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FIRST LADY, FRASCO HOST DINNER FOR ABAC DELEGATES

First Lady Liza Marcos, together with Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, joined the officials and delegates of the third leg of meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC) during its gala dinner program at the newly inaugurated National Museum of the Philippines-Cebu.  ABAC is the private sector arm […]

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CEBU NAT’L MUSEUM TO SPUR VISAYAS TOURISM – FRASCO

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said the newly inaugurated National Museum of the Philippines in Cebu (NMP-Cebu), the first of its kind in the province and the largest in the Visayas region, will spur tourism development not only for Cebu but for the entire region as well.   President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and First Lady […]

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FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS BREACH 3M MARK, SAYS DOT

The Philippines has reached its 3 million international visitor arrivals mark as of July 19, 2023, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reported. Latest data from the DOT recorded a total of 3,000,079 international visitor arrivals from January 1 to July 19, 2023.  The country’s inbound tourism receipts from January 1 to June 30, 2023 have […]

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DOT GIVES FULL SUPPORT FOR FIBA WORLD CUP IN PH

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco expressed confidence of the country’s capability as she delivered her keynote message during the International Basketball Federation FIBA luncheon hosted by the PLDT Group. “Last March through Malacañang Administrative Order Number 5, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the formation of an inter-agency task force directing a whole of […]

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DOT, NISSAN PROMOTE DRIVABLE JOURNEYS IN PH

The Department of Tourism (DOT) forged its partnership anew with Nissan Philippines, Inc. by way of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to implement a program called “Drive Pinas.” The Drive Pinas initiative is the product of a long-standing relationship between Nissan and DOT under a unified vision to promote local tourism and to showcase scenic […]

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DOT TURNS OVER TOURIST REST AREA TO CEBU TOWN

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the official turnover and inauguration ceremonies of the first tourist rest area (TRA) to be completed in Medellin town, Cebu Province.  Visitors on a road trip traversing the town of Medellin can now enjoy the facility with Filipino-inspired interior and furniture for free! The DOT-TRA has […]

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SUPPORT POURS FOR ‘LOVE THE PHILIPPINES’ CAMPAIGN

Widespread support has poured in for the country’s freshly released enhanced tourism campaign, Love the Philippines.  News5 reported that social listening tool Sprinklr recorded 59.1 million approval emotions from the public and a combined 28.9 million smile, happy, and appreciation emotions on the Love the Philippines campaign in the last 24 hours as of 4:50PM of Thursday (June […]

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DOT LAUNCHES MANILA CULTURAL HUB TOURS

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the launch of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) Philippines Hop-On-Hop-Off (HOHO) at the country’s capital introducing Manila’s “Cultural Hub” tours.  Joining Frasco were officials of the City Government of Manila led by Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna, and tourism stakeholders. Dubbed as “the country’s first ever hop-on, hop-off bus tour […]

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DOT LAUNCHES ‘LOVE THE PHILIPPINES’ CAMPAIGN

On the celebration of the golden year of the Department of Tourism (DOT), President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., together with Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and other officials, led the unveiling of the country’s enhanced tourism campaign “Love the Philippines” as the highlight of the Department’s 50th founding year celebration at the iconic Manila Hotel. Proudly presenting […]

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MOALBOAL DIVE PRODUCT AUDIT A SUCCESS — DOT

No less than Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, who sits as the chairman of the Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba Diving (PCSSD) and the newly-created DOT DIVE Committee, led the dive product audit in a show of support to Moalboal’s tourism recovery and energetic dive scene.  “By way of a Department Order, we in the […]