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FRASCO LAUDS CONTRIBUTION OF MSMES TO TOURISM

Addressing over a thousand summit participants of the Go Negosyo Tourism Summit 2023 composed of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), local chief executives, private sector and business chamber leaders, tourism enterprise owners, influencers, content creators, and stakeholders coming from various sectors, Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco emphasized the role that MSMEs hold in the realization […]

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FRASCO IS ‘BELOVED FRIEND OF ORIENTAL MINDORO’

Governor Bonz Dolor awarded Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco the “Beloved Friend of Oriental Mindoro,” citation, in recognition of her unwavering support for the province of Oriental Mindoro.  The recognition rites was held at the inauguration ceremony of Plaza Del Gobernador: Liwasan ng Mamamayan recently.   To show their appreciation, Frasco was given […]

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FRASCO LAUDS ‘PANAAD SA NEGROS’ FESTIVAL RETURN

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco lauded the reopening of this year’s Panaad sa Negros Festival 2023 in Bacolod City. Speaking before thousands of Negrenses from its 32 municipalities and cities, Frasco said celebrating cultural heritage is a necessity to honor the past and provide the youth with a view into the future. “You are the […]

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DOT PROMOTES PH TOURISM TO LOS ANGELES FILM EXECS

In a meeting set in the show business capital of the world, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco engaged in an animated discussion with film executives and creative industries stakeholders of Los Angeles in California to further promote film tourism for the Philippines. The meeting was part of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) Listening Tours in […]

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PHILIPPINES, TURKEY INK TOURISM DEV’T AGREEMENT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomed the recently concluded successful negotiations on air service entitlements between the Philippines and Turkey, noting that the significant development in connectivity will boost tourism in the country. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said such a development would further position the Philippines as an ideal destination for international travelers, especially during […]

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P2M TOURISM PROJECT FOR OIL SPILL-HIT LGUS – DOT

During her visit to Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the distribution of Certificate of Training Grants to leaders of Community-based Sustainable Tourism Organizations (CBSTOs).  The certificate entitles the organization to tourism training interventions with starter kits for alternative livelihoods while they cannot engage in their present occupation […]

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FRASCO PROMOTES PUERTO GALERA DIVE TOURISM

In a show of support to the local tourism industry of Oriental Mindoro, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco joined divers in the town of Puerto Galera for a scuba diving activity at La Laguna Point, a popular dive spot at the local travel destination. Frasco, who sits as the chairman of the […]

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ILAGAN THANKS FRASCO FOR PUERTO GALERA VISIT

Puerto Galera Mayor Rocky Ilagan expressed gratitude to the Department of Tourism for paying a special visit to the town. Ilagan joined DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and other officials in a dive activity. According to the mayor, Frasco is the first tourism chief to set foot in Puerto Galera since 2003.  “For us dito […]

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FRASCO AWARDS OUTSTANDING DOT EMPLOYEES

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the Department of Tourism (DOT) in awarding two of its outstanding employees with the Career and Self-Development Incentive recently.  Last November 2022, Frasco signed the Department Order 2022-146 or the Implementing Guidelines and Criteria for the Grant of Career and Self-Development Incentive under the DOT-Program on Awards and Incentives […]

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DOT URGES LGUS TO JOIN TOURISM CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco encouraged local government units (LGUs) across the country to join the Tourism Champions Challenge—a nationwide tourism infrastructure campaign to incentivize tourism development among cities and municipalities.  A former three-term mayor of Liloan town in Cebu, among Frasco’s first directives as tourism chief is to strengthen the Department’s relationship […]