President Marcos has institutionalized the country's Electronic Travel Information (eTravel) System to ensure border control, health surveillance, and tourism statistics analysis, among others. File photo Based on Administrative Order (AO) No. 24. signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on...
Foreign investments in the sectors of infrastructure and public services will greatly benefit Philippine tourism, enabling the country to capture a larger market of foreign tourists that are all flocking to the country's Southeast Asian neighbors. Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Senate PRIB...
(L-R) Philippine Ambassador to Spain Philippe J. Lhuillier and Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco (Photo: DOT) The Department of Tourism (DOT) said Friday, August 30, that it has embarked on a mission to strengthen tourism relations between the Philippines and Spain,...
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...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The additional P6.4 billion earmarked for the Tourism Road Infrastructure Program (TRIP) under the 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP) will have a two-fold impact, Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo said. First,...
Atty. Carlos Luis Fernandez, OIC Executive Vice President - General Counsel of PAL; Melissa Ow, Chief Executive of STB; Capt. Stanley Ng, President and COO of PAL; Mr. Terrence Voon, STB Executive Director for Southeast Asia; at the Singapore Tourism Board and Philippine Airlines...
Manila Central Post Office during the fire last year (Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Tourism (DOT) said the cultural integrity of the Manila Central Post Office will not be compromised amid plans to turn the historic...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT)-Western Visayas recently conducted a security training for tourist police at world-famous Boracay Island. A TOURIST police training was held to boost security measures at world-famous Boracay Island. (DOT-6) The Tourist-Oriented Police for...
State economic managers should also consider forming a Cabinet tourism cluster that would be in charge of addressing the multi-faceted problems of the tourism industry, as well as taking care of the country’s “crown jewels” such as Siargao, Palawan and other tourist destinations. ...
Former Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri is seeking a tourism master plan from the national government and specific amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) in a bid to address the power woes in the country’s “crown jewels” of tourism. Senator Juan Miguel...
The Philippine government has launched the Cruise Visa Waiver (CVW) program in a bid to enhance foreign tourist arrivals and encourage more international cruise ships to visit the country. Jointly undertaken by the Department of Tourism (DOT), the Bureau of Immigration (BI), and the Department of...
By TARA YAP ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism-6 reported a decrease in the number of foreign visitors in world-famous Boracay Island due to fewer direct international flights. TOURISTS walk on the beach at world-famous Boracay Island. (Tara Yap) DOT-6 Assistant Regional Director...
