SOURCES OF LAW RELEVANT TO THE TOURISM INDUSTRY

• The Philippine Constitution — It is the fundamental law of the

  land, which all other laws must conform.
• Statutes or legislative enactments — It is the written will of

  the legislative department rendered authentic by certain

  prescribed forms and solemnities. prescribing rules of action,

  or civil conduct with respect to persons, things, or both.

  Examples: Dangerous Act, Public Service Act Civil Code of

  the Philippines, Labor Code of the Philippines, Revise, Penal

  Code, Seatbelt Law, and local government ordinances
• Administrative or executive orders, regulations, and rulings - These are issued by administrative officials under legislative authority. Examples: ( Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Tourism to Govern the Accreditation of Hotels, Tourist Inns, Motels, Apartelles, Resorts, Pension Houses, and other Accommodation Establishments; (b) BIR circulars and rulings; (c) Administrative 1ssuances by the Department of Foreign Affairs, and ( d) Omnibus Rules Implementing the Labor Code of the Philippines.
• Judicial decisions or jurisprudence - These refer to the decisions of the Supreme Court in interpreting the laws of the Constitution.
• Custom - It is a rule of conduct which in a given place among given groups of people, has been followed for an appreciable time.
• Other sources - These refer to decisions of foreign tribunals and opinions of textbook writers.