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Tourism Sector
01-05 July 2013
RODOLFO D ENAL!E" JR
DOT #ic#s o$ %ore Fu& 'cti(ities i& I&tr'muros
The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Intramuros Administration
launch KulturaMusikaSaya! featuring I&tr'muros Roc#s, a free-
admission concert at the Maestranza Par of the !alled "it# scheduled
on $ %ul# &'()*

Intramuros +ocs ser,es as a ic-o- acti,it# of the man# programs
and e,ents under the Intramuros +ede,elopment Plan, aimed at
promoting cultural appreciation and heritage a.areness to the pu/lic,
especiall# the #outh* The concert .ill feature /ands and artists
including 0hamroc, 0pirit of 123, Pilipinas 4ot Talent 5nalist 6ilent
O,erload, and man# others* There .ill also /e a /azaar featuring food
stalls and /ooths selling local handicraft, tri/al arts, and other no,elt#
items .ithin the ne.l# restored Maestranza Par*

The ,enue, also called Almacenes "urtain !all, is situated right /eside
the Pasig +i,er and .as a former storehouse and soldier7s 8uarter
during the 0panish time* 9ormerl# the seat of 0panish colonial rule in
the Philippines, Intramuros is home to important historical sites and
tourist spots such as 9ort 0antiago, Manila "athedral, 0an Agustin
"hurch and "asa Manila*

Intramuros, as a historical and cultural center, pla#s an important role
in the promotion of Manila as a premier destination* The .alls of
Intramuros tell a /eautiful stor# of our resilience* It is not onl# an
important cultural landmar, /ut also one of the historical treasures .e
9ilipinos must protect,: Tourism 0ecretar# +amon +* %imenez, %r* said*

It .ould /e ful5lling to see our #outh of toda# disco,er ne. reasons to
appreciate the !alled "it# and /ecome acti,e participants in its
promotion,: the tourism chief added*

9or e,ent details, interested parties ma# contact the DOT-;"+ Product
De,elopment and +esearch <nit at $&=->)(( and $&)->>&) or the
Tourist Information ? 0pecial Pro@ects <nit at $&$-&''' and $&=-&)>=*
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DOT ) DFA *ri&+ ,-ome. -u&/re/s o0 Fil-Ams
Eundreds of 9ilipino-Americans and mainstream Americans .ill /e
arri,ing from the <nited 0tates on %ul# F for the >
th
Am/assadors,
"onsuls 4eneral and Tourism Directors Tour (A"4TDT)* The# .ill /e
here to relaD and en@o# themsel,es .ith their families and friends
amidst the socio-cultural de,elopment and economic gro.th in the
Philippines under the administration of President Genigno 0imeon
A8uino III*

;um/ering from se,eral hundreds to almost a thousand participants
each #ear, the A"4TDT is a @oint pro@ect of all Philippine 9oreign 0er,ice
Posts in the <0 located in Agana, "hicago, Eonolulu, Hos Angeles, ;e.
Ior, 0an 9rancisco, and !ashington, D*"*

As in the past tours, this #ear7s A"4TDT is /eing implemented in
cooperation .ith the Philippine Department of Tourism and its
mareting arm, the Tourism Promotions Goard (TPG), and topnotch
tra,el compan#, +a@ah Tours Philippines* It .as organized for 9ilipino-
Americans and their American friends to re,isit their homeland and
eDperience the countr#7s tourist destinations, share precious time .ith
their families and friends here as .ell as eDplore /usiness
opportunities*
This Jagship tour program do,etails .ith our Its more fun in the
Philippines campaign, .hich continues to heighten glo/al a.areness of
the unlimited tra,el potential of our archipelago7s more than 3,('3
tropical islands* The gro.ing a.areness is sustained through the
e-orts of /oth go,ernment and pri,ate sectors as .ell as through the
host communities .ho mae the tra,el eDperience a lot more
fun, re,ealed Tourism 0ecretar# +amon %imenez, %r*

!ith #our tra,el eDperience here, .e count on #ou to help us spread
the Philippine /rand of 9<; to more people around the .orld* !ith
that, .e hope for a successful tour and ma# #our tra,el eDperience /e
positi,e, memora/le and morefun, the 0ecretar# enthused

