DOT Secretary Christina Frasco with Philtoa President Fe Abling-Yu The Philippine Tour Operators Association (Philtoa) recently hosted its 4th General Membership Meeting at the Crimson Hotel Filinvest City in Muntinlupa, with the Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco as keynote...
Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco and Congressman of the 5th District of Cebu and Deputy Speaker Duke Frasco are celebrating their 14th wedding anniversary today, Aug. 8, 2023. It can be seen all throughout their public life how sweet and supportive the two are of each other....
Senator Mark A. Villar on Friday, July 28, lauded the Department of Tourism (DOT) for its major accomplishments in the past year. Sen. Mark Villar with Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco (O/S Mark Villar) “I would like to commend the DOT for their efforts in the past year. As stated by...
International tourist arrivals in the country beached the three million mark while tourism receipts surged to P212.47 billion, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reported Wednesday, July 19. Latest data from the DOT recorded a total of 3,000,079 international visitor arrivals from January 1 to July...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco continued to enjoy his trust despite the tourism campaign controversy. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. receives the plaque of appreciation for his late father from the Department of Tourism on June 27,...
Photo from Diann Calucin/MANILA BULLETIN The city government of Manila and the Department of Tourism (DOT) launched the Manila leg of the Hop-On Hop-Off (HOHO) bus tour project at the Kartilya ng Katipunan in Ermita district on Thursday, July 6. HOHO is the new project initiated by the DOT as part...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid on Thursday, July 6 expressed his belief that whatever tourism campaign slogan is used by the Philippine government, it still delivers the same message and appeal. Sen. Manuel "Lito"...
CEBU CITY – Local officials in Cebu signed a manifesto expressing their support for embattled Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco amid the controversies surrounding the country’s new tourism slogan. SECRETARY Frasco (DOT FB) “We, Congressmen, City Mayors, Municipal Mayors, and Councilors...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched an investigation into the “Love the Philippines” tourism video after several netizens claimed that some of the stock footages utilized in it were shot in other countries. Earlier, the DOT changed its tourism slogan from “It’s more Fun in the...
Photos by ALI VICOY and the author LOVE THE PHILIPPINES Unveiled during the event, the latest ad campaign of DOT with the slogan, LOVE the Philippines After a decade of hearing about how it’s more fun in the Philippines, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has recently unveiled the next step of its...
ILOILO CITY – This city is hosting the Central Philippines Tourism Expo (CPTEx) of the Department of Tourism (DOT) from June 16 to 18. DOT-Western Visayas Director Crisanta Marlene Rodriguez said CPTEx is a pet project of DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco to strengthen the recovery of the...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco revealed on Tuesday, May 16, that there would be an “enhanced tourism slogan” or country brand to replace “It’s more fun in the Philippines” in promoting the Philippines to the world. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco...
