Puyat: Cebu and Boracay remain safe amid 2019-nCoV threats

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/27/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Tourism (DOT) assured the public that several of the country’s top tourist destinations remain safe for visitors amid the threat of the 2019 novel coronavirus or simplified as 2019-nCoV.…

DOT: Cebu was 2nd top foreign tourists’ destination in 2019

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Tourism (DOT) named Cebu as the second most preferred destination in the country by foreign visitors. State-ran media, Philippine News Agency (PNA), quoted Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo – Puyat saying…

All Set for Suroy Suroy Sugbo’s southern heritage trail

Rosalie Abatayo 11/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 147 paying guests have registered for the southern heritage trail of Suroy Suroy Sugbo which will kick off on Friday, November 15. Maria Lester Ybañez, Provincial Tourism Division head, said they…

Avail of low fares to favorite destinations with Byahe Ta Bai travel fair

09/10/2019

Ready your passports everyone and make the vacation-of-your-dreams happen with Byahe Ta Bai, the first travel fair organized by Tours7. The travel fair, supported by the Department of Tourism, will happen from September 13 to 15, 2019…

Puyat: Rehab efforts, strict monitoring in country’s tourist destinations

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/14/2019

  SIARGAO ISLAND – It started with Boracay Island.  Now the triumvirate composed of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Tourism (DOT) and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) are on the…

Reservation system eyed to cut number of whale watching tourists to 800

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/09/2018

A CENTRALIZED reservation scheme is seen to be used in order to control the number of tourist flocking to the whale watching sites in Oslob town, in southern Cebu. Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale said local tourism stakeholders…

Cebu, Singapore ink MOU on tourism program

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/28/2017

THE provincial government of Cebu, Department of Tourism (DOT) and several academic institutions in Singapore have inked a memorandum of understanding on tourism and hospitality development program on Thursday, September 28 at the Cebu Provincial Capitol. The…

The art of diplomacy

Ryan Macasero 04/01/2017

Hindi daw ako statesman. Excuse me? Hindi daw ako statesman. Ang pagkaalam ko, tumakbo ako ng Presidente. Wala mang posisyong statesman doon sa ’min, bakit mo ko pipilitin maging statesman?” the President said. (Then they said I’m…

DOT-7 chief: Visitors discovering Cebu has good connections to other destinations

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/07/2017

Amid a growing tourism market, the opening of new domestic and international flight routes serviced from Cebu will help address the need for greater connectivity between destinations in the country. Catalino Chan III, regional director of the…

Big winners in Ms. U tilt

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 01/30/2017

The minute American author, comedian, actor and TV host Steve Harvey stepped on the stage of the 65th Ms. Universe beauty pageant, he wasted no time in trashing himself for the blunder committed during last year’s Ms.…

STATE OF CALAMITY

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 01/17/2017

Days of incessant rain have placed in danger the lives of residents of Cebu City’s mountain barangays, forcing 99 families to flee their homes that were damaged or threatened by landslides and soil erosion. The threat to…

Tourist surge in 2017 seen

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/18/2016

DOT chief urges stakeholders to build more hotels and resorts There is a need to build more hotels and resorts in the country especially since more tourists are expected to visit the Philippines in 2017. Tourism Secretary…

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