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The Philippines formally launched Terra Madre Asia & Pacific 2025 recently at the North Forbes Park Pavilion in Makati City, a historic first for the global Slow Food movement in the region. Hosted by Slow Food International in partnership with the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental, the City of Bacolod, the Department of Tourism (DOT), […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT), led by Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, formally opened the Diving, Resort, Travel (DRT) Show Philippines 2025 recently at the SMX Convention Center Manila, celebrating the country’s top-tier marine biodiversity, global accolades, and growing dive tourism sector that contributed ₱70 billion to the economy in 2023 alone.“Dive tourism has proven to […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in collaboration with the Department of Tourism (DOT), launched the Turismo Asenso Loan Program (TALP), a financing initiative that will help tourism micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to expand their operations and generate more jobs across tourism-linked industries nationwide. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the ceremonial awarding […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines Chief Operating Officer Margarita Montemayor Nograles led the opening of the maiden Creative Tourism Conference 2025 at the historic Metropolitan Theatre in Manila, marking a milestone for Philippine tourism and the creative economy. Organized by the TPB Philippines, the two-day gathering […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco graced the opening of Earth + Lens 2025, the annual photo exhibition of the Manila Bulletin, in partnership with Huawei and the Manila Hotel.“It (Earth + Lens exhibit) reminds us that despite the things that we may hold in opposition, there is and will always be that which unites us […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. together with Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco personally awarded training grants to 1,197 affected tourism workers in Aurora under the Bayanihan sa Bukas na May Pag-asa para sa Turismo (BBMT) program. This government initiative provides financial aid and skills training to help tourism communities recover from calamities. In […]
The first-ever Philippine Golf Experience has officially kicked off at the scenic golf course in Clark, Pampanga, one of the country’s emerging golf and leisure hubs.The Philippine Golf Experience is a pioneering initiative of the Department of Tourism (DOT) designed to showcase the country as a premier golf destination. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco expressed strong government support to accelerate IndiGo Airlines’ plans to expand their operations in the Philippines next year. This, as Frasco, who also serves as Vice Chairperson of the country’s Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), met with the executive of India’s IndiGo as part of the activities of the […]
Overseas Filipinos beamed with pride and joy as they welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos during a special Filipino Community Gathering held in New Delhi, India.Joining the President and the First Lady were Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and other members of the Cabinet, in a show […]
In a bid to foster inclusive and resilient tourism infrastructure development at the local level, the Department of Tourism (DOT) officially launched the second cycle of its Tourism Champions Challenge (TCC) program.The TCC, a nationwide infrastructure proposal competition of the DOT, supports the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to empower local governments and strengthen […]