Cagayan North Int’l Airport ready for commercial flights
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Aug. 20 (PIA) – The Cagayan North International Airport is now ready for commercial flights, both domestic and international, after it was granted accreditation by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The announcement was made by Cagayan Economic
Philippine Harvest promotes sustainable farm tourism
Sustainable and responsible tourism will be the focus of the second edition of the Philippine Harvest under the helm of the Department of Tourism (DOT) to be staged at the Central Square Mall at Bonifacio High Street, Global City in
DPWH upgrades, widens roads in Quirino
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, June 22 (PIA) -- In a bid to boost tourism and economic activities in the province, the Department of Public Works and Highways-Quirino District Engineering Office (DPWH-QDEO) is now fast tracking the completion of the road upgrading
New law declares 5 Cagayan Valley’s protected areas as national parks
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Aug. 7 (PIA) - Five protected areas in the Cagayan Valley Region are recently classified as national parks. These areas with a total of 225,424.44 hectares are included in Republic Act (RA) 11038 or the Expanded National Integrated
P447-M road projects to boost 2nd district Cagayan tourism
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Aug. 7 (PIA) - -The Department of Public Works and Highways through the Cagayan Second District Engineering Office (DPWH-CSDEO) continues to build better roads to make tourism destinations in Cagayan more accessible to the public. According to District Engineer
Tourist arrivals increase 12%, visitor receipts up by 14% for in 1st quarter of 2018 for Region 2
Tourist arrivals for the first quarter of 2018 registered an increase of 12.13% over the same period last year. Tourist arrivals totaling to 268,477 is composed of 191,296 domestic and 77,181 foreign tourists. Data source for tourist arrivals are from
Shopping is more fun in the PHL, say tourists
In Photo: Shops at the Uptown Mall in Taguig’s Bonifacio Global City are seen in this file photo. According to the Department of Tourism’s Visitor Sample Survey, shopping—whether in sleek malls like Uptown or more low-end flea markets—topped the list
Tourism Research Grant
Call for Proposals: DOT-Tourism Research Grant The Department of Tourism (DOT), in line with its objective of promoting a culture of tourism research in the country is calling for research proposals for its 2018 Tourism Research Grant. The DOT is providing
DOT rolls-out new Progressive Accreditation System
The Department of Tourism, Region 2 conducted a series of orientation seminars on Progressive Accreditation System (PAS) to tourism enterprises and the Local Government Units. The accreditation team led by Supervising Tourism Operations Officer Imelda Garduque and Senior Tourism Operations Officer
DOT supports pioneering Cagayan Valley Climate Change Consortium
The Department of Tourism – Cagayan Valley and the Northern Philippine Islands has signed the Memorandum of Agreement establishing the Cagayan Valley Climate Change Consortium (CVCCC) on May 3, 2018 at Cagayan State University, Andrews Campus. DOT Regional Director Virgilio