is unveiled to the public today by Rep. Florida Robes of the Lone District of the City of San Jose del Monte and Mayor Arturo Robes . They led the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the province’s newest go- to hangout.

RIVER PARK ESPLANADE UNVEILED Danny Querubin

The River Park Esplanade located at the New Government Center in Barangay Dulong Baya, City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan 

RIVER PARK ESPLANADE UNVEILED

Tourism

Danny Querubin

Photographer

Call it revenge travel, but bookings for trave here and abroad have risen by leaps and bounds because of people’s hunger for the outdoors and for different experiences, thanks to the craving created by the pandemic and to easy online booking.

Domestic travel has grown 87%

Buying an Oscar nominationwin for the sake of tourism

Just when the country is reeling from an uncontrollable inflation, shortage of food and rising fares, cost of utilities and a stagnant minimum wage, Rep. Christopher de Venecia's bright idea to attract tourists in the country is to allot P100 million ($2 million) to get a nomination, better yet a win, in the Oscars for the feature film category, just like South Korea. What, prestige over the stomach and survival?

Buying an Oscar nomination/win for the sake of tourism

EXPERIENCE  BIÑAN Plaza Rizal now a tourist magnet

Plaza Rizal now a tourist magnet

True to its pledge to “re-create” the past for future generations, the current city government under its “Big Three” leaders – Mayor Arman Dimaguila, Vice Mayor Gel Alonte, and Representative Len Alonte – has turned the historic Plaza Rizal in its downtown district, once again, into a “magnet” for local and foreign tourists.

EXPERIENCE  BIÑAN 

Domestic tours seen reaching 122M this year

Precisely my point, why grant value added tax refund to foreign tourists and overseas Filipinos when the sector that fuels the growth of the travel and tourism industry most is domestic tourism, which deserve to get the refund more than those short-staying alien visitors.

Granting outbound tourists refund of 12 percent from value added tax on their purchases of goods before enplaning for their destinations is based on a presumption that they would buy something from our country and that doing so would a) create more jobs locally and b) increase demand for ‘exportable products without competing with other export markets.’

VAT refund to tourists now for outbound

Bill declares foreshore areas along Albay West Coast as tourist spots

A bill declaring the foreshore area of the Albay West Coast as tourist spots will definitely spur growth and development in the province.