HB 9516: An Act Declaring the Immediate Environs of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Masjid, Also Known as the Grand Mosque of Cotabato, Located in Barangay Kalanganan, Cotabato City, as a Tourism Destination

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The bill declares the area around the Grand Mosque in Cotabato City a tourism destination, tasks the city with a development plan and budget, and assigns the Department of Tourism to assist and promote it.

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HB 3488· Filed Aug 11, 2025
An Act Declaring the Immediate Environs of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Masjid, Also Known as the Grand Mosque of Cotabato, Located in Barangay Kalanganan, Cotabato City as Tourism Destination
Substituted by HB09516Rep. Bai Dimple I. Mastura
HB 8562· Filed Mar 16, 2026
An Act Declaring the Municipality of Columbio, Province of Sultan Kudarat, as a Tourism Development Area
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HB 5721· Filed Oct 30, 2025
An Act Declaring the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians, Located in Barangay Don Bosco, Para�aque City, a Heritage Site and Tourist Destination, Providing for Its Development and Appropriating Funds Therefor
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HB 290· Filed Jun 30, 2025
An Act Declaring Mount Arayat, Bordering the Municipalities of Arayat and Magalang, Province of Pampanga as a Tourist Destination, Providing for Its Development and Appropriating Funds Therefor
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HB 9245· Filed May 13, 2026
An Act Declaring the Municipality of Pe�ablanca in the Province of Cagayan as a Tourism Development Area, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
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HB 9516

An Act Declaring the Immediate Environs of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Masjid, Also Known as the Grand Mosque of Cotabato, Located in Barangay Kalanganan, Cotabato City, as a Tourism Destination

Authors · 39 Representatives

In plain language

Authors · 39 Representatives

Official sources

An Act Declaring the Immediate Environs of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Masjid, Also Known as the Grand Mosque of Cotabato, Located in Barangay Kalanganan, Cotabato City, as a Tourism Destination

Authors · 39 Representatives

In plain language

Authors · 39 Representatives

Official sources

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