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TOURISM GROWTH UNDER ALERT LEVEL 1 – ROMULO-PUYAT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomes the lowering of the COVID-19 alert level in the National Capital Region (NCR) and various areas across the country to Level 1, noting that this will further boost travel and tourism activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases […]

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DOT LAUNCHES ‘SOUNDS MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES’

The Department of Tourism (DOT) presents the “Sounds More Fun in the Philippines” Playlist, a compilation of specially selected Filipino music that will welcome listeners back to the Philippine destinations they love, and let them relive those epic travel memories. The initial playlists will be available on the digital music streaming app Spotify. The first […]

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GROUPS JOIN DENR FOR MARIKINA WATERSHED REHAB

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-CALABARZON (DENR-Region 4A) has partnered with various non-government organizations for the implementation of a new program aimed at rehabilitating Marikina Watershed through the use of bamboo planting materials. A memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed that will provide program partners with bamboo production technology training and good agro-forest practices […]

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VAX CERTIFICATES OF 12 MORE COUNTRIES GET IATF OK

The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomes the recent decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to expand its list of accepted and recognized national COVID-19 vaccination certificates, approving twelve more from countries whose travelers are allowed visa-free travel to the Philippines. Based on Resolution No. 162 of the […]

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INCREASED TOURIST ARRIVALS SINCE REOPENING – DOT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) revealed increased tourist arrivals in the first ten days following the move to reopen the country’s borders. Data from One Health Pass (OHP) showed a total of 21,974 inbound tourist arrivals in different airports across the country. These are composed of 10,074 Balikbayans and 11,900 foreign tourists who arrived from […]

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OVER 9,000 TOURISTS ARRIVED IN PH SINCE REOPENING

The Department of Tourism (DOT) remains optimistic for further increase in tourist arrivals in the country, following the recent reopening of borders. Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat said the DOT is looking at a gradual pace in the influx of tourists, which will then aid in the coveted recuperation of the local tourism scene. “International travel […]

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BOOSTER SHOTS AVAILABLE FOR BORACAY VISITORS – DOT

Fully vaccinated local and foreign tourists visiting this island can walk in and have their booster shots administered by licensed pharmacists on the island, Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat said. Romulo-Puyat made the statement at the launching of the Resbakuna sa Botika program at the Watson’s Pharmacy City Mall Boracay recently. The tourism chief was joined […]

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PH OPENS TO INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS – DOT

Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat stressed that the Philippines is ready for the reopening of international travel that began February 10 to fully vaccinated tourists from visa-free countries. “These are exciting times for Philippine tourism. We have been ready since 2020,” Romulo-Puyat said. “With the significant dwindling of new COVID cases, the DOT can now push […]

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FAMILY TRIPS SAFER WITH VAXXED KIDS – ROMULO-PUYAT

Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat said that the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 years old will further push the recovery of the hardest hit sector, noting that the vaccines will boost parents’ confidence to travel safely and make family trips safer and “more fun”. “It has been embedded in our culture that Filipinos are […]

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DOT ISSUES NEW PROTOCOLS FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS

Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat issued a reminder to foreign tourists coming to the Philippines in the next few days to prepare all requirements to ensure a seamless travel experience. Puyat made the statement, following the issuance of Inter-agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases’ (IATF-EID) Resolution No. 160-B, which details the new […]