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A proposal to establish and secure standard tourism signs and symbols in the country to improve awareness of the existence of various tourist sites has been filed at the House of Representatives. Bohol Representative Kristine Alexie Tutor filed House Bill 2048, or the proposed “Tourism Signs and Symbols Act of 2022.” In the bill’s explanatory […]
From President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s directive to lend assistance to the areas affected by the earthquake, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco has directed the DOT regional offices to coordinate with their respective local government units (LGUs) to determine the extent of damage and extend assistance to tourism-related establishments (TREs) affected. Frasco also […]
After seven months of refurbishing and sprucing up, another tourism-oriented project is now open to the public and is anticipated to draw more visitors to Legazpi City. The Kalayaan Park (Freedom Park) is a 1.3-hectare area located in Barangay Gogon that showcases state-of-the-art amenities which cater to people of all ages. City Architect Rey Acosta, […]
The province of Antique needs to have a railway to cut the travel time from Iloilo province and entice more tourists and business investors. “I intend to submit a proposal to the Western Visayas Regional Development Council for Antique to be included in the Panay Railway System project, considering that the province is also part of […]
Camarines Sur (CamSur) Rep. LRay Villafuerte is rooting for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos .Jr for putting agriculture, health, and tourism on his must-do list in his first State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) of what the new government will focus on to stimulate high growth, improve the lives of Filipinos and keep down economic scarring from the global crisis […]
As part of her nationwide listening tours, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco traveled to Clark, Pampanga to engage in back-to-back dialogues with all heads of Department of Tourism (DOT) regional offices and key tourism stakeholders based in Luzon, completing the first leg of listening tours for all DOT regional directors across the country barely a […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) applauded the naming of the country’s three island destinations among “The 25 Best Islands in the World” by the New York-based travel magazine Travel + Leisure (T+L). Boracay Island featuring its postcard-perfect sunset ranked 9th in the T+L World’s Best Island list, followed by Palawan at 11th with a photo […]
More than six months after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, the town of Dapa in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte kicked off a major tourism and sports activity. The “First Dapa Siargao National Dragon Boat Regatta 2022” started its first wave of competitions. “The is the first big event in Siargao Island after we were […]
A lawmaker lauded the increase of foreign tourist arrivals in Boracay Island as a good sign of economic recovery not only for the Aklan province but also for the country. Aklan Representative Teodorico Haresco Jr. cited a report from the municipal tourism office of Malay in Aklan showing that there has been a constant influx of […]
Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said he is eyeing some 200,000 tourists to attend the 43rd MassKara Festival, which returns to the city in October two years after it was shelved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We want to make it the event of the year, if not the decade,” Benitez stressed. “The organizers […]