Are you feeling tired from work, school requirements, or chores at home? Do you want to hit pause, take a break from the painfully mundane life, and travel the Philippines but you don't have a budget? The Department of Tourism (DOT) might have just the perfect escape you need. Paragliding adventure...
A new online advertisement launched by the Department of Tourism (DOT) last June 4, 2022, placed “people” as the highlight, with movements from hundreds of dancers and sounds recorded from 23 locations all over the country. Dancers portraying the Philippine Eagle (Screengrab from...
A three-term congressman has vouched for incoming Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco's capability to help boost the country’s economic recovery through tourism development. In particular, outgoing Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas hailed Frasco's plan to strengthen...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Representative Luis Raymund “Lray” Villafuerte has lauded the appointment of Liloan town, Cebu Mayor Christina Frasco as the Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary within the Cabinet of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Incoming DOT Secretary...
Deputy Speaker and Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman couldn't help but fact-check investigative journalist Raissa Robles over her supposed insinuation that Basilan is still an active nest of the Abu Sayyaf Group or ASG. Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Facebook) "Gusto ko lang linawin: WALA NANG...
Kusug Tausug Party-list. Shernee Tan-Tambut slammed on Friday, June 3 investigative journalist's Raissa Robles’s recent Twitter post wherein the latter sarcastically said that plans to open up Mindanao to tourism would increase local bandits' prospects for kidnapping. Kusug Tausug Party-list Rep....
Liloan town, Cebu Mayor Christina Frasco will be the Department of Tourism (DOT) secretary of the incoming administration of President-elect Bongbong Marcos. Incoming DOT Secretary Christina Frasco (BBM Media Office) This was announced by Press Secretary-designate Trixie Cruz-Angeles during a press...
The camp of President-elect Bongbong Marcos has named more key entrants in his incoming Cabinet, rounding off his economic team in the process. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (Facebook) In a press briefing Monday afternoon, May 30, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles revealed Marcos's nomination...
By BERNA ROMULO PUYAT, Tourism Secretary There was a time, back when I was an undersecretary at the Department of Agriculture, that I thought the Tourism Secretary must have the best job. Their portfolio is the entire Philippines, a beautiful country with friendly, hospitable people. All one needs...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. has highlighted the importance of the new law that effectively declared Mt. Arayat in Arayat town as a protected landscape or area. Mt. Arayat (Photo from Wikipedia) Gonzales was referring to Republic Act (RA) No.11684, which the former...
Food artisans from Balasan town, Iloilo province interact with the audience at “Namit”, a culinary showcase at SM City Iloilo in celebration of Filipino Food Month. (Photo courtesy of DOT-6) ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism-Reg. 6 launched a three-day event highlighting the Ilonggo and...
Everything’s looking bright and hopeful now that the Philippines has reopened its borders to fully vaccinated tourists from all countries Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat at the closing ceremony of the 21st Global Summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Since the Department of...
