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DOT ACCREDITATION GOES DIGITAL – ROMULO-PUYAT

Tourism-related establishments can now apply online for accreditation with the Department of Tourism (DOT) with the launch of its Online Accreditation System. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the system, accessible through https://accreditation.tourism.gov.ph, promises to ease and speed up the accreditation requests of local tourism establishments. Romulo-Puyat said the new system will facilitate the accreditation requests, contactless transactions, […]

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PH RECORDS 8.26M FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS – ROMULO-PUYAT

There were 8.26 million foreign visitors to the country or a 15.24 percent growth over 2018’s 7.16 million arrivals, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT). Almost all months, except January, registered double-digit growth rates, the largest of which was August at 27.54 percent while December recorded the highest volume at 776,798. “Without a doubt, […]

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Politics

SENATORS CALL FOR ABOLITION OF TRAVEL TAX

The right of Filipinos to travel abroad should not be burdened with a travel tax which is intended to fund the enhancement of the country’s competitiveness as a major tourist destination, three senators said. Senators Koko Pimentel III, Manny Pacquiao and Kiko Pangilinan, filed their respective bills seeking to totally abolish the collection of travel […]