The Department of Tourism (DOT) has repurposed Tourist Rest Areas (TRAs) in Cebu, originally built to serve travelers, as donation drop-off centers for communities affected by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Sept. 30. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government will strictly implement the rest day provision among tricycles here. Tricycle Ordinance 185 regulates the operation of motorized tricycles. In a press conference, Secretary to the Mayor Celso Lobregat said Article 6, Section 3, of Ordinance 185 restricts the...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco and Pangasinan Governor Ramon Guico III lead the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the construction of the first Tourist Rest Area in Lingayen, Pangasinan on February 13, 2025. (Photo: DOT) The Department of Tourism (DOT)...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) is constructing the first tourist rest area in Antique province. “The initiative stemmed from the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to elevate the global competitiveness of the Philippine tourism industry by taking care of our...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco leads the groundbreaking ceremony of the first Tourist Rest Area in Antique on Nov. 21, 2024. The facility will be built in Brgy. Aningalan, San Remigio town. (Photo: DOT) The Department of Tourism (DOT) has inaugurated Antique’s first...
ILOILO CITY — Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco led the groundbreaking of a P10-million tourist rest area (TRA) in Tubungan town, Iloilo province on August 23. DOT Secretary Christina Frasco leads the groundbreaking of a P10-million tourist rest area in Tubungan town, Iloilo...
More tourism rest areas, which are poised to transform Philippine tourism, will be built in many parts of the country, President Marcos said. Tourism Rest Area in Saud Beach in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales) Following the inauguration of the tourism rest area (TRA) in...
The Philippines is in a "stiff competition" with other Asian countries in tourism development and promotion, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales) Marcos said in his speech in Ilocos Norte on Friday, May 17, that the Philippines must...
The Department of Education (DepEd) mourns the passing of its former Officer-In-Charge (OIC), Secretary Dr. Fe A. Hidalgo. (Photo from DepEd Philippines Facebook page) DepEd, in a Facebook post, said the entire organization extends its “heartfelt condolences” to the family and relatives of...
The Manila North Cemetery (MNC) released guidelines on Wednesday, Oct.23, in preparation for Undas 2023. The main gates of the cemetery will be open starting Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. only. Interment and cremation operations will be temporarily closed starting Oct. 28 and will resume...
MANOLO FORTICH, Bukidnon – The Department of Tourism inaugurated the country’s second and Mindanao’s first Tourist Rest Area (TRA) in Barangay Tankulan here on Friday, August 4. THE country’s second and Mindanao’s first Tourist Rest Area in Barangay Tankulan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon....
We may not feel exhausted because our minds are strong. Chronic stress, however, will take its toll on our body. Each year, we have a list of New Year’s resolutions, don’t we? But let’s face it, how many from that list do we get to succeed in? What could be the reason behind our failure to...
