DAVAO CITY The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) reacted strongly on Wednesday to a Twitter post by a government critic about taking caution on opening up Mindanao to foreign tourists. OPAPP said its chief, Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr., had raised “serious concerns” over a tweet of…
Liloan, Cebu Mayor Christina Garcia Frasco. (File photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office here has welcomed the appointment of Liloan, Cebu Mayor Christina Garcia Frasco as the next department secretary saying that her experience will strengthen the capacities of local government units in tourism development and promotion. Eastern Visayas Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes said on Tuesday the regional office is "happy with the choice of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on who will be at the helm of the DOT and steer the country's tourism industry towards a responsible tourism restart." Tiopes said Frasco is a two-termer local chief executive, giving her an edge since local governments are among the key stakeholders of the tourism industry. "Given the Mandanas-Garcia full devolution ruling, local government units (LGUs) will take on a bigger role in tourism development and promotion. Mayor Frasco can therefore smoothly lead the tra