The Department of Tourism (DOT) sees a sustained recovery of the heavily impacted sector as the Philippines becomes the first country in Asia to accept fully vaccinated foreign leisure travelers with the most relaxed entry protocols, including quarantine-free entry, while also allowing visitors to freely travel to reopened destinations around the country. “We are proud […]
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The provincial government of Sorsogon reopened its doors to both local and foreign tourists with better infrastructure, improved facilities, and more attractions in several tourism sites. Governor Chiz Escudero assured that “a more beautiful and better” province awaits tourists when they visit Sorsogon as travel restrictions are eased around the country with the decline in […]
Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed the news from the Department of Trade and Industry around half a million jobs will be generated with an eased Alert Level 1 restrictions in the country. “This is a loud and clear alert signal for our workforce. The lowering of restrictions as well as COVID-19 cases in the country is […]
The walled city continues to draw visitors amid the pandemic registering 38,154 same-day guests in February 2022, or a whopping 132 percent increase from January’s 28,855 visitors. “The increase in visitors in Intramuros’ various sites reflects the optimism and confidence in travel,” Tourism Secretary and Intramuros Administration (IA)Chairperson Berna Romulo-Puyat said. “Intramuros is an ideal […]
With the government preparing for the fourth round of Bayanihan, Bakunahan or National Vaccination Day this March, Senator Win Gatchalian bats for the participation of schools and Department of Education (DepEd) field units to increase vaccination coverage in the pediatric population. Gatchalian cited the crucial role of COVID-19 vaccination among learners to ensure the safe […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomes the lowering of the COVID-19 alert level in the National Capital Region (NCR) and various areas across the country to Level 1, noting that this will further boost travel and tourism activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases […]
Placing the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 1 would pave the way for more schools participating in limited face-to-face classes, Senator Win Gatchalian said. Gatchalian continues to push for the safe resumption of in-person learning, noting that the lack of face-to-face classes would cause what economic managers called education and economic scarring. Estimates […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the Department of Health (DOH) in partnership with SM Malls kicked off recently their mobile vaccination drive at SM City Bicutan in Paranaque City aimed to bring inoculation drives closer to communities. Dubbed as “Resbakuna Caravan at SM,” the MMDA-initiated mobile vaccination intends to provide COVID-19 primary and booster […]
While the number of teenage pregnancies dropped in 2020, re-electionist Senator Win Gatchalian maintained that effective measures should be in place to ensure a decreasing number of teenage mothers in succeeding years. Citing data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez III said that there […]
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Sunday, February 27, 2022, approved placing the National Capital Region under Alert Level 1 effective March 1, 2022 until March 15, 2022. Other areas in Luzon placed under Alert Level 1 from March 1 to 15, 2022 are: • Abra, Apayao, Baguio City and Kalinga in the Cordillera Administrative […]