WHEREAS,
the government is committed to the promotion and development of tourism
in the country, particularly in the City of Manila which is the hub of
commercial and cultural activities in the Manila
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WHEREAS, certain portions of the districts of Ermita and Malate known
as the Tourist Belt are still classified as Class "A" Residential Zones
and Class "B" Residential Zones where hotels and other business
establishments such as curio stores, souvenir shops, handicraft display
centers and the like are not allowed under the existing zoning plan in
the City of Manila;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the presence of such establishments in the area would not only
serve as an attraction for tourist but are dollar earning enterprises
as well, which tourist areas all over the world cannot do
without; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me under the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines and
pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and
General Order No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, as amended, do hereby
order and decree the classification as a Commercial Zone of that
portion of the Ermita-Malate are bounded by Teodoro M. Kalaw, Sr.
Street in the north; Taft Avenue in the east; Vito Cruz Street in the
sound and Roxas Boulevard in the west. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That no
permit shall be granted for the establishment of any new warehouse or
open storage depot, dump or yard, motor repair shop, gasoline service
station, light industry with any machinery or funeral establishment in
these areas, and PROVIDED, FURTHER, That for purposes of realty tax
assessment on properties situated therein, lands and buildings used
exclusively for residential purposes by the owners themselves shall
remain assessed as residential properties.
All laws, ordinances, orders, rules and regulations which are
inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.
This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila this
28th day of June in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-four.
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