Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 02:08:09 +0000
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is aiming for 8.2 million foreign tourist arrivals for the country in 2019, Tourism Secretary Bernadette…
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The Philippines welcomed a record 7.1 million tourists to its beaches and dive spots in 2018, despite its most famous resort Boracay being shut half the year.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 09:28:37 +0000
The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Tuesday clarified that it is not in any way related to or associated with the WOW Pilipinas party-list group.
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 03:35:16 +0000
The Department of Tourism (DOT) should use “storytelling” to attract more foreign visitors to the country, Senator Sonny Angara said.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 07:36:02 +0000
A total of 305 hotels and resorts have been accredited by the government to operate in Boracay Island almost three months after the island reopened, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Tuesday.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 12:48:35 +0000
The DOT on Wednesday expressed support to the government’s plan to rehabilitate Manila Bay, saying it would benefit the tourism industry.
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The clean and quiet beaches of Boracay that visitors saw on Monday brought back memories of the pristine island that it was before tourism came, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said on Tuesday.
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The decision to return the P60 million – which the Department of Tourism paid to Bitag Media Unlimited for the airing of its advertisements – is up to television host Ben Tulfo’s “conscience,” a lawyer said Monday. Atty. Ferdinand Topacio was asked by radio DZMM to respond to Tulfo’s statement on Facebook that he would […]
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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has put on hold the implementation of the three Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in Metro Manila and Cebu, a P53-billion project proposed during the previous administration.
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