RELIGIOUS DESTINATION.The view of historic Suluan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar in this March 19, 2022 photo. The site is one of the areas identified for pilgrimage tourism in Eastern Visayas.(Photo courtesy of Nayr Redz) TACLOBAN CITY -The Department of Tourism (DOT) is pushing for stronger pilgrimage tourism in the region even with the culmination of the year-long quincentennial commemoration on the world's first circumnavigation by Ferdinand Magellan. DOT Eastern Visayas Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes said on Wednesday with the eased movement restrictions, more people are expected to visit historical sites. "We will not stop promoting these sites after the commemorations. We will also carry pilgrimage tourism program. We will sustain this especially since all cities and provinces have opened their borders to visitors," Tiopes said in a phone interview. Pilgrimage or faith tourism is the visiting of pilgrimage sites, primarily known as religious destinations. On