Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Friday, July 16 urged health facilities to lower the cost of their swab tests to encourage more people to travel and hasten the recovery of the tourism industry from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Jansen Romero/ File...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said she will not run for senator in the May 2022 polls, adding that she would rather finish her stint in the agency. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "No, I’m not . I have decided last year I...
The Department of Tourism (DOT), through its marketing arm, the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) has so far disbursed over P100 million to support the projects of destinations that have vowed to focus on "smart tourism" in the country. THEY’RE BACK – Tourists ride boats at Burnham Park in Baguio...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has told the public to avoid complacency when it comes to following health and safety protocols even as the government's pandemic task force further eased restrictions on children and fully vaccinated adults. Kids are seen here swimming in the famous beach front of...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has partnered with popular communications platform Viber to promote its "Kain Na!" (Let’s Eat!) Food and Trade Festival, which will showcase the bright spots of the country's food and farm tourism industries. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "We at the DOT are very...
The world-famous Boracay Island--the crown jewel of Phlippine tourism--has been awarded the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Safe Travels Stamp for its adoption of globally recognized health and safety guidelines during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Kids swim in the famous...
At least 3,000 tourism workers from the world-famous Boracay Island in Aklan comprise the first batch of local workers that are set to be inoculated against the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Department of Tourism) Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat...
The Baguio City local government unit (LGU) said it will continue to limit tourist arrivals to a maximum of 3,000 per day to prevent incidents that may trigger another surge in the number of local coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Baguio City (File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook post of...
The decision on whether or not to accept vaccination cards as an alternative entry requirement for fully vaccinated travelers rests with the local government units (LGUs), Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. A medical worker administers a Sinovac jab during the...
Ahead of this year’s 5 th Bilateral and Consultation Mechanism (BCM) between the Philippines and Brazil, Manila is eyeing the entry of high-end Filipino products to Brasilia as part of its overall strategy to significantly improve the trade and investments as well as tourism cooperation with the...
Fully vaccinated travelers are now allowed to visit Baguio City even without a negative swab test result, provided that they present a valid vaccination card or certificate as proof that they have already completed their jabs against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). THEY’RE BACK – Tourists...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) continues to partner with WarnerMedia's Cartoon Network in pushing for safe travels around the country amid easing restrictions. (Screengrab from DOT's SAFETRIP campaign video with Scarlet Snow Belo and The Powerpuff Girls) To send this message across, the latest...