LINGAYEN, Pangasinan: Seven years after it was first proposed, the Pangasinan tourist police was finally established and activated following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Gov. Ramon Guico 3rd and Police Provincial Director Col. Jeff Fanged.
TOURIST ARRIVALS. Alaminos City, home of the Hundred Islands National Park, records 251,320 tourist arrivals from January to July this year. It ranks third among the most visited tourist destinations in Pangasinan. (PNA file photo) MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - The Pangasinan Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Officer (PTCAO) has recorded 3.5 million tourist arrivals in the province from January to July this year, 80 percent higher than the 691,901 tourist arrivals in 2021. Based on the PTCAO on Thursday, of the total number, the majority were domestic tourists while only 1,704 were foreign tourists. Most of the foreign tourists were from India, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Korea, Singapore, Australia, China, Saudi Arabia, Peru, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Guam, and New Zealand, and others. Some 223,060 tourists stayed in accommodation establishments while the rest were day tourists or those who went directly to tourist destinations. The tourist arriva