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(Eagle News) — The lawyer of Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo said the P60 million which the Department of Tourism paid PTV 4 for the placement of tourism advertisements in her brothers’ program will be returned. “Nakausap ko si Mr. Ben Tulfo, kanina lamang po, sinabi niya na napagpasyahan po nila na bagamat wala po sa kanya ‘yong P60 million dahil nagastos na po, gagawa po sila ng paraan at i-o-offer na nila na ibalik na […]
(Eagle News)–More than two million foreign visitors arrived in the Philippines during the first quarter of 2018. According to the Department of Tourism (DOT), there were 2,049,094 tourists who visited the country from January to March. This is 14.08 percent higher compared to the 1,784,882 tourist arrivals in the same period. “We already welcomed over two million foreign guests to the Philippines in just three months compared to last year when it took four months […]
(Eagle News)–The National Bureau of Investigation has recommended the filing of a graft complaint against former Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez over the allegedly anomalous P1.2-billion “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” advertisement campaign from 2012 to 2014. In a letter received by the Ombudsman on April 27, NBI Director Dante Gierran also recommended the filing of the same charges against DOT Undersecretary Benito Bengzon Jr., then-Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) chief operating officer Guiller Asido, […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, May 3, urged the Ombudsman to investigate the government officials cited in the Commission on Audit report that red-flagged the placement of P60 million worth of Department of Tourism advertisements in the PTV program of the brothers of Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Ombudsman should also probe those mentioned in another COA report about alleged excessive travel. The report in particular cited Philippine Health Insurance […]
(Eagle News) — Communications Secretary Martin Andanar will be among those being investigated in connection with the P60-million Department of Tourism advertisements placed in the PTV program of the brothers of Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo. This is according to Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, who spoke in a radio interview on Wednesday. “Sa ngayon po, inaalam pa po ng Malacañang iyong buong istorya at nag-aantay ho kami ng report dito, hindi naman masasabing […]
(Eagle News) — Tiwala ang Department of Tourism (DOT) na ituturing na bilang isang ‘premium destnation’ ang isla ng Boracay matapos itong i-rehabilitate. Sinabi ni DOT-Western Visayas Regional Director Helen Catalbas na magiging world class tourism site ang Boracay kapag tuluyan na itong nalinis. Aniya, kung aaprubahan na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang rekomendasyong pansamantalang isara ang isla sa loob ng isang taon ay hindi naman ito nangangahulugang hindi na maaaring tumanggap pa dito ng […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — One of the reasons why the situation in the Island of Boracay had worsened was due to the lack of implementation of existing rules and regulations by the local government units in the island. This is according to President and CEO of Healthcore, Ms. Jocelyn “Joyce” Sacao-Alumno, who was one of the national assessors of the Department of Tourism (DOT) in 2015. She is also a staunch advocate of […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umabot sa mahigit 6 na milyong dayuhang turista ang dumagsa sa Pilipinas noong nakaraang taon. Batay sa nakalap na datos ng Department of Tourism (DOT), umabot sa 6.6 milyon na foreign tourists ang bumisita sa Pilipinas. Noong January 2017, naitala ang pinakamaraming dayuhan na bumisita sa bansa—mahigit 620,000—habang pumangalawa ang buwan ng Disyembre na umabot naman sa mahigit 600,000 turista. Mas mataas ito ng 11 porsyento kumpara sa dami ng […]
(Eagle News) — Isa sa mga plano ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Aklan ang pag-kumbinse sa mga residente ng Boracay na lumipat sa mainland o mas malaking bahagi ng lalawigan. Ito ay para maging maluwag ang isla, dahil mas marami ang residente kaysa turista. May mga kaso rin ng mga ilegal na naninirahan sa isla na isa sa mga sanhi ng polusyon dahil hindi sila naka-kabit sa sewage system. Bagaman kinukonsidera ang pag-kumbinsi sa mga […]
(Eagle News) — Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo has reshuffled officials in the Department of Tourism, the first major one since she took the helm of the agency in 2016. In a statement on Monday, Teo said reshuffled were 22 DOT directors and five officers-in-charge. Assistant Secretary Ricky Alegre, who was assigned to the Office for Public Affairs, Communications and Special Projects, was among those reassigned. He is now assigned to the Legislative Liaison Unit of […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hinihingi ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang mga permit ng mga establesimiyento sa Boracay na ilegal na nagtatapon ng basura. Sinabi ni DENR Western Visayas Regional Director Jim Sampulna, ipapakansela nila sa Department of Tourism (DOT) at local government unit (LGU) ang mga permit ng mga establesimiyento kung patuloy na magtatapon sa lugar. Bago nito, naglabas ng notice sa 12 establesimiyento sa lugar matapos masuri ng mga […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Tourist arrivals in the first ten months of 2017 have increased. According to the Department of Tourism, there is an 11.54% increase in the number of tourists who visited the Philippines in the first 10 months of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016. The DOT said international arrivals for the 10-month period have reached a total of 5,474,310 compared to the 4,908,017 of the same period last […]
