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Tourism Secretary Maria Christina Frasco(PNA file photo by Valerie Escalera) BAGUIO CITY-With over 50,000 visitors who flocked Baguio City to witness the return of the Panagbenga Festival, the Department of Tourism (DOT) teems with the hope that the City of Pines will lead the country towards post-pandemic recovery. In a speech at the Burnham Park Grandstand after the grand float parade on Sunday, DOT Secretary Christina Frasco said that after a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, indeed, Baguio is back. "Panagbenga must continue to remain as a celebration of the season of blooming, a celebration of our rebirth from the pandemic period," Frasco said. "This festival inspires us that despite the dark times await a beautiful and colorful reckoning," she added. Frasco said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. himself envisions the tourism transformation of the Philippines. Therefore, she said people can expect a whole-of-government ap ....
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) Malaysia inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), eased to 3.8 percent in December last year from 4 percent i ....
ISLAMABAD At least four people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Pakistan southwestern Balochistan province on Saturday, local media r ....