Tour participants .ill arri,e to a KIP reception at the ;ino# A8uino
International Airport and .ill /e /illeted for four da#s at the AD0A
0hangri-Ha Eotel in Ortigas "enter L Mandalu#ong* In pre,ious #ears,
participants had a taste of the luDurious accommodations at the Maati
0hangri-Ha, Dusit Thani, Intercontinental and Peninsula Eotels at The
A#ala "enter-Maati*

A"4TDT7s Gasic Tour consists of the international roundtrip airfare to
and from Manila ,ia Philippine Airlines, =DC); hotel accommodation,
dail# /u-et /reafasts and t.o lunches, dinners .ith cultural sho.s
and entertainment at the Marriot Eotel*
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This is the /est time to ,isit the Philippines,: "onsul 4eneral Maria
Eelen Gar/er-de la Kega told a/out a hundred tra,el agents,
communit# leaders, and media people .ho attended the recent launch
at the +izal Eall of the "onsulate 4eneral OMce in Hos Angeles* !e
.ant #ou to see and eDperience the positi,e changes that are
happening in our countr#,: she said*

In the past, participants ha,e graced fashion sho.s of Pito# Moreno
and of the Designers Association of the Philippines, stand-up comed#
act .ith %on 0antos, and a musical nostalgia sho. /# the "ultural
"enter of the Philippines* These .ere mostl# hosted /# the !estern
<nion "ompan# either at The Manila Eotel or the 0o5tel Philippine
Plaza* There .ere also appreciation parties at the E#att Eotel and
"asino Manila and fare.ell parties /# the 0MD" at the Mall of Asia*

All participants .ill @oin in the .reath-la#ing at the historic +izal
Monument in Huneta, audience and photo opportunit# .ith President
A8uino and museum tour of MalacaNang Palace, Intramuros tour .ith
dinner and cultural sho. at Ilustrados, hosted coctails at the ne.
0olaire +esort and "asino Manila, indi,idual treatments at accredited
spa and /eaut# salons and studio tour and audience at tele,ision
,ariet# sho.s lie !o.o!illie, out-of-to.n cultural da# tour to
Taga#ta# .ith lunch and 5esta-theme acti,ities at the famed Taal Kista
Eotel* There .ill /e a choice of side trips either to the +izal 0hrine in
"alam/a, Haguna or the Aguinaldo 0hrine in Oa.it, "a,ite*

Pre,ious A"4TDT /rought these 9il-Ams and e,en 9il-"ans to Gatangas
and Puezon on culinar# tours, Has "asas de 9ilipinas de Acuzar in
Gagac, Gataan for heritage tour of centuries-old restored ancestral
houses from di-erent regions of the PhilippinesQ among others*

Through this successful tour program, .e are a/le to entice 9ilipino-
Americans as .ell as their friends in the <0 and e,en in "anada to ,isit
us and to deepen their appreciation of the histor#, heritage and culture
of our countr# and the natural .armth of our people* Aside from /eing
a safe place to tra,el, the Philippines is one of the /est places for
medical and .ellness tourism as .ell as a retirement
ha,en* Moreo,er, our comrades a/road can contri/ute directl# to the
socioeconomic de,elopment of our homeland,: said "hief Operating
OMcer Domingo +amon Anerio III of the Tourism Promotions Goard*

9or participants coming from Hos Angeles and 0an 9rancisco, the Gasic
Tour costs <0R (,F)) inclusi,e of fuel surcharge and taDes /ased
dou/le occupanc#* Eonolulu participants pa# <0R (,=$& for a $DC=;
Gasic Tour ,ia Ea.aiian Airlines .hile a $DC=; pacage costs <0R
(,$&F ,ia Philippine Airlines* Interested residents in the <0 Mid.est
and Aast "oast and e,en those li,ing in "anada are ad,ised to
contact the Philippine consular oMce or tourism center in their area for
the respecti,e /asic tour rates*


