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Department of Tourism

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Established: May 11, 1973
Secretary: Joseph H. Durano
Budget: P961.0 million (2005)
Website: www.tourism.gov.ph

The Philippines' Department of Tourism (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Turismo), abbreviated as DOT, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the regulation of the Philippine tourism industry and the promotion of the Philippines as a prime tourist destination. May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... ISO 4217 Code PHP User(s) Philippines Inflation 7. ... The Executive Departments of the Philippines (also known as the Cabinet) are the largest component of the national executive branch of the government of the Philippines. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal      The political system in the Philippines takes place in an organized framework of a... Tourists at Oahu island, Hawaii Tourism is the act of travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. ... A tourist destination is a city, town or other area the economy of which is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. ...

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History

Started as a private initiative to promote the Philippines as a major travel destination, the Philippine Tourist & Travel Association was organized in 1950, and in 1956, the Board of Travel and Tourist Industry was created by Philippine Congress, until in 1973, President Ferdinand Marcos created the cabinet-level Ministry of Tourism (MOT), the agency Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) and the Philippine Convention Bureau (PCB). Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was the tenth president of the Philippines, serving from 1965 to 1986. ...


Then in 1986, under Executive Order Numbers 120 and 120-A signed by President Corazon Aquino, now the Department of Tourism was reorganized and the Philippine Convention Bureau aws renamed as Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation. In 1998, the Department of Tourism was one of the main offices of the government that is responsible for the culmination of the centennial celebrations of Philippine Independence from Spain. In 2002, the Department of Tourism initiated one of its most successful tourism promotion project the Visit Philippines 2003 under Secretary Richard Gordon. Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco–Aquino (born January 25, 1933), widely known as Cory Aquino, was President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. ...


Tourism Projects

  • Visit Islands Philippines 1994
  • Miss Universe Beauty Pageant 1994
  • Florikultura '98 - international horticulture exhibition
  • Expo Pilipino 1998 - Philippine Centennial International Exposition
  • 1998 Philippine Centennial Celebrations
  • World Exposition 2002 Manila (cancelled due to financial problems of the government) [1]
  • Visit Philippines 2003
  • WOW (Wealth Of Wonders) Philippines

Logo of the Miss Universe event. ... Worlds Fair is the generic name for various large expositions held since the mid 19th century. ...

List of Secretaries of Tourism

Name Month and Year Started Month and Year Ended
Jose Antonio Gonzales March 1986 June 30, 1987
Rafael Alunan III July 1, 1987 June 30, 1989
Narzalina Z. Lim July 1, 1989 June 30, 1992
Evelyn B. Pantrig (acting) 1996 1996
Guillermina T. Gabor May 19, 1996 June 30, 1998
Gemma Cruz-Araneta July 1, 1998 January 20, 2001
Richard J. Gordon January 20, 2001 January 2004
Robert Dean Barbers (acting) January 2004 February 2004
Roberto M. Pagdanganan February 2004 September 2005
Joseph Ace H. Durano September 2005 present

Richard Dick Juico Gordon (born August 5, 1945) is a Filipino politician. ...

External links

  • Department of Tourism website


 
 

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