INTERNATIONAL visitor arrivals in the Philippines reached 4.83 million as of November 27, exceeding government’s target for the year. Data provided by the Department of Tourism (DOT) showed that foreign nationals accounted for some 92 percent, or 4.43 million of the total arrivals. The rest, at 391,805, were overseas Filipinos,…
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Two Chinese nationals have been convicted of kidnap for ransom by the Paranaque City regional trial court (RTC), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Wednesday, Dec. 21.
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The cities of Baguio, the country’s summer capital and Ilagan, Isabela were recently awarded for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations clean cities
The Department of Tourism says some of the country s hotels and meetings, incentives, convention, and exhibition (MICE) venues were recognized in the 2022 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Standards Awards.
Aerial view of Baguio City (File photo) MANILA - The cities of Baguio and Ilagan in the provinces of Benguet and Isabela are among this year's Asean Clean Tourist Cities awardees, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Thursday. Nine other Philippine hotels also bagged various Asean Tourism Awards, reflecting the tourism sector's commitment to ensuring a high standard of tourism despite the challenges posed by the prevailing pandemic. "This recognition of our local cities and hotels and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Convention and Exhibition) venues not only serves as a testament to the Philippines' commitment to uphold the best tourism standards, it also mirrors the strong Bayanihan spirit we have exhibited to overcome this crisis," Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said in a statement. "The current health crisis is a bane of the industry. Nevertheless, local tourism offices and our stakeholders aren't backing down from this. By collaborating to