This thesis was presented to the faculty of the College of Hospitality Management at EULOGIO “AMANG” RODRIGUEZ INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Tourism degree. The thesis examines how local tourists in the Philippines perceive Filipino tour guides based on a study conducted by Liean Joie L. Villanueva, Marigail I. Esteban, and Jane Augustine L. Lappay in 2012.