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The historic Walled City of Intramuros opened two of its most popular sites to visitors following the easing of quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said Fort Santiago and Baluarte de San Diego are open to limited capacity and shortened operating hours under strict health and […]
The 16-meter-high “Cross in the Sky,” perched atop the 50-meter-high Black Hill at the People’s Integrated Agri-tourism Center in Piat, Cagayan is now open to local residents. Piat tourism officer Benedict Santo Tomas said visitors from other towns and provinces, especially from other regions and Metro Manila where the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis still persists, […]
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat announced that 465,530 tourism workers nationwide who have turned jobless because of the pandemic have been approved to receive cash assistance under the DOT-DOLE Cash Assistance Program of the Bayanihan 2 amounting to P2,327,650,000. Of this number, 39,429 are from the National Capital Region (NCR); 26,908 from Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR); […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines welcome the announcement by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) that the Philippines has been selected as the next host country to the WTTC Global Summit in October 2021. The announcement was made by WTTC President and CEO Gloria Guevara during the […]
The long wait for the start of full-blast operations of the first international cruise ship terminal (ICST) in Luzon will soon be over. Construction works for the project are already 50 percent complete despite the restrictions being implemented by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) in Bicol due to […]
The reopening of the famous Sambawan Island to tourists will revitalize the local economy disrupted by the current health crisis, the local government of Maripipi in Biliran said. Mayor Joseph Caingcoy said their desire to help local businesses compelled them to reopen the uninhabited island to visitors from the Eastern Visayas region starting April 24. […]
The ongoing upgrade of the Siquijor Airport is seen to boost tourism in the province once travel to the neighboring island is allowed, an official of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) said. OPAV Undersecretary Anthony Gerard Gonzales, representing Secretary Michael Lloyd Dino, recently conducted an ocular visit to the airport. […]
The Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) on the Safety Seal Certification Program was signed recently led by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). The JMC contains the requirements and procedures […]
The local government of Zamboanga rolled out recently the Safe, Swift and Smart Passage (S-PaSS), a one-stop-shop application for the use of people entering the city. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said she issued Executive Order (EO) 652-2021, formalizing the guidelines in adopting the S-PaSS for travelers. Climaco-Salazar said the S-PaSS will facilitate a safe, swift […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-BMB) has conducted an economic valuation study of threatened species to bring greater appreciation and attention to the economic benefit of wildlife conservation. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu is optimistic that the result of the study will allow “more people to be inspired in conserving and protecting our wildlife.” “We […]