said.
“We especially appreciate the zeal and assiduity to which our tourism champion, Honorable Faustino ‘Inno’ Dy, V from the 6th District of Isabela defended the Department’s budget for the fiscal year 2023,” she added.
Rep. Walter Palma (1st District, Zamboanga Sibugay) and Rep. Edcel Lagman (1st District, Albay) also asked for an increase in the DOT’s budget last August, stressing that the tourism industry generates revenue and jobs.
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