ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION IN PAMPANGA (HARP) INC.

(Name of Corporation)

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

The undersigned incorporators, all of legal age and majority of whom are residents of the
Philippines, have this day voluntarily agreed to form a non – stock and non – profit association under
the laws of the Republic of the Philippines.

THAT WE HEREBY CERTIFY:

FIRST: The name of the said association shall be:

HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION IN PAMPANGA (HARP) INC.

SECOND: A. That the purpose or purposes for which such association is incorporated are:

1. To promote unity and mutual cooperation among those involved in the hotel and restaurant
industry in the province of Pampanga, in order to protect their common interests and welfare:
2. To work for such measures conducive to the upliftment and development of the tourism industry
in Pampanga;
3. To cooperate and coordinate with other instrumentalities engaged in tourism;

THIRD: That the place where the principal office of the association is to be established is at:

No. /Street : Marlim Mansion Hotel, Arayat St. (If applicable)

City/Town Balibago, Angeles City Province Pampanga

FOURTH: That the term for which the association is to exit is fifty (50) years from and after the
date of issuance of the certificate of incorporation.

FIFTH: That the names, nationalities, and residences of the incorporators of the association are as
follows:

Name Nationality Residence

1.JAMES J DALE
2.REMEDIOS P. DE JESUS
3.JAIME JAMES O. LUCERIANO
(Complete Address)
La Casa Pension Hotel, 511 Tamarind St.,
American Malabanias, Angeles City
Swagman Resort Hotel, SL Orosa St., Diamond
Filipino
Subd. Balibago, A.C
Top San Rent a Car, 1-C 1st Flr. Ming Bldg, Don
Filipino
Juico Ave., Balibago A.C
 MARCO ARMANDO D. Armando’s Pizza Parlor, Sto. Rosario St., Sto.
Filipino
4.NEPOMUCENO Rosario, Angeles City
Marlim Mansion Hotel and Apartment, Severina
Filipino
5.JOSE V. MOSTER Realty Corp., Arayat St.Diamond Subd. Balibago,
A.C

SIXTH: That the number of trustees of the association shall be five (5) and that the names,
nationalities and residences of the first trustees of the association are as follows:

Name Nationality Residence

(Complete Address)

1.JAMES J DALE American 511 Tamarind St., Malabanias, Angeles City

2.JOSE V. MOSTER Filipino Arayat St.Diamond Subd. Balibago, A.C

3. JAIME JAMES O. LUCERIANO Filipino 1-c 1st Flr. Ming Bldg, Don Juico Ave.,

4. REMEDIOS P. DE JESUS Filipino S.L. Orosa St., Diamond Subd,

Balibago, Angeles City
5. MARCO ARMANDO D. Filipino Armando’s Pizza Parlor, Sto.
NEPOMUCENO Rosario St., Sto. Rosario, Angeles City

SEVENTH: That the capital of the association was contributed by the incorporators and
directors who are also members of the association as follows:
 Name Contribution

1. JAMES J. DALE P 5,000.00

2. REMEDIOS P. DE JESUS P 5,000.00
3. JAIME JAMES O. LUCERIANO P 5,000.00
4. MARCO ARMANDO D. NEPOMUCENO P 5,000.00
5. JOSE V. MOSTER P 5,000.00
T O TAL P 25,000.00
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EIGHT: That no part of the income which the association may obtain as an incident to its
operation shall be distributed as dividends to its members, trustees or officers subject to the
provisions of the Corporation Code on dissolution. Any profit obtained by the association as a result
of its operation, whenever necessary or proper shell be used for the furtherance of the purposes
enumerated in Article II, subject to the provision of Title XI of the Corporation Code of the
Philippines.

NINTH: That _____REMEDIOS P. DE JESUS__________________________ has been

elected by the members as Treasurer of the association to act as such until his/her successor is duly
elected and qualified in accordance with the by-laws; and that as such Treasurer, he / she has been
authorized to receive for and in the name and for the benefit of the association all contributions of
donations paid or given by the members.

TENTH: That the association manifests its willingness to change its corporate name in the
event another person, firm or entity has acquired a prior right to use the said firm name or one
deceptively or confusingly similar to it.

ELEVENTH: That the association shall comply with the requirements for non-stock
corporations in the course of its operation.

In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto signed this Articles of Incorporation, this __13th___
day of ___August____, 20 _07___, in the City / Municipality of ________Quezom City____
Province of ___Metro Manila_______, Philippines.

___JAMES J. DALE____ _JOSE V. MOSTER___

__REMEDIOS P. DE JESUS _MARCO ARMANDO D. NEPOMUCENO

JAIME JAMES O. LUCERIANO

WITNESSES:

__________________ __________________
 (All incorporators appearing on the fifth article and the two witnesses should affix their signatures on the
blanks provided in this page above their respective names.)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Republic of the Philippines)

S.S.
____QUEZON CITY_____)

BEFORE ME , a Notary Public in and for ___QUEZON CITY__ Philippines, this

_13th__day of _August_, 20 __07__ personally appeared :

Name Community Tax Certificate No. Date & place Issued

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1. JAMES J. DALE 9666726 8/10/2007, Angeles City

2. REMEDIOS P. DE JESUS 4472964 5/21/2007, Angeles City
3. JAIME JAMES O. LUCERIANO 4470897 5/11/2007, Angeles City
4. MARCO ARMANDO D. NEPOMUCENO 24652015 2/28/2007, Angeles City
5. JOSE V. MOSTER 24643953 2/20/2007, Angeles City

All known to me and to me known to be the same persons who executed the foregoing
Articles of Incorporation and they acknowledged to me that the same is their free and voluntary act
and deed.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my notarial seal on
the date and at the place first above written.

Doc. No. __172___;

Page No. __05____;
Book No.__165___;
Series of ___17____.