Cagayan Valley and Northern Philippine Islands
Cagayan Valley and Northern Philippine Islands
In Photo: Shops at the Uptown Mall in Taguig’s Bonifacio Global City are seen in this file photo. According to the Department of Tourism’s Visitor Sample Survey, shopping—whether in sleek malls like Uptown or more low-end flea markets—topped the list of preferred activities by tourists visiting the country. RETAILERS, rejoice! Shopping tops the …
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Call for Proposals: DOT-Tourism Research Grant The Department of Tourism (DOT), in line with its objective of promoting a culture of tourism research in the country is calling for research proposals for its 2018 Tourism Research Grant. The DOT is providing financial assistance to individual research in tourism. The grant aims to foster …
The Department of Tourism, Region 2 conducted a series of orientation seminars on Progressive Accreditation System (PAS) to tourism enterprises and the Local Government Units. The accreditation team led by Supervising Tourism Operations Officer Imelda Garduque and Senior Tourism Operations Officer Thomas Santos of the DOT-2 organized the information campaign in the …
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The Department of Tourism – Cagayan Valley and the Northern Philippine Islands has signed the Memorandum of Agreement establishing the Cagayan Valley Climate Change Consortium (CVCCC) on May 3, 2018 at Cagayan State University, Andrews Campus. DOT Regional Director Virgilio Maguigad was present as one of the signatories of the consortium during the ceremonial MOA …
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The Cagayan Valley and North Philippine Islands recorded a total of 2,539,837 visitor arrivals, composed of 1,468,876 same Day Visitors and 1,070,961 tourists. This is the first time the region has exceeded one million tourist arrivals. The region reached a milestone achievement in 2017 for tourist arrivals wherein a million figure was recorded which …
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By Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo, Business Mirror, May 11, 2018 MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Various tourism industry associations warmly welcomed the appointment of Bernadette Fatima Romulo-Puyat as secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT). Many of the heads of the tourism groups told the BusinessMirror, that while they didn’t know her personally, they were …
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The Department of Tourism Region 2 recently concluded Workshop on Tourism Product Development for the 2nd District Municipalities in the Province of Cagayan held at the Island Municipality of Calayan, Cagayan last 11-14 April, 2018. The workshop was attended by the Planning Officers and Tourism Officers from the different Municipalities namely, Abulug, Calayan, …
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Santa Ana town hosted a cruise for the first time in history, according to Mayor Darwin Tobias. The M/V Silver Discoverer dropped its anchor in Sta. Ana on March 18. The M/V Silver Discoverer is a leading luxury expedition vessel under the company of Silversea Expeditions. The marine vessel has more than 100 guests and …
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The Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 2 in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 2 and the Local Government Unit of Penablanca gathered together last March 16 for the launching of the Inclusive Local Growth (ILoG) project through river tourism. Undersecretary Alma Rita Jimenez of the Tourism Regulations, Coordination …
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On March 26, 2018 officials from the World Toilet Association (WTA) arrived in the Batanes to officially turn-over the newly built toilet with an Ivatan stone house design, a facility that can be used continuously and maintained by the community. In attendance during the event were Manager Sungyeon Nikki Kim of WTA and No …
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