Tag: sustainable tourism
Philippines wins Best Dive Destination Award for marine ecology champions
The Philippines won the Best Dive Destination Award given by the Diving, Resort, and Travel (DRT) Show, the largest international diving exhibition which provides industry stakeholders greater support and encourages more people to become passionate divers to champion marine ecology.
SDG Villages, Floating Resort City eyed to revive sustainable tourism livelihood
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Villages and a Floating Resort City are being eyed by Filipino-led social enterprises to revive sustainable tourism livelihood.
Guimaras boosts sustainable tourism, livelihood with Bambike bamboo bikes
Bambike's handcrafted bamboo bikes are boosting tourism, providing sustainable livelihood, and helping the island province of Guimaras in its advocacy to become the 'Bike Paradise of the Philippines.'
BREAKING NEWS: Pinoy Aquaman Ingemar Macarine sets new open water swim record in Zamboanga...
The "Pinoy Aquaman", Environmental lawyer-athlete Ingemar Macarine, this morning set off for a new record open water swim in the waters of Zamboanga Sibugay, his first charity swim in 2020 and the 35th open water swim of his career.
Eco-waste coalition encourages shoppers to adopt reusable bags for sustainable tourism
The EcoWaste Coalition is encouraging shoppers and sellers at the upcoming Phillippine Shopping Festival to adopt reusable and eco-friendly bags as a sustainable tourism practice.
Cebu is UNESCO’s newest global Design City
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) hailed Cebu as a Creative City of Design, making the Central Visayas city the Philippines' second to receive the title after Baguio City.
Cebu successfully achieved...
Department of Tourism, Globe partnership promotes tourism digital innovation
The Department of Tourism (DOT) and Globe Telecom are working together to promote tourism through digital innovation.
The DOT and Globe partnership kicked off with a series of events in September, headlined by a new...
WATCH: New Nas Daily video features how the Philippines fixes overtourism impact
Viral Facebook vlogger Nas Daily released its new video feature commending the Philippines for its efforts to fix the negative impact of overtourism.
Nas Daily creator Nuseir Yassin posted his 4th video about his favorite...
Cebu heritage town thrives with eco-sports tourism
The heritage town of Argao, a coastal town along Cebu Strait about a two-hour drive south of Cebu City, has embraced modern eco-sports as part of its tourism offerings.
The historic town is presented as...
7 PHL tourist destinations being built as sustainable tourism showcase communities
Seven tourist destinations in the Philippines are being built up as resilient, inclusive, sustainable tourism showcase communities.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced towards the weekend that plans are in place for coordinated efforts between...
Philippine tourism sustainability action plan wins 1st place in South Korea’s KOPIST competition
The Philippines' sustainable tourism action plan won first place in the 2019 Korea Partnership Initiative on Sustainable Tourism (KOPIST) held in Jeju and Seoul in South Korea.
The action plan from the Department of Tourism's...
CNN picks Vigan as one of Asia’s most picturesque towns
The City of Vigan has been selected one of CNN’s 13 of Asia's Most Picturesque Towns.
Vigan City described by CNN as “one of the best places to experience Spanish colonial-era architecture in Asia,” is...
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Filipina PSHS, MIT scholar Hillary Andales gets closer to astrophysicist dream
Aspiring Filipina astrophysicist Hillary Diane Andales has received several admission offers and fellowships for doctorate studies at prestigious global universities in the United States, placing the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) Eastern Visayas and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scholar closer to her childhood dream.
