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The government is now working overtime to safely reopen the economy in order for the country’s citizens to return to work and to prop up consumer confidence to boost economic activity. This according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who in an interview stressed that the government would exert all efforts to ensure that (coronavirus disease) […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) formally partnered with the Food Safety & Hygiene Academy of the Philippines (FoodSHAP) to level up its accreditation process in the area of food safety. The memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the two parties was signed by Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and FoodSHAP Managing Director Elsie Gatpayat. Under the MOA, […]
To usher in the Domestic Tourism Campaign in this holiday season, the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines have launched “Pasko Na!”, an audio video presentation (AVP) promoting traditional Filipino Christmas practices through Ryan Cayabyab’s original composition that spreads positivity and holiday cheer while aptly reminding of health and safety […]
As local government leaders of Zambales start to prepare to reopen the provincial borders to local visitors, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has vowed to provide additional assistance to intensify health and safety protocols in the province. “As with all other destinations, I cannot stress enough the importance of enforcing the health and safety protocols. […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) reaches out to tourism workers who were affected by the closure of establishments or those which scaled down operations, to immediately avail of the expanded financial assistance as part of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act interventions to address the pandemic’s impact on Philippine tourism.Under a Joint Advisory (JA) between the […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the electric cooperatives (ECs) have crossed yet another milestone in the rural electrification program despite disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). The NEA, in partnership with the 121 non-profit power distribution utilities across the country passed the 14 million mark in consumer connections after electrifying over 150,000 new […]
Dive sites in the Philippines and the walled city of Intramuros once again bagged accolades at the 27th World Travel Awards (WTA). The award-giving body recognized the Philippines as the World’s Leading Dive Destination and Intramuros as the World’s Leading Tourist Attraction in 2020.“We are incredibly grateful for the recognition given to the Philippines’ magnificent dive sites and the […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT), together with the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), is tapping motorcycle riders as domestic tourism ambassadors to show a “safe, fun, and practical” travel experience as several destinations reopen in the Philippines. The “motourismo” campaign seeks to revitalize the travel experience under the new normal and allow tourists to rediscover the […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomes the ratification of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) Resolution No. 85 which includes the provision on allowing balikbayans’ entry to the Philippines.Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said that allowing entry of balikbayans or former Filipino citizens into the country during the holidays is a great […]
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte is backing a proposal in the Senate for a new fiscal package in 2021 on top of next year’s proposed General Appropriations Act (GAA), this time a “Bayanihan 3” plan for the large-scale rehabilitation of provinces and cities devastated by three strong typhoons—Quinta, Rolly, and Ulysses—that battered Luzon in succession […]