The Philippines bagged the highly-coveted World's Leading Dive Destination and the Leading Beach Destination for 2022, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced on Tuesday, Nov. 15. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said the two awards were given during the 29th World Travel Award (WTA) held in...
Like nothing happened. Barbie Imperial has returned to social media weeks after she made headlines following an alleged bar scuffle with Debbie Garcia. No, she didn't say anything related to the issue. She simply posted several snaps of her having fun at a beach somewhere. Barbie also posted a...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has engaged with foreign tourism stakeholders at the 2022 World Travel Market (WTM) in London to promote travel in the Philippines. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco met with leading tourism industry stakeholders from the United Kingdom (UK), Scandinavia, Spain,...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is planning to conduct voters’ registration activities in some government offices and private entities. Comelec Chairman George Garcia said that he already asked Comelec Director Teopisto Elnas to see if this plan would be possible under the poll...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the local government of Baguio City have vowed to eliminate traffic congestion and improve urbanized sanitation to promote resilient and sustainable tourism in the country's summer capital. This was discussed during the visit of Baguio City Mayor Benjamin...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is now expediting the establishment of Tourist Rest Area (TRA) facilities that are seen to improve the hospitality approach of Philippine tourism to foreign visitors. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia on Saturday, Oct. 8, led the groundbreaking and signing of the...
With the constant recognition being given Philippine tourism as the top destination in Asia, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said on, Friday, Oct. 7, that the country was finally overcoming the post-pandemic upshot of the Covid-19 crisis. Department of Tourism (DOT)...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the groundbreaking of the country's first-ever Tourist Rest Area (TRA) in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon on Friday, Oct. 7. Photo by Department of Tourism Grounded on the DOT's vision to provide convenience and comfort to tourists, Frasco...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia thinks that the Omnibus Election Code should be amended to modernize the definition of "vote-buying". Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia faced the Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022....
If the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BKSE) were to be postponed, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has two separate budgetary requirements for two different dates: P9,500,000,000 for May 2023; and P10,858,030,000 for December 2023. Comelec Chairman George Garcia...
New Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman George Erwin M. Garcia will be seeking the help of lawmakers in funding a proposed new Comelec building because its current office at the Palacio del Gobernador is "a fire hazard." Garcia issued the statement during the public hearing by the...
After four hours and 50 minutes of public hearing and lengthy expressions of support, the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) unanimously confirmed on Wednesday, September 7 the appointments of George Erwin M. Garcia as chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Karlo Alexei Bendigo...
