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The Department of Tourism (DOT) joins hands with the International School for Sustainable Tourism (ISST) in organizing the International Ecotourism Travel Mart (IETM) 2023. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco sat down with former DOT Secretary and now ISST chair Dr. Mina T. Gabor to finalize the preparation for the forum set on March 29 to […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is closely scrutinizing the details of a 2017 memorandum of agreement (MOA) it signed with the Masungi Georeserve Foundation Inc. (MGFI) to ensure its consistency with the country’s laws on protected areas. DENR-Region 4A Executive Director Nilo Tamoria said the move was in line with the order […]
With the temporary closure of the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu said the public may consider visiting other local ecotourism sites in the country for relaxation. “Those living in nearby provinces who wish to rejuvenate their minds and bodies need not go to Manila just to […]
The House of Representatives has approved three legislative proposals declaring key tourist attractions in Samar as eco-tourism destinations. Samar 2nd District Representative Sharee Ann Tan said the bills have been approved by House members in the third and final reading and transmitted to the Senate. The three House-approved measures seek to develop and preserve as […]
Senator Cynthia Villar welcomed the signing into law of the bill declaring the coastal sanctuary in Balanga City, Bataan as a responsible, community-based ecotourism site. Villar, chair of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and principal sponsor of Republic Act 11365 or the Balanga Wetland and Nature Park (BWNP) Responsible Ecotourism Act, said the enactment […]
With 18 affirmative votes, the Senate passed on third reading a bill declaring the Balanga Wetland and Nature Park (BWNP) as a responsible, community-based ecotourism zone. Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and principal sponsor of Senate Bill 2228, thanked her colleagues in the Senate for seeing the importance […]
Senator Sonny Angara has commended the Duterte administration for its plan to make the Pag-asa Island in the Spratlys a tourist destination by giving a facelift to existing structures like the Rancudo Airfield as well as build new facilities for marine activities. In welcoming President Duterte’s direction to develop the island, Angara called on […]