According to Ale@andra "lemente, president and chairman of the +a@ah
4roup of Tra,el "ompanies Philippines and the oMcial tour handler for
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the past se,en A"4TDTs, optional out-of-to.n post-Gasic Tours are
a,aila/le for those .ho .ant to ha,e added tra,el eDperience in other
Philippine destinations lie Haoag-Kigan, "aga#an de Oro-"amiguin,
0outhern Huzon 4olf Tours, Da,ao, "e/u-Gohol, Iloilo-Gacolod, Oali/o-
Goraca#, "amarines 0ur-Al/a#, and Puerto Princesa-Pala.an* Geing the
countr#7s leading and most relia/le tour operator for more than ='
#ears in the industr#, "lemente assured participants of eDcellent
professional ser,ices and ,er# reasona/le and a-orda/le costs of the
eDtension tours*

!e encourage our countr#men here to in,ite their relati,es and
friends in the <0 and "anada to plan and /oo for these tours this #ear
or in the future,: Anerio added*


More information andCor online /ooing C registration are a,aila/le
at ...*acgtdt*com* In Manila, 0usan del Mundo or Arnie Teston of the
TPG can /e contacted at $&$-F)(> to &3 for particulars on the tour
program*
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T'rsier" 1ico& o0 !2 tourism3" sou+-t out 's 4ets5
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MA;IHA, Philippines LThe fame of the Philippine tarsier is dri,ing
people to .ant to tae them from their natural ha/itat and mae them
their pets, the Philippine Tarsier 9oundation Inc* (PT9I), said 9rida# after
a second rescued tarsier in Puezon "it# died*
PT9I Program Manager %oannie Mar# "a/illo said in an eDclusi,e phone
inter,ie. .ith I;P<I+A+*net that the tarsier is /ecoming ,er# famous,
it7s an icon of tourism, and an icon of the Philippines*:
People /ecome interested to ha,e them as a pet SandT /ecause of this
there are man# poachers .ho sell them to interested /u#ers,: she
said*
The Protected Areas and !ildlife Gureau (PA!G) said that the# rescued
Tuesda# another tarsier that .as put inside a /aggage in a /us
terminal in Puezon "it#*
The tarsier died Thursda#* The cause of death .as still not clear /ut
PA!G Director Mundita Him said it .as not eating much .hen the# too
care of it*
A tarsier .as rescued in the Manila 4olf and "ountr# "lu/ in Maati
"it# last %une && /ut died 5,e da#s later*
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"a/illo said that the people .ho /rought these tarsiers from their
natural ha/itats in the Kisa#as and Mindanao region could /e to either
sell them or eep them as pets*
There are places .here #ou can get tarsiers, not @ust in Gohol /ut also
in Mindanao* There could not possi/l# /# an# place in Manila .here it
can thri,e Sso it .ill liel# /e for theT pet trade,: she said*
That7s the onl# thing .e can thin of, it7s something .hich mone# is
in,ol,ed,: "a/illo added* STarsiers areT ,er# ,er# popular, that7s .h#
the#7re there Sin ManilaT, that .ould not happen if the#7re not popular*:
%ore use0ul i& t-e &'tur'l -'*it't
The Philippine tarsier (Tarsius s#richta), .hich is endemic onl# to the
countr#, is more useful if the# are ept in their natural ha/itat, "a/illo
said, citing the /ene5ts of eco-tourism to the countr#*
The Philippines is ,er# luc# to ha,e the tarsier and that7s one of the
reasons .h# .e are famous,: she said*
Don7t tae them as pets, the#7re ,er# /oring animals to /e ept as
pets* All da# the# @ust sit around and sleep and at night the# lie to
tra,el and hunt,: "a/illo added, citing their nocturnal nature*
4o,ernment oMcials should /e tighter in the enforcement of
en,ironment and .ildlife regulations* 0he said that tarsiers .ere not
the onl# endemic species in the Philippines /eing poached*
The International <nion for "onser,ation of ;ature (I<";) lists the
Philippine tarsier as ;ear Threatened: due to population decline o,er
the last &' #ears, ha/itat loss, and har,esting for the pet trade*:
It is hea,il# har,ested as food and especiall# for the pet trade* This is
