SB 313

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 9, 2025

Local Arts and Entertainment Industry Promotions Act

An Act Promoting the Local Arts and Entertainment Industry by Providing the Local Film Industry Corporate Tax Breaks and Exempting Venue Operators from the Payment of Amusement Tax When Showing Locally Produced Films and Music Events Featuring Filipino Artists

In plain language

The bill would give tax breaks to Filipino film producers who spend at least 80 % of their budget on local talent, and would waive the amusement tax for theaters and concert venues that show qualifying local movies or concerts headlined by Filipino artists.

Culture, Arts and HeritageTaxationLocal Government

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Author · Senator

Lito Lapid
SenatorManuel "Lito" Lapid
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Subjects

Local Arts and Entertainment IndustryFilm/Movie Industry

Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

SB 877· Filed Aug 4, 2025
Local Music Industry Incentives Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada
HB 3433· Filed Aug 11, 2025
An Act Providing for Tax Exemptions and Subsidies for the Local Music Industry and Amending Certain Sections of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991
Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2025-08-13Rep. Crispin Diego D. Remulla
SB 1166· Filed Aug 7, 2025
Local Film Industry Development Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar
SB 1893· Filed Feb 23, 2026
Exempting the Philippine Film and Movie Industry from the Payment of Certain Taxes
Pending in the committeeSen. Imee R. Marcos
HB 6406· Filed Nov 26, 2025
An Act Mandating Local Cinema and Movie Houses to Provide Preferential Treatment to Filipino Film Productions, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on CREATIVE INDUSTRIES since 2025-12-02Rep. Alfred C. Delos Santos

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SBN-313 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch