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The private sector coalition that launched the Taskforce T3 (Test, Trace, Treat) vowed to strengthen its ongoing collaboration with the national government to accelerate the country’s vaccination program rollout to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Tourism stakeholders are requesting for the deferment on the payment of local business taxes this year due to the current state of the losing tourism industry.

Following the rising number of quarantine hotels violating terms of accreditation, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reiterates that there are only 15 accredited accommodation establishments (AEs) in Metro Manila that are allowed to operate for staycation as of Tuesday (Jan. 5).

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) disbursed Tuesday another JYP 10 billion (roughly P4.7 billion) under its Post Disaster Standby Loan 2 (PDSL 2) assistance to the Philippines in support of families devastated by recent Typhoons Quinta, Rolly, and Ulysses in the last quarter of 2020 that caused widespread devastation and damage to infrastructure and agriculture.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) has issued a show cause order for a high-end hotel in Makati City calling on the management to explain possible violations related to its accreditation in light of the alleged January 1 rape-slay case in one of its rooms involving a flight attendant.

As some local government officials gear up for their vaccination activities, the Department of Health (DOH) urged them to rather coordinate with the national government to effectively manage the deployment of vaccines in the country. 

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) capped its unprecedented repatriation efforts by bringing home a total of 327,511 overseas Filipinos last year.

The Department of Health (DOH) has noted a decrease in the number of cases reported Monday, at 959 new cases, bringing the country’s total to 478,761.

The Department of Health (DOH) said that it would only be in mid-January that it can determine whether or not there was a surge in COVID-19 cases during the holiday season as laboratories will be fully operational starting Monday, Jan. 4.

The 212-centimeter-long specimen of the critically endangered leatherback sea turtle that died in July last year after having been entangled in a fishing net has now arrived in the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) and will soon be put this on display at the Natural History Gallery of the National Museum Bohol.

The Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) of the Embassy of Japan is now accepting applications for the teacher training and Japanese studies categories of the 2021 Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program.

The Department of Tourism-National Capital Region (DOT-NCR) is enjoining all accommodation establishments in Metro Manila operating as temporary quarantine facilities for Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROFs) to strictly adhere to the 14-day mandatory quarantine protocol notwithstanding a negative swab test result through reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

The long-neglected Metropolitan Theater (MET) in Manila is set to reopen its doors to the public in April in time for the quincentennial commemoration of the victory in Mactan.

The United States Embassy in the Philippines has provided a total of P10.1 billion in assistance to the country across its bilateral relationship last year.

The year 2020 started with optimism as the Department of Tourism (DoT) aimed to surpass the achievements in 2019 when the tourism industry contributed 12.7 percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), of which 10.8 percent came from domestic tourism.

President Duterte’s Special Envoy to Bahrain reaffirmed the special ties between the Philippines and the Kingdom of Bahrain during his official visit to the Muslim country.

In a bid to expand access to affordable real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction tests for would-be travelers, the Department of Tourism (DOT), through the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Children's Medical Center (PCMC) on Monday for another partnership subsidy to benefit around 11,600 domestic tourists.

After earning the ire of social media users, parents, and support groups for children, the controversial Cebu-based Plantation Bay luxury resort said it will improve its handling of guests with special needs.