illegal, /ut there are recent anecdotal reports that the pet marets in
Manila are /eing Jooded .ith tarsiers retailing at less than P$'' per
indi,idual,: the I<"; said on its .e/site*
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Austr'li' '/(ises citi6e&s to '(oi/ tr'(elli&+ to 4'rts o0
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MA;IHA, Philippines U The Australian go,ernment .arned its citizens
on Tuesda# against tra,el to parts of Mindanao citing a ,er# high
threat: of terrorism and ,iolent crime*
In a %ul# ( update of its tra,el ad,isor# on the Philippines, Australia7s
Department of 9oreign A-airs and Trade (D9AT) also /ared that all
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scheduled trips of Australian Am/ass# sta- to e# Mindanao cities ha,e
/een cancelled*
!e continue to strongl# ad,ise #ou not to tra,el to central and
.estern Mindanao, including the 6am/oanga Peninsula and 0ulu
Archipelago, due to the ,er# high threat of terrorist attac, idnapping,
,iolent crime and ,iolent clashes /et.een armed groups,: said the
D9AT ad,isor# posted on its .e/site*
D9AT said the scheduled tra,el of its Philippine sta- to Da,ao "it#,
"ota/ato "it# and 6am/oanga "it# ha,e /een cancelled until further
notice*:
!e ad,ise #ou to eDercise a high degree of caution in the Philippines
/ecause of the high threat of terrorist attac and the high le,el of
serious crime* Pa# close attention to #our personal securit# at all times
and monitor the media for information a/out possi/le ne. safet# or
securit# riss,: read Australia7s ad,isor#*
D9AT also urged Australian citizens to reconsider: tra,el to eastern
Mindanao, including Guidnon, "amiguin, Misamis Oriental,
"ompostela Kalle#, Da,ao del ;orte, Da,ao del 0ur, Agusan del ;orte,
Agusan del 0ur, 0urigao del ;orte and 0urigao del 0ur*
The Australian go,ernment cited ,er# high le,els of ,iolent crime and
the high threat of terrorist attac: in these pro,inces*
The latest ad,isor# from the Australian em/ass# .as an update to its
tra,el .arning in late Ma#, .hen D9AT, along .ith the go,ernments of
"anada, the <nited Oingdom and the <nited 0tates .arned their
citizens of tra,el to the 6am/oanga Peninsula due to a idnapping
threat on foreign nationals*
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Ne7 *r'&/" *e'uti8c'tio& to 'ttr'ct more tourists"
i&(estors to L'4u-L'4u
I; its e-ort to attract more tourists and in,estors to Hapu-Hapu "it#,
Ma#or Paz +adaza said she .ill appoint a /eauti5cation czar /efore the
month ends*
In her inaugural address last !ednesda#, +adaza said the cit#
go,ernment rolled out a fe. .ees ago an acti,it# to create a /rand
so .e can maret the cit# to in,estors and tourists*:
0he challenged fello. Oponganons to li,e up to the /rand promise of
ho. the cit# is going to present itself*:
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0he, ho.e,er, did not spell out the ne. mareting strateg# of the cit#
eDcept sa#ing !e are almost there*:
Part of this ne. mareting strateg#, the ma#or said is the appointment
of a person .ho .ill o,ersee the /eauti5cation and /randing of the cit#*
!ithout naming names, she said the person .ill come from the pri,ate
sector*
+adaza, .ho @ust started her second term as ma#or, said Hapu-Hapu
"it# is acti,el# participating in "e/u7s /id to host the &'($ Asia-Paci5c
Aconomic "ooperation 0ummit*
At the ,er# least .e eDpect to host some of the man# ministerial
meetings,: +adaza said*
!e must .or on it no.* !e ha,e to sho. them that Hapu-Hapu "it# is
read# for the .orld,: she added*
The Apec is the premier economic forum in the Asia Paci5c* Its primar#
goal is to support sustaina/le economic gro.th and prosperit# in the
region .hich includes &( countries in the ;orth and 0outh America,
Asia and Australia*
The Philippines last hosted the Apec 0ummit in the former <0 na,al
/ase in 0u/ic Ga# in (FF2* /
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