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Tourism Secretary Roberto Pagdanganan said every foreign tourist usually spends $1,000 and most of them stay in the country for nine to 10 days.


"Based on our data, each tourist coming to the country spends $1,000 at the very least, and so we expect 2.5 million tourists to generate $2.5 billion for the tourism industry this year," he said.


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National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Ricardo de Leon said over 1,000 tourist policemen will be deployed round-the-clock to prevent crime and prevent littering, illegal vending and vandalism.


"Apart from criminal offenses, operatives will focus on other misdeeds such as violation of laws on littering, illegal vending, vandalism," De Leon disclosed.


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Pormal na pinirmahan kahapon nina NCRPO chief Director Ricardo de Leon at Tourism Secretary Roberto Pagdanganan ang isang Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) para sa programang TOP-COP (Tourist Oriented Police- Community Oriented Police) sa WOW Philippines sa Intramuros, Maynila.


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Hotels, airlines, spas and other tourism-related entities have joined hands with the Department of Tourism in crafting a Philippine Tourism Master Plan as well as identifying tourism investment opportunities that aim to increase tourism arrivals to five million visitors.


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Pagdanganan, who replaced senator-elect Richard Gordon, succeeded in sustaining the gains of his predecessor’s WOW Philippines campaign which led to steady increases in tourist arrivals.


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Ayon kay Tourism Secretary Roberto Pagdanganan ang Independence Day ay isa sa malaking selebrasyon ng kasaysayan at bawat mamamayan ay dapat na makiisa sa pagbibigay pugay sa mga bayaning nagbuwis ng buhay para matamo ang kalayaan. Ayon kay Pagdanganan lahat ay inaanyayahan na panoorin at makilahok sa isang Grand Parade sa Quirino Grand Stand kung saan ang lahat ng pamahalaan at maging ng pribadong sector ay makiisa sa makulay at makasaysayang parade.


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Tourism Secretary Roberto Pagdanganan said he is confident that international arrivals would hit the one-million mark this month as the government steps up its marketing drive to lure tourists from Asia.


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Pagdanganan’s son Raymond trailed by more than 40,000 votes behind incumbent Vice Gov. Aurelio Plamenco in their race for the second top provincial post.  


Before the quick count was stopped, Plamenco had 188,893 votes and Raymond, 146,273.


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A weak peso would make the Philippines the ideal tourist destination because foreigners can get "good value products and services at a lower price."


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TOURISM SECRETARY ROBERTO PAGDANGANAN

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"Apart from criminal offenses, operatives will focus on other misdeeds such as violation of laws on littering, illegal vending, vandalism," De Leon disclosed.


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$2.5-B tourism revenue expected this year

July 12, 2004 - 12:00am

Some 2.5 million foreign tourists are expected to bring in at least $2.5 billion or P137.5 billion in earnings for the tourism industry this year. Tourism Secretary Roberto Pagdanganan said every foreign tourist...

Headlines

NCRPO deploys tourist cops

By Mayen Jaymalin | July 8, 2004 - 12:00am

Make way for the Tourist Oriented Police (TOP), made up of officers who will ensure tourist destinations in Metro Manila are safe and clean. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Ricardo de...

Metro

Anti-riot police,ginawang tourist cops

July 8, 2004 - 12:00am

Pormal na nagbagong-bihis na ngayon ang mga kinatatakutang anti-riot police matapos na tanggalin na sa kanila ang kanilang mga batuta at kalasag upang maging mga bagong tourist cop na magbabantay sa seguridad ng...

PSN Metro

Tourism boom to create jobs

July 4, 2004 - 12:00am

President Arroyo’s job creation program will get a big boost from a boom in tourism that is now the focus of a government-private sector initiative. Hotels, airlines, spas and other tourism-related entities...

Business

Pagdanganan gets backing of various groups

June 26, 2004 - 12:00am

The tourism sector, along with influential groups and employees of the Department of tourism re-intensified their clamor for the retention of Tourism Secretary Roberto Pagdanganan, who they said can effectively sustain...

Business

Araw ng Kalayaan

By Cielito Mahal Del Mundo | June 11, 2004 - 12:00am

BUKAS ay gugunitain ng Sambayanang Pilipino ang ika-106 anibersaryo ng Kalayaan ng bansa. Ayon kay Tourism Secretary Roberto Pagdanganan ang Independence Day ay isa sa malaking selebrasyon ng kasaysayan at bawat...

PSN Opinyon

Tourist arrivals up, DOT says

By Mayen Jaymalin | June 8, 2004 - 12:00am

The number of foreign tourists visiting the country is nearing a record one million and is expected to breach the 2.5-million mark before the end of the year, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reported yesterday. Tourism...

Headlines

Pagdanganan son losing in Bulacan; Bro.Eddie’s, too

By James Mananghaya | May 13, 2004 - 12:00am

MALOLOS CITY — Big names in Bulacan politics failed to win voters’ nod in last Monday’s polls, including members of the clans of Tourism Secretary Roberto Pagdanganan and presidential candidate evangelist...

Nation

Weak peso could boost tourism

By Bong Fabe | March 31, 2004 - 12:00am

Importers may be losing sleep over it. But for Tourism Secretary Roberto Pagdanganan, the weak peso is like a dream come true. A weak peso would make the Philippines the ideal tourist destination because foreigners...

Headlines