Tag: Department of Tourism

DOT-6 conducts Streetfood Kulinarya Workshop

ILOILO CITY, Sept. 8 (PNA) — The Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 6 in partnership with the local government unit of the City of Passi is conducting Streetfood Kulinarya Workshop on September 8-9, 2015 at the Senior Citizens Building, Passi City. The workshop is in connection with Passi City’s Tourism Week Celebration and targets to train streetfood vendors on how to prepare food they sell in a hygienic and presentable manner by teaching them the […]

Congress criticizes DOT due to poor tourist attendance

QUEZON City, Philippines, August 26 (Eagle News) — Several congressmen reacted against the Department of Tourism (DOT) with Buhay Party List representative Lito Atienza saying that the said department failed to achieve the target of 10 million tourist arrival with only more than 2 million tourist arrivals recorded for the year. Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez defended that although they were not able to reach the target tourist arrival, the Department of Tourism (DOT) was able […]

More foreign tourists last June

MANILA, Philippines, August 11 (Eagle News) — Despite the start of the rainy season, the Department of Tourism (DOT) recorded higher number of foreign tourists last June. An estimated 400, 000 tourists were recorded for the said month. Currently, 2.6 million foreign tourists have visited the Philippines for the year 2015. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/PLyDzl558qE

Food Security, a worry in green tourism

JULY 17 — Fast pace, fast technologies, fast foods. Five out of ten Filipinos are eating in quick-service restaurants. With so many eateries offering a wide variety of fast foods and drinks in any street corner, the time has come to ask: How safe is the food Filipinos on the go are eating and drinking? Hand in hand with the boom and growing importance of the food and beverage industry, 47% share of the country’s […]

Turismo sa kabila ng Terorismo, palalakasin sa Western Mindanao Region

Sa kabila ng mga nangyaring karahasan at kidnapping sa Western Mindanao Region, hindi pa rin sumusuko ang Department of Tourism upang i-promote ang nasabing rehiyon bilang tourist destination. Bilang katunayan, nagawa pang ipasyal ng D-O-T ang mga bisitang dayuhan mula sa Indonesia, Brunei at Malaysia sa Zamboanga City upang ipakita ang magagandang tanawin doon, pati na ang lugar na kinubkob ng tropa ni MNLF Founding Chairman Nur Misuari. Eagle News Correspondent Ely Dumaboc Report

DOT Prepares for 2015 “Visit the Philippines” year

The Department of Tourism had just announced that 2015 will be “Visit the Philippines” year. DOT Secretary Ramon Jimenez, Jr. said that they have been preparing for the conferences for eco-tourism since early this year, coinciding with the APEC Ministereal Meetings and Leaders’ Summit. More than 2 million international tourist have visited the country from January until June this year.  The DOT is expecting the number to double by year- end.  More than half of […]

Malacanang welcomes award for global tourism campaign ‘it’s more fun in the Philippines’

MANILA, Philippines — The Palace congratulated the tourism department for receiving recognition for its global tourism campaign, “It’s More Fun in the Philippines.” The Department of Tourism’s promo landed third among the world’s best marketing campaigns, and the first in the Asia Pacific region, according to Warc 100, a global annual ranking of marketing campaigns based on performance, effectiveness and strategy. The Warc 100 serves as a benchmark for commercial creativity. It ranks world’s best campaigns based […]