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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. ...
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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. ...
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 EdralÃn Marcos (September 11, 1917 â 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 CojuangcoâAquino (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
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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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