President Marcos said that Megaworld's new Grand Westside Hotel in Parañaque is a testament to the fruitful collaboration between the government and the private sector as it is touted to generate jobs for Filipinos and boost tourism in Metro Manila. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr....
BACOLOD CITY – Department of Tourism (DOT)-6 (Western Visayas) Director Crisanta Marlene Rodriguez disclosed that tourist arrivals in this city reached 780,960 last year. Rodriguez, speaking at the opening of a new hotel here last week, also said that the province of Negros Occidental had 694,050...
The country posted the highest growth in the tourism sector last year despite coming from the pandemic period, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The PSA reported that the share of tourism direct gross value added to the economy, as measured by the gross domestic product...
PH.Ph Rally Team run by Teo Martin Motorsport bearing the 'Love the Philippines' livery. Photo from Department of Tourism. If the Philippines begins to see an influx of tourists from Europe any time soon, it might have something to do with a Spanish rally team bearing the ‘Love the Philippines’...
ILOILO CITY – Gov. Arthur "Toto" Defensor Jr. announced that 23-year-old Miss Eco International Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks will be Iloilo's tourism ambassador. ILOILO Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. said Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks will be Iloilo province's tourism ambassador. (Iloilo Capitol PIO) "We...
President Marcos reported that the Philippines has made an impressive recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic after it recorded 5.45 million tourists entering the country in 2023, double the number of inbound tourists in 2022. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos said...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) is enhancing dive tourism at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the groundbreaking for the Hyperbaric Chamber Center this week. TOURISM Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco graces the May...
ILOILO CITY – Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco called for infrastructure improvements to boost foreign tourist arrivals in world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. “We recognize that there is a need to improve the facilities as far as air and sea...
(Unsplash) Persons with disabilities (PWDs) and senior citizens shouldn't be left behind when it comes to accessibility to tourism sites in the Philippines. With this notion, House Deputy Speaker Las Piñas City lone district Rep....
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...
CEBU CITY – The local government units of Dapitan City and Siquijor province strengthened their partnership by launching the Siquijor-Dapitan Tourism Connectivity in Siquijor. SIQUIJOR Gov. Jake Vincent Villa, Dapitan City Mayor Seth Frederick Jalosos, Siquijor Rep. Zaldy Villa, and Kasambahay...
