PH among world’s top 15 travel, tourism powerhouses: WTTC
MANILA — Out of 185 countries, the Philippines ranked 13th among the top 15 tourism powerhouses that recorded “absolute growth” within the last seven years. The Philippines’ ranking was identified in the 2018 World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) “Power and Performance
Nueva Vizcaya sees more tourist arrivals
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Sept. 26 (PIA) – The provincial government here is expecting an increase on its tourist arrivals this year because of its nature and culture-based tourism attractions. Marichelle Costales, Supervising Tourism Operations officer said that from January to August
P260M Tawi Bridge to boost tourism, safety in Cagayan
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, August 15 (PIA) - Department of Public Works and Highways Cagayan Valley Regional Director Melanio C. Briosos announced that construction works already started for the P260 Million Tawi bridge project in Peñablanca, Cagayan. The DPWH Regional Office 02
29th National Statistics Month to focus on tourism
BAGUIO CITY, Aug. 23 (PIA) -- The Regional Statistics Committee (RSC) encourages everyone to be part of the year’s celebration of the 29th National Statistics Month this October. Aldrin Federico Bahit, Jr., chief, Statistical Operations and Coordination Division (SOCD) of the
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