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Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat awarded recently the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Safe Travels Stamp to the new batch of recipients comprising 33 DOT-accredited accommodation establishments (AEs) belonging to six regions. These are in Region VII, 16 of which are in Cebu and Bohol; Region IV-B, all nine are in Palawan; […]
The Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) on the Safety Seal Certification Program was signed recently led by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). The JMC contains the requirements and procedures […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is grateful to the hotel industry’s continued support in repurposing their accommodation establishments (AEs) into isolation and quarantine facilities. There are 21 hotels in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Region 4A or CALABARZON that have been converted into isolation facilities providing some 2,222 rooms. Likewise, the Oplan Kalinga […]
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the Department of Tourism (DOT) would support the construction on tourism sites of temporary hospitals and other medical facilities necessary to fight the COVID-19 crisis. Romulo-Puyat made the statement in the recent groundbreaking of Manila’s Mega Field Hospital, a temporary facility which will be built at the Burnham Green of […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat announced that a temporary mobile hospital and a drive-thru vaccination site will soon rise at the Rizal Park in Manila. In a meeting held recently, the Board of Directors of the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC), an attached agency of the Department of Tourism, unanimously approved the proposal […]
The Philippines and the Department of Tourism (DOT) secure positions as nominees to the 2021 World Travel Awards (WTA), one of the most prestigious and comprehensive global recognition bodies that aim to “acknowledge, reward, and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries”. “I am very excited to share with […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) endeavors to ensure the tourism resiliency of the country’s prime destination, El Nido, Palawan, through the full implementation of the Sustainable Tourism Development Project (STDP) this year. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat made the statement as she visited El Nido for the Awarding of Certificates to beneficiaries of the Cash-For-Work and […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed support for Coron’s sustainable tourism development to draw more visitors and hasten tourism recovery. “Giving our recovery plans for Coron a major boost is the Sustainable Tourism Development Project or STDP, which will be launched this year and will run throughout 2026,” Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat remarked during a […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has opened the application for the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Safe Travels Stamp to all DOT-accredited accommodation establishments (AEs) and tourism destinations that are open to local tourists. “With uniform travel protocols expected to stimulate domestic travel, the need for more establishments for leisure will arise,” DOT Secretary […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has announced the formal reopening of the historic walled city of Intramuros for tourists visiting in the “new normal.” “Intramuros is ready and prepared for its reopening following the easing of quarantine restrictions and the minimum health and safety standards set for parks, plazas, open spaces, heritage sites, […]