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TOURISM UNDERSECRETARY OSCAR PALABYAB

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Binirayan To The Max

By JB Mande | May 28, 2006 - 12:00am

The province of Antique celebrated the biggest Binirayan Festival in its 32 years of existence with month-long festivities all throughout April. Thousands of Antiqueños flocked the plaza to witness the various...

Starweek Magazine

‘Status quo’ kina Barbers at Kho

October 1, 2005 - 12:00am

Pinaboran ni Tourism Secretary Joseph ‘Ace’ Durano ang pananatili sa puwesto ni Duty-Free Philippines General Manager Michael Kho. Sa liham kina Kho at Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) General Manager...

Bansa

‘Coding’ for DOT-accredited taxis

January 24, 2003 - 12:00am

To prevent abuses by taxi drivers, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has implemented a color-coding system for tourism-accredited taxis stationed at the airports, seaports and hotels in Metro Manila. With the new...

Metro

Japan lowers alert level advisory in RP

November 17, 2001 - 12:00am

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) has lowered its Alert Level 2 travel advisory to Level 1 in Luzon Island, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Samar and Masbate, the Department of Tourism said yesterday. However,...

Headlines