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DOT chief Puyat goes on self-quarantine after COVID-19 exposure

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Updated as of Sep 30 08:51 PM

Tourism Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has been advised to go on a 10-day self-quarantine after she had close contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19.   Read more »

Antigen tests, contactless payments: DOT releases staycation guidelines

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Posted at Sep 29 10:20 AM

Filipinos of all ages except those with underlying medical conditions are allowed to avail of "staycations," the Department of Tourism said Tuesday. Read more »

DOT issues advisory to hotels on staycation under general community quarantine

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Updated as of Sep 27 09:09 PM

The Department of Tourism has issued an advisory to all DOT star-rated hotels in the National Capital Region regarding staycations under general community quarantine.   Read more »

Tourism dep't urges Boracay tourists: Be responsible travelers

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 12:11 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The tourism department on Sunday, World Tourism Day, urged travelers to tourist paradise Boracay to comply with minimum health requirements to keep the island free of COVID-19. Read more »

'We have to move on': Re-opening of Boracay agreed upon by all stakeholders

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Posted at Sep 24 07:39 PM

All stakeholders approved the reopening of Boracay island in the central Philippines to tourists, the president of the Boracay Foundation Inc. said Thursday. Read more »

Mga turista papayagan nang bumisita sa Boracay simula Oktubre 1: DOT

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Posted at Sep 23 05:20 PM

Simula Oktubre 1, puwede nang pumunta sa Boracay ang mga turista mula sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng bansa. Read more »

Boracay to accept tourists beginning Oct. 1: tourism chief

Jeff Canoy, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 03:21 PM

Top tourist destination Boracay island will accept travelers from all over the country beginning October 1, the Department of Tourism said Wednesday. Read more »

First hybrid PH Travel Exchange opens as world adapts to 'new normal'

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Posted at Sep 22 06:09 AM

The Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX) is pushing through this week and will be held both offline and online as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues.  Read more »

PH beefs up efforts to revive domestic tourism amid pandemic

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Posted at Sep 14 10:56 PM

The Philippines' tourism department beefs up strategies to revive domestic tourism against the backdrop of a pandemic.  Read more »

'Staycation' puwede na sa GCQ areas, DOT maglalabas ng alituntunin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 03:44 PM

Pinapayagan na ang "staycation" sa mga lugar na nasa ilalim ng general community quarantine sa kabila ng patuloy na banta ng COVID-19, bilang hakbang para mapalakas ang turismo sa bansa, sabi ngayong Linggo ng Department of Tourism (DOT). Read more »

Higher than labor, tourism fund? Drilon flags P16B for anti-insurgency program in 2021 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 03:39 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday flagged the P16-billion budget next year for an anti-insurgency task force, questioning why it received more funds than the labor and the tourism departments, whose sectors were crippled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Bohol to get P2.1 billion World Bank loan to revive pandemic-hit tourism sector - tourism chief

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 07:31 PM

MANILA - Bohol Province is set to get at least P2.1 billion in funding from the Philippine government, in a bid to reinvigorate its local tourism industry that was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

DOT: Kids, seniors from Western Visayas now allowed to travel to Boracay

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Posted at Jul 23 09:13 PM

The virus task force has approved the DOT's recommendation to lift the ban on tourists younger than 21 years old and older than 60 on the world-renowned island. Read more »

DOT releases guidelines for meetings, conventions under MGCQ

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Posted at Jul 15 06:46 PM

The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Wednesday released guidelines on the operations of meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions (MICE) in the country under the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). Read more »

Virtual tour guiding isinusulong ng Tourism dep't

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 07:39 PM

Isinusulong ng Department of Tourism ngayon ang virtual tour guiding. Read more »

Senate Tourism panel chair urges Filipinos travelers to prioritize local destinations

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 06:22 PM

Sen. Nancy Binay on Wednesday urged Filipino travelers to prioritize visiting local tourist destinations after the government lifted the ban on non-essential travel. Read more »

Gov't eyes reopening El Nido, 2 other Palawan areas for domestic tourism

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Updated as of Jul 03 02:48 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Philippine government is eyeing to restore domestic tourism in three areas in Palawan, months after the sector was brought to a standstill due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more »

Mga empleyado ng Duty-Free kinuwestiyon ang pagkaubos ng pera ng kompanya

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 02:40 AM

Pinagpapaliwanag ni DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat si Angala kung paano naubos ang pera ng Duty-Free gayong dalawang buwan pa lang naman itong hindi nagbebenta. Read more »

Pagsunod ng mga kainan sa health protocol para sa dine-in ininspeksiyon

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Updated as of Jun 16 09:06 AM

Ininspeksiyon ng iba't ibang departamento ng gobyerno ang pagsunod ng mga kainan sa health protocol na inilatag para payagan na ang dine in ng mga kostumer. Read more »

Dine-in sa mga kainan puwede na ulit simula Lunes

Abner Mercado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 06:53 PM

Puwede na ulit ang dine-in sa mga restaurant, fast food at karinderya simula Lunes. Read more »