Cagayan Valley and Northern Philippine Islands
Cagayan Valley and Northern Philippine Islands
MANILA — Out of 185 countries, the Philippines ranked 13th among the top 15 tourism powerhouses that recorded “absolute growth” within the last seven years. The Philippines’ ranking was identified in the 2018 World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) “Power and Performance Report,” wherein 185 states were assessed based on its travel and tourism sector’s …
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BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Sept. 26 (PIA) – The provincial government here is expecting an increase on its tourist arrivals this year because of its nature and culture-based tourism attractions. Marichelle Costales, Supervising Tourism Operations officer said that from January to August this year alone, they have listed 95,428 tourists who who visited the province …
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, August 15 (PIA) – Department of Public Works and Highways Cagayan Valley Regional Director Melanio C. Briosos announced that construction works already started for the P260 Million Tawi bridge project in Peñablanca, Cagayan. The DPWH Regional Office 02 has finally given the go-ahead for the bridge construction after a long …
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BAGUIO CITY, Aug. 23 (PIA) — The Regional Statistics Committee (RSC) encourages everyone to be part of the year’s celebration of the 29th National Statistics Month this October. Aldrin Federico Bahit, Jr., chief, Statistical Operations and Coordination Division (SOCD) of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in the region informed during the recent Technical …
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TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Aug. 20 (PIA) – The Cagayan North International Airport is now ready for commercial flights, both domestic and international, after it was granted accreditation by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The announcement was made by Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) administrator and chief executive officer Raul Lambino, saying the airport …
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Sustainable and responsible tourism will be the focus of the second edition of the Philippine Harvest under the helm of the Department of Tourism (DOT) to be staged at the Central Square Mall at Bonifacio High Street, Global City in Taguig from August 24-26. As one of the main thrusts of the Department, the …
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TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, June 22 (PIA) — In a bid to boost tourism and economic activities in the province, the Department of Public Works and Highways-Quirino District Engineering Office (DPWH-QDEO) is now fast tracking the completion of the road upgrading project leading to the province’s famous Aglipay Caves. According to District Engineer Marifel T. …
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Aug. 7 (PIA) – Five protected areas in the Cagayan Valley Region are recently classified as national parks. These areas with a total of 225,424.44 hectares are included in Republic Act (RA) 11038 or the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System (ENIPAS) Act of 2018 which amended RA 7586 otherwise known …
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TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Aug. 7 (PIA) – -The Department of Public Works and Highways through the Cagayan Second District Engineering Office (DPWH-CSDEO) continues to build better roads to make tourism destinations in Cagayan more accessible to the public. According to District Engineer Lorna B Asuten, a total of 447 million pesos has been allotted to …
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Tourist arrivals for the first quarter of 2018 registered an increase of 12.13% over the same period last year. Tourist arrivals totaling to 268,477 is composed of 191,296 domestic and 77,181 foreign tourists. Data source for tourist arrivals are from the accommodation establishments within the region. Top ten foreign origin markets are China, Taiwan, …