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MANDARIN CALL CENTER TO ASSIST CHINESE TOURISTS

Concerns in Mandarin Chinese may now be addressed by call center agents speaking the same language at the Tourist Assistance Call Center, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced. The language is an addition to the English and Filipino speakers since the creation of the call center in October 2023, as well as Korean language speakers […]

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LIBANAN URGES SCHOOLS TO TEACH MANDARIN

To boost the competitiveness of Filipino workers in overseas labor markets, House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan wants the Chinese language of Mandarin promoted in all school levels. “If we are going to continue to rely on the export of labor to help drive our economic growth, we might as well equip our future […]

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FILIPINO TOUR GUIDES NOW LEARNING TO SPEAK MANDARIN – DOT OFFICIAL

The Department of Tourism (DOT) has started training Filipino tour guides on how to speak Mandarin to better serve the growing number of Chinese tourists visiting the Philippines, a ranking Tourism official said. “We’re already in the process of accepting applications for our Mandarin tour guide training. It’s a month-long program where we actually train […]