Davao City — In its effort to promote the province of Davao Oriental as the Surfing Sensation of Mindanao, the Department of Tourism XI in cooperation with MPN Events Unlimited will be holding the 1st SURF n’ SkimBoarding Safari on September 14-16, 2007 at Dahican Beach, Mati City, Davao Oriental.
The activity hopes to market the [...]
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Davao Oriental hosts 1st “Surf n’ Skimboarding Safari”
The best is yet to come for Philippine Tourism
Tacloban City — For the first time, the Philippines would have more than three million tourists in 2007, but the best for Philippine Tourism is yet to come.
This is the pronouncement of Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano during the Philippine Travel Exchange in Cebu City last week.
Secretary Durano revealed that some $2 billion worth of [...]
Name Davao City’s new park and win a prize
Davao City — A P50,000 grand prize is at stake for any contestant who wins the “Name the Park Contest” sponsored by Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte.
Engr. Liza Madrazo of the Davao park management office said entry forms are available at the park (former PTA) for anybody who is interested to join the competition. [...]
Bacolod MassKara Festival 2007 preparations on
BACOLOD CITY, — Preparations are underway for this year’s MassKara Festival 2007 in Bacolod City slated next month.
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the festival will kick off on October 1 with daily activities and programs.
Its highlights will be on October 18 to 21.
Information dissemination and awareness about Bacolod’s tourism, economic and investment attractions and [...]
Zamboanga City prepares for Philippine Travel Mart
Zamboanga City – This city, now known as Asia’s Latin City, steps into high gear on preparations for the 2007 Philippine Travel Mart to be held in SM Megamall from September 7-9, 2007.
Organized by the Philippine Tour Operators (PHILTOA), Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation (PCVC), the 3-day event will feature [...]
Over 1.5 million tourists flocked to the Philippines
Over 1.5 million tourists flocked to the Philippines’ tourist spots in the first six months of this year, official figures from the Philippine Department of Tourism has revealed.
The Philippines’ international tourist arrivals for January to June 2007 reached 1,528,507, an increase of 7.6 percent from the 1,420,040 visitors recorded in the same period last year, [...]
