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TOURIST-READY. Some of the 15 kutseros from Laoag City who attended a tourist drivers seminar at the Java Hotel from July 4-5, 2022. The Department of Tourism continues to train drivers to make them tourist-ready. (Photo by Leilanie Adriano) LAOAG CITY - Iconic kalesa drivers or "kutseros" here pledged to raise the bar of Filipino hospitality as they attended a two-day seminar on improving their knowledge and skills as tourism front-liners. Held at the Java Hotel in Laoag City on July 4-5, the seminar was to capacitate "kutseros" so that the next time they are on the road with tourists, they will be ready to satisfy their needs, Evangeline Dadat, officer-in-charge of the Department of Tourism in Ilocos (Region 1) said in an interview Monday. "This is in preparation for the so-called 'revenge tourism' as we expect more tourists to come to Ilocos and the kutseros play a significant role in the tourism transport sector," she said. Earlier, the DOT tra ....

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