Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco leads the groundbreaking ceremony of the first Tourist Rest Area in Antique on Nov. 21, 2024. The facility will be built in Brgy. Aningalan, San Remigio town. (Photo: DOT) The Department of Tourism (DOT) has inaugurated Antique’s first...
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...
A natural wonder that resembles a large elephant’s feet has been attracting tourists to the northern part of Romblon. SIKI it Elepante (DENR-EMB photo) Called Siki it Elepante, it is located in the municipality of Corcuera in the island of Simara. According to the Department of Environment and...
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...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is preparing to restore and make the 105-year-old Yulo’s Park on Rosario St., Barangay 14, this city, another tourist destination here. YULO’S Park on Rosario St., Barangay 14, Bacolod City. (Solomon Lopez Locsin Facebook) In a recent media interview,...
TACLOBAN CITY – Amid the challenges brought by the pandemic, a coastal community in Allen, Northern Samar, seized an opportunity to showcase their hidden gem to the world. SUNSET in Barangay Cabacungan, Allen Northern Samar. (Buenos Diaz sa Caba) In late 2020, Aljun Diaz, a...
By TARA YAP ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism-6 reported that Western Visayas earned more than P70 billion from tourism in 2023. The Sun sets at world-famous Boracay Island. (Tara Yap) The region also registered a 22.8 percent growth in tourist arrivals with 5.36 million visiting key...
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...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Tourism-Caraga said 1,442,032 foreign and domestic tourists visited the region last year. Caraga earned P17.3 million from these visitors – P16.5 million from domestic and P759,000 from foreign tourists who accounted for 4.4 percent of the total arrivals in 2023....
Tourism in La Union continues to recover from the pandemic as more than 550,000 tourists visited the province in 2023. SURFERS in Barangay Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union. (Freddie G. Lazaro) The provincial government said 550,359 tourists visited La Union last year, an 11 percent increase...
CEBU CITY – Tourist arrivals in Bohol reached more than one million in 2023, exceeding the province’s target for the year. A STRAWBERRY farm in Bohol is one of the province’s top tourist destinations. The tourism office reported that more than one million tourists visited Bohol last year....
CEBU CITY – The provincial and city government of Zamboanga del Norte and Dapitan continued their aggressive tourism campaigns by participating in the 31st Travel Tour Expo of the Philippine Travel Agencies Association in Pasay City. DAPITAN City, led by its tourism officer Apple Marie Agolong...
