ROXAS CITY (20 July) -- At the height of the first-ever Diwal Festival of this city last week, some festivalgoers to the evening seafood festival complained that the food outlets at the plaza ran out of diwal in various concoctions.

Tacloban City (19 July) -- In its campaign of assuring safety of tourists while visiting our country, the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo through the initiative of the Department of Tourism (DOT)

Davao City (19 July) -- Sining Lila Theatro group, a group of women sector composed of drama artists in Davao said the acts of women in raising their children, making habitat and healing their wounds and those of their neighbors give meaning to peace and development.

With an increase of 18.1% from 2004’s 182,904 warm bodies to this year’s 215,929, the Department of Tourism (DOT)’s enduring efforts has once again paid off as official figures from the DOT Statistics Division of visitor arrivals for May have shown.

Davao City (14 July) -- A Malaysian tourism official is projecting a high tourism growth rate within the next five years in the Asean sub regions.

Davao City (13 July) -- For the first time in the history of the Kadayawan Festival , horse fight will no longer be held starting this August.

Davao City (13 July) -- The current economic crisis might affect the participation of some Mindanao groups during the Kadayawan Festival of Davao City.

Remaining true to its objective of upholding and preserving the country’s
natural reserves, the Department of Tourism (DOT) supported the launching of the Philippine Ecological Expo 2005 held last July 11-17 at the Expo Exchange, Greenbelt 1, Ayala Center, Makati City. This year’s event encompassed the theme: ”A Vision Towards Environmental Preservation” and was organized by 2nd Intervals Events and Productions.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo congratulated this morning Filipino painter Romulo Galicano, who won the prestigious Draper Grand Prize by the Portrait Society of America in Washington, DC on May 14, 2005.

The hotel, to be called Discovery Shores Boracay, will have five accommodation clusters that will each house 88 hotel rooms designed to provide flexibility to clients.

DAVAO CITY, July 6 (PNA) - Local tourism players are working to entice Korean tourists back to Davao, promoting this city as a sports and shooting destination.

Pristine waters, lush green forests, powdery white sand beaches with rich marine life are among the things to watch for when Southern Tagalog Region (Region IV) exhibits the Great Ourdoor Adventure for the “Philippines' Bests! 2005” with Eco-tourism and Beach Holidays as the theme on July 8-31, 2005.

ROXAS CITY (5 July) -- The City of Roxas, provincial capital of Capiz and known as the seafood capital of the Philippines, has invited the Ambassadors of Japan and China and dignitaries from the national government to grace its first-ever “diwal” festival slated here from July 15-16, 2005.

MANILA, June 30 (PNA ) -- The Philippines is an important source country and destination for overseas tourism of Xiamen.

Tacloban City (30 June) -- Archbishop Pedro Dean of the Archdiocese of Palo leads today's pontifical mass as the city marks today the 116th annual fiesta honoring Sr. Sto. Nino. The mass is concelebrated by a great number of priests all over the diocese with the retired Bishop of Calbayog and the Bishop of Naval, Bishop Filomeno Bactol as the Liturgist.

ILOILO CITY, June 29 (PNA) – The Filipino-Hispanic Week observance here starting Thursday, will highlight Spain’s historical and cultural legacies to Iloilo in particular and to the Philippines in general.

Davao City (29 June) -- As an initial step in promoting Davao as sports tourism destination especially to the international market, Philippine tourism leaders will converge in the city on July 12 for a "Sports Tourism Forum" at Grand Regal Hotel.