Angel Jeanlyn Acedo

BSTM – 3A

LEGAL ASPECT

Assignment:
1. What are the general criteria that should be complied with before an area can be
established as TEZ?

 SECTION 2. Criteria. Any geographic area where a Tourism Enterprise

Zone may be established shall conform with the following criteria to ensure
that TEZs will not proliferate in a manner that diminishes their strategic
economic and developmental value to the national economy:
a) The area is capable of being defined into one contiguous territory;
b) It has historical and cultural significance, environmental beauty, or existing
or potential integrated leisure facilities within its bounds or within
reasonable distances from it;
c) It has, or it may have, strategic access through transportation infrastructure,
and reasonable connection with utilities infrastructure systems;
d) It must be at least five (5) hectares and sufficient in size, such that it may be
further utilized for bringing in new investments in tourism establishments
and services. Provided that, in extremely meritorious cases, an area less
than five (5) hectares may be developed as a TEZ if the Board deems it
sufficient for the purposes, requirements and nature of the tourism project
to be undertaken therein;
e) It is in a strategic location such as to stimulate the sustainable
socioeconomic development of neighboring communities.
f) The area must be situated where controls can easily be established to curtail
illegal activities.

2. Give examples of TEZ.

 Cultural Heritage Tourism Zone
 Health and Wellness Tourism Zone
 Eco-Tourism Zone
 General Leisure Tourism Zone
 Mixed Use Tourism Zone