PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (PIA) — The Department of Tourism – MIMAROPA launched “adventure tourism” in Kalayaan town to boost the local economy and elevate the municipality from fifth to fourth class.
The DOT is now equipping the community to accept tourists via the Filipino Brand of Service Excellence (FBSE) training, which is a flagship program to provide the frontliners in the tourism and hospitality industries with a benchmark for rendering excellent service to guests.
The training also includes assisting the community to be equipped with the skills for food preparation in a safe and sanitized way.
“Sa totoo lang, ang Pag-asa island especially, ‘yon lang talaga ang pinupuntahan ng mga turista… [Ang] Department of Tourism ay tumutulong sa paghahanda ng mga community doon [Kalayaan] sa area para tumanggap ng turista,” DOT Mimaropa Regional Director Roberto Alabado III said.
“The Department of Tourism has a program to help the local government there upgrade the standard in tourism and, in the near future, market it as one of the special destinations na pwede puntahan ng mga turista. Parang sa Tubbataha, pwede ka lang pumunta sa Tubbataha na apat na buwan lang sa isang taon,” Alabado added. (RG – PIA MIMAROPA)
