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In a bid to further spur tourism development in Mindanao, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco inaugurated the first Tourist Rest Area (TRA) in Mindanao situated in a strategic location in Manolo Fortich town, Bukidnon province. “We have inaugurated the first TOURIST REST AREA in Mindanao in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon pursuant to President […]
In sustaining a whole-of-nation approach to tourism development, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and officials of the Department of Tourism (DOT) met with the members of the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) – Tourism Sector to discuss possible areas where the private sector can further offer its support to the Department in fulfillment of its […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco announced the prioritization of culinary tourism as among the country’s multidimensional tourism product offerings. Frasco made the statement at the World Chefs Asia President Forum 2023 held in Pasay City recently. Worldchefs is a non-political professional organization dedicated to maintaining and improving the culinary standards of global […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]