WHEREAS, the Philippine Film Export Services Office (PFESO) is 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.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 15th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(SGD.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary