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DUTERTE TO VISIT BORACAY ON MARCH 12 – ROMULO-PUYAT

Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has confirmed that President Rodrigo Duterte is visiting Boracay on March 12 to join efforts in boosting the public’s mood to travel around the Philippines. Aside from promotions, the Chief Executive will also inspect what has been done on the island since it was rehabilitated. “It’s his way of promoting domestic […]

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DUTERTE’S BORACAY VISIT TO LIFT DOMESTIC TOURISM – ROMULO-PUYAT

Tourism in Boracay in Malay, Aklan, which has been affected by the COVID-19 threat (formerly known as the 2019-novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV) is expected to get a much-needed boost with the scheduled visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to the island resort. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat bared that the President is set to prove that tourist […]

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PH FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS HIT 7.4M FROM JAN-NOV 2019 – ROMULO-PUYAT

Foreign tourist arrivals in the Philippines hit 7.4 million in the first 11 months of 2019, up by 15.58 percent compared to the same period in 2018, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has reported. For the first 11 months of 2019, DOT data showed that South Korea remains the country’s top tourist market with 1,785,357 […]

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JAPAN TOURISM AWARDS FETES DOT FOR BORACAY REHAB

The Philippine government’s efforts in rehabilitating world-renowned island resort Boracay continue to get praises as the prestigious Japan Tourism Awards (JTA) feted the Department of Tourism (DOT). The award-giving body has cited the “socially advanced initiatives” of the DOT in the rehabilitation project by taking a high risk of closing the island resort and pursuing […]

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DRAGON BOAT RACES, TRAINING SUSPENDED IN BORACAY – CIMATU

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has announced the temporary suspension of all dragon boat activities in Boracay in the wake of a deadly accident that claimed the lives of seven members of a local dragon boat team. Cimatu, who chairs the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), said that such activities are “postponed for the time being […]

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CAB LIFTING OF BORACAY CHARTER FLIGHTS MORATORIUM TO SPUR TOURISM – ROMULO-PUYAT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomes the move of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) to lift its moratorium on charter flights to Boracay and its issuance of new and stricter guidelines on the conduct of commercial air transportation serving the resort island. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said this development could further boost the island’s tourism […]

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FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS UP 12.5% IN APRIL – ROMULO-PUYAT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) reports 12.5 percent increase in tourist arrivals for April 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018. “International tourist arrivals in April 2019 reached 662,987, registering a 12.15 percent growth vis-a-vis 591,137 received last year,” it said, citing the latest data gathered by the agency. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat […]

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TOURISM INPUT TO PH GDP RISES TO 12.7% – ROMULO-PUYAT

The tourism industry’s contribution to the country’s economy reached another milestone in 2018 with its 12.7 percent input to the Philippines’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is 0.5% higher than in 2017, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The contribution was made considering the closure for six months of Boracay island, […]

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DENR TO FILE CASES VS OUTGOING ‘ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCOUNTABLE’ LOCAL EXECS – ANTIPORDA

The environment department will file cases against local government officials who will be leaving their posts this year but have been remiss in implementing environmental laws during their incumbency. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda has also noted that stepping down from office will not save local government execs from environmental […]

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LEGARDA LAUDS OMBUDSMAN FOR DISMISSAL OF AKLAN TOWN EXECS OVER BORACAY NEGLECT

Senator Loren Legarda has renewed her call for local government units (LGUs) to implement the country’s environmental laws as she commended the Office of the Ombudsman for its dismissal of Malay, Aklan Mayor Ceciron Cawaling and Malay, Aklan Licensing Officer Jen Salsona in relation to an administrative complaint filed against them for management negligence of […]