Northern Mindanao economy bleeds due to COVID-19

Froilan Gallardo 04/02/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO- The local economy in Northern Mindanao has taken a nosedive just two weeks after transportation between its cities, towns and manufacturing firms came to a screeching halt amid strict quarantine measures. Mindanao has been…

NEDA urges government to implement measures in three phases to mitigate effects of COVID-19

By Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/17/2020

CEBU CITY—The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has suggested the implementation of mitigating measures to address the adverse effects of COVID-19 outbreak on the country’s economy. Concerns over coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affecting tourism and travel…

Bohol under 5-day community quarantine to ‘prepare for the worse’ of COVID-19

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Starting Monday, March 15, 2020, inbound travelers are not allowed to enter Bohol. Bohol Governor Arthur Yap announced today, Friday (March 13, 2020) that they will be implementing a five-day community quarantine. Yap said…

Impact of COVID-19 on Philippine tourism, economy

Fernando Fajardo 03/11/2020

One of the most visible impacts of COVID-19 is seen in the tourism industry. What will be the extent of losses caused by COVID-19 to the Philippine tourism industry and to the national economy? As a background,…

Corona-phobia

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 03/08/2020

The fear of the coronavirus disease, officially known as COVID-19, is affecting every single person in the planet that it has practically changed the way people live.   Nowadays, one can’t enter an office building, shopping mall,…

Tourism commission eyes local tourists in helping industry survive Covid-19 crisis

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/03/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Tourism Commission is preparing programs that can help the local tourism industry survive the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis.  Commissioner Jocelyn Pesquera told CDN Digital that hotels in the city have…

HRRAC mulls legal actions vs netizens alleging Cebu hotels are unsafe amid COVID-19 threats

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The organizational assembly of general managers of Cebu-based hotels are planning to file complaints against netizens spreading allegations that their establishments are not safe for occupancy due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).…

Lapu shifts COVID response focus to helping sectors ‘hurt’ by the virus threat

Rosalie Abatayo 02/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tourism is dubbed as the bread and butter of Cebu, including Lapu-Lapu City which prides itself as the “Historic Resort City.” But with the drop in tourist arrivals due to the health threat…

Impact of 2019 coronavirus outbreak on tourism and the economy (Part 2)

Fernando Fajardo 02/12/2020

  The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) reported that in 2017 the total benefits that travel and tourism gave to the Philippines amounted to P3,348 billion (US$66.3 billion), about 21.1 percent of the country’s gross domestic…

Senator Villar: nCoV scare to boost local tourism

Michael Jaucian 02/09/2020

IRIGA CITY –– Senator Cynthia Villar told hundreds of farmers during the 1st Agribusiness Tourism event here that the novel coronavirus (nCoV) would boost local tourism in the country. “Since there’s a ban on any flight coming…

Impact of 2019 coronavirus outbreak on tourism and the economy (Part 1)

Fernando Fajardo 02/05/2020

  Up to last year or before the advent of the coronavirus, travel and tourism was seen as one of the most important and fastest growing economic activity in the world. It may not be anymore this…

Coastal villages in tourist-popular Moalboal eyed for reclassification

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial government announced that they, and other government agencies, were planning to reclassify several areas in another tourist-popular town in southern Cebu. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said the Capitol was planning…

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