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The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) forged a formal agreement Wednesday (Aug. 16) in a bid to create a strategic partnership between the two government bodies to support and implement the Katutubo-KAPWA project. The Katutubo-KAPWA project is a nationwide initiative which will enjoin support for the indigenous cultural … Read more

The Chinese Coast Guard was asked to cooperate and not interfere with another resupply mission for Filipino troops stationed in the BRP Sierra Madre in the Ayungin Shoal, a military official said on Saturday. In a news forum in Quezon City, Col. Medel Aguilar, spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), said that … Read more

Recognizing the vital role of communication and information in nation-building, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued a proclamation, declaring the month of October of every year as “Communications Month” and every 11th of the month as the anniversary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). In a two-page Proclamation No. 308 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin … Read more

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco announced the Department’s prioritization of culinary tourism as among the country’s multidimensional tourism product offerings.  Frasco made the statement on Monday evening (31 July) at the World Chefs Asia President Forum 2023 held in Pasay City.  Worldchefs is a professional organization dedicated to maintaining and improving the … Read more

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines has reached its 3 million international visitor arrivals mark as of July 19, 2023, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reported Wednesday.Latest data from the DOT recorded a total of 3,000,079 international visitor arrivals from January 1 to July 19, 2023.   The country’s inbound tourism receipts from January 1 to June 30, … Read more

MEDELLIN, Cebu—Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the inauguration of the first ever completed tourist rest area (TRA) on Monday (July 10).  The facility, located in Medellin, is the first to be completed out of the initial batch of 10 TRAs that the DOT broke ground on since last year.  The TRA, … Read more

MANILA, Philippines — Widespread support has poured in for the country’s freshly-released enhanced tourism campaign, Love the Philippines.   News5 reported that social listening tool Sprinklr recorded 59.1 million approval emotions from the public and a combined 28.9 million smile, happy, and appreciation emotions on the Love the Philippines campaign in the last 24 hours as of 4:50PM of Thursday … Read more

MANILA, Philippines — The inclusion of Batanes Islands, through the Batanes Tourism Hospitality Monitoring Center (BTHMC), as the newest member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO) reflects successful sustainability efforts in local destinations in the Philippines.  Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco made the statement … Read more

Makati City – The Department of Tourism (DOT) gathered stakeholders representing hotels, tour operators, and tourist transport providers, assuring them that “nobody will be left behind” in its pursuit of digitalizing the tourism industry. The DOT made the statement during a dialogue with stakeholders on Tuesday, 13 June, particularly to tackle the Grab Tours Project, … Read more

PAGSANJAN, Laguna—The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Tuesday (June 6) committed its full support to strengthen the local tourism industry of Laguna, as well as in the protection and preservation of the Pagsanjan Gorge National Park (PGNP) where the famed Pagsanjan waterfalls can be found. Spanning across Pagsanjan, Cavinti, and Lumban, the PGNP is one … Read more