Highlighting Filipino hospitality and sustainable Philippine tourism during a recent global summit in Saudi Arabia, Tourism Chief Christina Garcia Frasco revealed that the agency is eyeing to train at least 100,000 Filipino tourism workers next year to strengthen the "Filipino Brand of Service...
If there's a "best son-in-law award" out there, Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco ought to win it, hands down. Cebu 5th district Rep. Duke Frasco (left) and Governor Gwen Garcia (Facebook) In a recent Facebook post, Rep. Frasco is seen in lending a hand in the "Caravan of...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco has urged local government units (LGUs) across the country to develop a park within their jurisdictions to promote the culture of tourism from generation to generation. Frasco affirmed DOT’s support for the development of parks during...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco was cited as among the top-performing cabinet officials of the Marcos administration, and she owed the regnition to the organization's effectivity in implementing tourism reforms and programs. Photo: Department of Tourism Frasco thanked...
A House leader is encouraging local government units (LGUs) to support the Marcos administration’s efforts to bring the country back to normalcy by ditching whatever entry restrictions on inbound travellers they might still have in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic. Camarines Sur 2nd district...
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...
Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco had the very rare special opportunity of speaking with the His Holiness, Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome. (Duke Frasco's Facebook) Frasco knew the conversation was going to be short, sweet, and transcendent, so he told the Pope what felt was...
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,...
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...
