CAGAYAN -- More tourism activities are expected in Ballesteros and Abulug towns in Cagayan Valley as the Department of Public Works and Highways – Cagayan Second District Engineering Office (DPWH-CSDEO) has started the construction of two boulevard projects. (Photo from the DPWH-CSDEO) District...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat expressed optimism that more foreigners would arrive in the coming days as the Philippines reopened its borders to foreign tourists after a successful effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country....
Annie Refrea The search is on for Mrs. Face of Tourism Philippines 2022! During a virtual launch of the pageant recently, Annie Refrea, founder of the pageant, said that the Mrs. Face of Tourism is an annual beauty search that aims to bring the beauty, excitement and wonder of the Philippines to...
CHED delegates during a CLSU campus tour (Photo from CLSU Facebook Page) Philippine Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) should be harnessed for the promotion of local tourism in their respective areas, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said. “HEIs have teaching, research, and extension...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Wednesday said the government should consider giving COVID-19 vaccines to inbound foreign visitors to further boost the Philippine’s local tourism industry that is badly hit by the pandemic. Tolentino noted that many tourist hotspots across the globe have already...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said placing the country under the least restrictive alert level 1 by March is key to more tourism activities that would translate to small businesses' recovery. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat is optimistic that more foreign tourists would visit the country as the Philippines re-opened its borders to foreign travellerrs. Puyat said the numbers of foreign traveler arrivals in the country since the re-opening of Philippine...
Do you want to go to Boracay but you need to get a vaccine booster shot against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)? No need to worry because it’s now available on the island. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat answers questions following her visit at the Paradise Garden...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. encouraged residents in Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan on Friday, Feb. 11, to get their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots so that the local tourism industry can now be fully opened. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. strolls in Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat inspected on Thursday, Feb. 10, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City to ensure that health protocols for arriving foreign travelers are strictly observed. Puyat's inspection coincides with the first day...
DOT log The Department of Tourism (DOT) said about 92 percent of tourism workers in the Philippines have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOT Director for Tourism Standards and Regulation Virgilio Maguigad said that the number of vaccinated tourism workers...
With the country accepting foreign nationals anew, Malacañang is confident that a surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases can be avoided if both tourists and locals will follow the minimum health standards set to prevent the spread of the virus. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang...