The Bohol Chronicle, August 12, 2021 PANGLAO, Bohol – Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat announced that 3,760 more active tourism workers in Bohol will be inoculated following the second vaccination rollout in the province. The rollout brings the total number of tourism workers for inoculation in the province to 9,920 or 76 percent of the 13,000 target. Romulo-Puyat […]
The Bohol Chronicle, August 7, 2021 MANILA – Local tourism recovery continues to gain momentum as the Department of Tourism (DOT) strengthens its cooperation with public and private sectors to bring more vaccine doses to the country’s key tourism destinations. A total of 5,000 out of 13,000 tourism workers in Bohol have received their first dose of the Sputnik V […]
The Bohol Chronicle, July 15, 2021 MANILA – The Department of Tourism (DOT), through the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), continues to support destinations by funding their digital transformation projects in a bid to promote “smart tourism” that banks on contactless transactions. As of June 2021, the TPB has downloaded a total of PHP111.65 million to local government units for various […]
The Bohol Chronicle, June 27, 2021 More than 550 businesses opened up in Tagbilaran City from May 2020 up to May 2021.According to Acting City Treasurer Christine Bitoy, capitalization worth Php727 million was infused into the local economy in 2020 alone. This happened amidst the threat of the pandemic where people were advised to observe basic health protocols like staying […]
The Bohol Chronicle, July 13, 2021 PLDT, its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. and Globe Telecom have vowed to establish more cell sites and expand their fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) infrastructure in Bohol to improve connectivity in the island province. PLDT-Smart and Globe plan to erect a total of 54 cellular sites across various localities in the province in 2021, executives from […]
Capitol has again proven its innovative capacities by winning digital and health governance awards this pandemic time. The Provincial Government of Bohol -Unified System (PGBh-US) placed second in the “Best in LGU Internal Processes (G21)Award” of the 2020 Digital Governance Award given by two national agencies and the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in the country. The award recognizes […]
Local chief executives in the province are in favor of easing restrictions and health protocols at the start of the New Year in order to boost the ailing tourism industry. According to League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) – Bohol president and Dauis Mayor Miriam Sumaylo, mayors and the members of the Bohol Inter-Agency Task Force (B-IATF) medical cluster […]
Amid the pandemic, Modala Resort, the latest up-scale resort in Panglao is on the peak of preparing an additional activity for tourists to enjoy their stay in the province. Manny Mendoza, top honcho of Tumoy Leisure Village said that fish cages are now being put up nearby the resort in the blue seas of Panglao. Targeted to be operational this […]