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DOT HOLDS 1ST TOURISM COORDINATING COUNCIL MEETING

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 […]

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PH, LAOS EYE EXCHANGE OF TOURISM PROFESSIONALS

Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco recently met with Minister Suanesavanh Vignaket of the Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism of Laos. It happened during the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Laos is set to host the next edition of ATF.  During the meeting, Frasco expressed her optimism to work and learn with Laos in […]

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DOT LAUNCHES 1ST MINDANAO TOURISM EXPO

The successful launching of the very first Mindanao Tourism Expo in Davao City signals the readiness of the region to further reopen its doors for international and local travels, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said. The first of its kind, Frasco said the regionalization of the highly anticipated tourism expo in a […]

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PH A TOP CHOICE FOR CHINESE GROUP TOURS — FRASCO

The Philippines is among the 20 countries identified by China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism to be part of its pilot areas for outbound tourism group tours. The other countries include neighboring ASEAN nations Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, as well as Sri Lanka, the Maldives, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, […]

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FRASCO SWEARS IN NEW PTAA OFFICERS

The newly elected officers and trustees of the Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) took their oath before Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco recently at the New Coast Hotel Manila.  Frasco was the guest of honor and inducting officer at the induction ceremony of the national travel agencies’ association.  In her address, the […]

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FRASCO HAILS SUCCESS OF ‘SUROY SUROY SUGBO’

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco lauded this year’s successful edition of “Suroy Suroy Sugbo”. Frasco graced the concluding ceremony of Suroy Suroy Sugbo held in Liloan, Cebu and attended by some 900 participants including House Deputy Speaker Duke Frasco and DOT officials Undersecretary Shahlimar  Hofer Tamano, Undersecretary Myra Abubakar, OIC Undersecretary Secretary […]

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DOT OPENS 1ST LUZON TOURIST REST AREA IN BAGUIO

The Department of Tourism (DOT) in partnership with the Tourism Infrastructure Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) and the Baguio City local government broke ground on the first ever Tourist Rest Area (TRA) in Luzon recently. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the signing of the provisional Memorandum of Agreement (MO A) held at the Baguio Country […]

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DOT SUPPORTS MOVES TO DEVELOP MORE PARKS IN PH

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco affirmed the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) support for the development of parks during her keynote address at the opening of the 1st Philippine Parks Congress at the Rizal Park Open Air Auditorium recently. “The Department of Tourism extends its full support to the efforts of the national parks as well […]

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PH GETS TOP TOURISM AWARD FROM TURKEY TRAVEL GROUP

The Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco welcomed the influx of global recognitions for the Philippines, distinctively the World’s Leading Country Award by Turkish travel organization Uzakrota, as well as citations of its prime tourist destinations from different travel organizations and United States-based online travel guides. “As the international accolades for the Philippines […]

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FRASCO AMONG BEST PERFORMING CABINET OFFICIALS

In a survey by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD), Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco garnered a 71 percent approval rating in a list headlined by the Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos (75%) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo (73%). The survey was based on an […]