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Philippine Department of Tourism promotes Puerto Princesa Underground River as the Philippines’ bet to the New 7 Wonders of Nature

Tweet The Department of Tourism (DOT) is in the forefront in campaigning for the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) as the Philippines’ bet to the New 7 Wonders of Nature (N7WN). Puerto Princesa Underground River In the next months, the DOT will conduct familiarization trips for the media and produce an episode in a produce […]

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Philippine Department of Tourism shortlists bidders in the design of the Philippine Country Brand

Tweet The Department of Tourism’s Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) announced this morning the seven (7) top bidders who successfully met the strict criteria for the formulation of a Philippine country brand. A total of 26 companies heeded the government’s call for the submission of brand design bids to the DOT SBAC. Philippine Tourism

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Tourist arrivals during Donsol’s ‘butanding’ season up 20%

Tweet The volume of tourist arrivals for the whale shark interaction season here this year reached 49,000, surpassing by nearly 20 percent the records posted during the same period last year, local tourism officials said on Friday. Butanding Watching in Donsol The season runs between February and May. From January to March alone, the volume

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Luneta beautified in time for Rizal’s 150th birthday

Tweet 150 years ago, the Philippines national here, Jose Rizal was born and to celebrate this wonderful event, people are planning parties, parades, and other celebrations. The National Parks Development Committee (NPDC) is doing its part too. 150 Years of Jose Rizal Jose Rizal was put to death by the Spanish in what is now

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Benguet eco-tourism draws hundreds of visitors

Tweet Baguio City Councilor Pinky Rondez on Tuesday observed that Benguet Province’s eco-tourism drew hundreds of visitors during the recent Holy Week. Ambuklao Dam The local tourism leader said that Benguet’s eco-tourism campaign focused on the attractiveness of its mountains, springs, dams and waterfalls. “Several families spent days of picnics at forests in Bokod town

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Benguet’s Ambuklao dam fast becoming a tourist attraction

Tweet Municipal Vice Mayor Rey Telio Friday said the wide fringes of Ambuklao dam here since a year ago have become one of the favorite destinations of tourists. Ambuklao Dam Telio said that most of the visitors, especially during summer season, are those who love outdoor activities like picnics where they relish the locally-grilled fresh

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Marine marvels on show at 1st Philippine Dive Seafari

Tweet The 7,107 islands of the Philippines sit on what some consider the “center of global marine biodiversity”, and more dive enthusiasts are catching on. With its abundance of wildlife, the Philippines is a biodiversity hotspot in its entirety, one of only a few countries in the world with such distinction. It is also one

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