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Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco received a rockstar welcome from members of the Filipino Community, and tourism stakeholders present during the launch of the Bisita, Be My Guest (BBMG) Program in Berlin, Germany recently. “Mga kababayan alam po natin kung gaano kalaki ang inyong kontribusyon at sakripisyo para sa ating ekonomiya sa […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco leads the biggest Philippine delegation to date at the prestigious Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB) which is held annually in March at the Messe Berlin, Germany. A combined group of 27 co-exhibitors from the public and private sector consisting of 43 delegates will be attending the March 7 to […]
Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco lauded the celebration of Ilocano culture and tradition in the 205th founding anniversary of Ilocos Norte dubbed: Tan-Ok Ni Ilocano: The Festival of Festivals at the newly-inaugurated Ferdinand E. Marcos Memorial Stadium in Laoag City. In his welcome remarks President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that he personally made […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco lauded the highly-anticipated return of the Baguio City’s Panagbenga Festival. “After three years of hiatus because of the pandemic, Baguio is back, and what a beautiful return!” the tourism chief said. “The vigor with which you have developed your city as a community, uniting it to celebrate your […]
A nationwide campaign to incentivize tourism development among Cities and Municipalities has been launched by the Department of Tourism (DOT) with Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco enjoining the 1,400 member-mayors of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines to propose tourism projects to spur economic development across the country’s regions. Speaking before mayors and other local […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced the extension of its Memorandum Circular (MC) 2022-001 which waives accreditation fees for tourism establishments. According to Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, the DOT foresees the move as such that would assist tourism enterprises in their recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The DOT MC 2022-001 or the […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco convened the Tourism Coordinating Council (TCC) in a meeting held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) where she laid down the strategic directions that the Department will take in a bid to hasten the recovery of the pandemic-hit sector. This is the first time that the […]
Tourism stakeholders in Japan express bullishness on doing business in the Philippines as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assured them of the Philippine government’s continued support for the sector during the high-level meet held as part of the President’s official visit to Japan. During the meeting, Marcos reiterated that tourism is vital for economic resurgence, thus […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco sees the working visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Japan as a boost for the Philippine tourism industry, after Japanese stakeholders expressed optimism on the points of collaboration laid out by the Chief Executive himself. “We are very thankful to the President for making time for the tourism stakeholders […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco lauded Indonesia’s “excellent hosting” of the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2023, the biggest tourism gathering of industry leaders and professionals from the Southeast Asian nations this year. Frasco made the statement during the bilateral meeting with her counterpart, Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno of Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy recently. […]