CEBU CITY – Dapitan will get global exposure after four short films that will be shown in an international film festival were shot in the city known as the “Shrine City of the Philippines.” DIRECTORS and crew get together after shooting four films in Dapitan City for the Cannes Film Festival...
CEBU CITY – Dapitan City has reached out to various stakeholders in Cebu in a bid to promote not just its rich culture and heritage but also the life and works of national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal. MARK Lloyd Jamelo (left), Executive Assistant to the Chairman of Glorious Fantasyland Complex and...
CEBU CITY – Valentine’s Day came a day early as 30 couples in Dapitan City tied the knot in a mass church wedding dubbed “Kasalan ng Bayan” on Tuesday, February 13. COUPLES pose after a mass church wedding at the Saint James the Greater Church in Dapitan City on Tuesday, February 13....
CEBU CITY – The provincial and city government of Zamboanga del Norte and Dapitan continued their aggressive tourism campaigns by participating in the 31st Travel Tour Expo of the Philippine Travel Agencies Association in Pasay City. DAPITAN City, led by its tourism officer Apple Marie Agolong...
CEBU CITY – Dapitan City and Siquijor province are partnering for a project to boost the economy and tourism of the two local government units (LGUs). Almost a year after forging a sisterhood agreement, the two LGUs will inaugurate the Dapitan-Siquijor Tourism Connectivity on January 14 at the...
CEBU CITY – Dapitan City recently hosted an arnis tournament that gathered over 100 top stick-fighters from Mindanao. OVER 100 arnis fighters from Mindanao participate in the 1st Mayor Seth Frederick P. Jalosjos Handuraw Invitational Arnis Tournament in Dapitan City. (Contributed photo) The...
EXILED TO ISOLATION Hoping to silence Rizal, the Spanish Government had Rizal exiled to the isolated City of Dapitan in 1892 In fear of Dr. José Rizal’s growing influence among the people due to his calls for social reform, the Spanish colonial government hoped to extinguish Rizal’s reach by...
CEBU CITY – Christmas is the season of giving and this was best typified in Dapitan City through its “Pasko sa Nayon” project. Pasko sa Nayon is a testament to the unwavering commitment of the local government unit (LGU) to give back to the community and spread joy during the Yuletide season....
CEBU CITY – A Smart Heritage City that will serve as a model of sustainable development. This is the vision for Dapitan City that Mayor Seth Frederick “Bullet” Jalosjos conveyed during his State-of-the-City Address (SOCA) at the New Government Center in Dapitan on Friday, December 1. DAPITAN...
CEBU CITY — With no less than top foreign military officers asserting that Dapitan is a safe and secure place, officials are hoping that the city will be finally open to foreign tourists. Mayor Seth Frederick Jalosjos said the city has been hoping that the travel ban issued against the city and...
CEBU CITY — Dapitan City is safe and secure. A top military officer from Singapore said this when Dapitan, a top tourist destination in the Zamboanga Peninsula, hosted the 2nd Semester Foreign Armed Forces Attaché (FAFA) Corps Tour from October 6 to 9. The Armed Forces of the Philippines,...
The 5150 Dapitan Philippines will be quick with a fast race course in place but the heat factor can make or break one’s title bid, including in the overall championship, when the inaugural endurance race is held on Sunday, Sept. 10, in Zamboanga del Norte. Hosting the 1.5-kilometer swim, 40km...
