Three Philippine islands have landed a spot in the annual Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) readers’ choice awards for top islands to visit this 2021. Out of the 85 destinations listed, the surfing haven Siargao Island was recognized as this year’s top favorite in Asia, while the world-famous Palawan and Boracay Island earned the third and eighth spots, respectively. The three bested other world favorites in Asia like Indonesia’s Raja Ampat Islands (second), Thailand’s Phi Phi Islands (ninth), and Phuket (10th). “At a time when we are exhausting all means to revive tourism in the country, we are grateful for this
The Philippines is one of the countries with a self-built pavilion among 192 participating nations in the most digitally advanced World Expo in history hosted by Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Philippine Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Hjayceelyn Quintana led the opening of the Philippines “Bangkóta” Pavilion at the fair last October 1. The fair runs until the end of March 2022. “[A]s we opened the doors of the Bangkóta Pavilion, we have six months to show the world that the time has come for a new way of thinking about who we are as a people. We will see
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Department of Tourism (DOT) regional offices here have forged a partnership to boost responsible tourism restart in Eastern Visayas. Top officials of the two agencies signed a memorandum of agreement late Tuesday as they committed to share the same task to promote safety among communities and guests. Under the agreement, the BFP will intensify fire safety inspection of tourism enterprises and tourism sites in the region; conduct fire safety-related orientations and training; help promote the region’s tourism destination; conduct regular fire exit drill twice a year in all tourism enterprises; and conduct
Small businessmen producing Cordillera products and visual artists have been provided an additional area to display and sell their items at the “Layad di Kordilyera” located in one of the local malls in the city’s Session Road. Jogin Rey Tamayo, a cartoonist at the Baguio Midland Courier, the region’s longest-running weekly newspaper, on Wednesday said the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic offered an opportunity to collaborate and partner with budding visual and handicraft artists in the city and other provinces in the region. From a core group of nine people who are into different forms of art, they have gathered
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) on Thursday announced the holding of the 2021 Indigenous Sports and Games Webinar Series: Preserving and Promoting the Rich Cultural Heritage of our Ancestors in conjunction with the celebration of Indigenous Peoples Month. The webinar series is scheduled on October 7, 21, 28, and November 5 at 1 p.m. through the Zoom video conferencing platform. The four sessions will serve as a continuation of the Webinar launch last June 24. Over 1,000 participants have registered for the four-part webinar series which aims to promote and preserve the traditions and culture of the Indigenous Peoples. “Four
