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Oro Chamber holds techno confab
THE Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OROCHAMBER), in cooperation with the Misamis Oriental Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), conducted a two-day Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) Workshop last April 26 to 27, this city. (more...)
Normin’s population reaches 4.3 million
THE region’s population count placed ninth among other regions putting CALABARZON on the top spot at 12.61 million, NCR at the second spot with 11.86 million. Approximately, the region’s population is 4.6 percent of the country’s total population which is posted at 92.3 million. (more...)
DOT – R3 TO LAUNCH SALES MISSIONS TO DAVAO
The Department of Tourism – Region III is all set to mount a series of sales missions in travel destinations now carried by domestic carriers like Air Asia, Air Phil Express and Cebu Pacific in their flight route in the hope of making an impression in domestic travel and tourism in this part of the region. This was the announcement made by [...]
Tourism sector calls for travel tax lifting
By CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO Correspondent DAVAO City -- Mindanao’s tourism sector has asked the government to scrap the travel tax imposed on locals en route to foreign ports within the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), an official said. (more...)
DOT distributes relief goods to Sendong victims
by JOE PALABAO THE Department of Tourism Regional Office 10 had joined hands in facilitating relief goods to the victims of typhoon Sendong in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities. The distribution of donations coming from the national office of the Tourism department and from Unilever Philippines, was led by DOT-10 Director Catalino [...]
New COC-Phinma college unveiled
by JOE PALABAO CAGAYAN de Oro College-Phinma marks another milestone in its vision to make COC a university in two years from now as it unveils and inaugurates the Groundbreaking Ceremony of COC-Phinma Puerto Campus, one of the institution’s newest installments in active pursuit to actualization of her mission in bringing “Success Within [...]
FOREST PARK: SUMMER DESTINATION
by Henrylito D. Tacio Soon, it will be summer! So where will you spend your summer this year? If you have no plan yet, we suggest the Forest Park in barangay Dahilayan of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon. As one visitor who came to the place last year’s summer explained: “With cool mountain breeze and ever green pine trees surrounding the [...]
GAP Farm: Davao’s Original Tourism Icon
by Henrylito D. Tacio Before Eden Nature Park, Crocodile Park, Malagos Garden Resort, Loleng’s Mountain Spring Resort, Philippine Eagle Center, Outland Adventure, and People’s Park, there was GAP Farming Resort. The resort, from the acronym “good activities of the people,” was once upon a time the symbol of Davao City. In the [...]
High impact tourism projects in Siargao Island
by MICHEAL O. CONTE, contributor SURIGAO del Norte -- In support of the government’s thrust in developing the tourism industry through provision of quality infrastructure facilities leading to major tourist hubs in the country, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) assured the completion of high impact tourism projects in Siargao [...]
Adventurous Travellers Attracted to the Philippines
BY IZZY WOODS The Filipino government is working to bolster the country's tourism sector with a new campaign selling the country as a "fun" destination - lots to do and see, with friendly people. The Philippines has fallen far behind nearby countries such as Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia when it comes to attracting foreign tourists. Attracting [...]
