The Department of Tourism (DOT) is urging more tourism enterprises to take advantage of the business loans being offered under the government's pandemic recovery program to help them survive the health crisis. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) This, after the government extended to two years the grace...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat showed her support for Jollibee amid the controversy facing the homegrown fast food giant. (Photo from DOT Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat's Facebook) Puyat posted on her social media accounts her picture with the Jollibee mascot with the...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is calling all hotels and resorts in the country to "go green" and adopt sustainable practices in time with the celebration of the 2021 World Environment Day. Costales Nature Farm (Photo from the Department of Tourism) In a statement, DOT Secretary Bernadette...
The government has eased the country's entry restrictions on foreigners with special resident retiree's visas following a recommendation made by the Department of Tourism. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said these foreign retirees no longer have to secure a government...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has unveiled its five-year industry manpower development plan that will focus on the development of competent and world-class Filipino tourism professionals through the education system. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (Ali Vicoy / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that it is bringing back its 50 percent subsidy on the cost of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for qualified local tourists. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (Ali Vicoy / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Tourism Secretary...
The domestic tourism industry has taken another step toward its eventual recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat welcomed on Tuesday, June 1, the...
More than 22,000 tourism workers from Bulacan and Baguio City who were displaced by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have received much-needed financial aid or "ayuda" from the national government. CASH AID DELIVERED--National Artist for Film Eric “Kidlat Tahimik” de Guia of the...
The government's pandemic task force has allowed establishments accredited for staycation activities may now operate at full capacity and may also forego requiring the coronavirus (COVID-19) testing requirement for guests. (Photo courtesy of DOT / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
A total of 1,415 caddies, workers, and employees from five major golf clubs in Metro Manila have received payouts of more than P7 million under the government's cash assistance program for workers displaced by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Pixabay) Department of Tourism...
Senator Nancy Binay on Wednesday, May 26 said she approves the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) plan to shorten the quarantine period for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and returning Filipinos who have been fully vaccinated, verified and cleared by health authorities of coronavirus (COVID-19)...
The Department of Tourism (DOT), through its Central Luzon office, is set to hold a "culinary adventure tour" that aims to showcase th rich food history of the region, particularly Pampanga which is dubbed the "Culinary Capital" of the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Tourism) The...