The President of the Philippines, His Excellency BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, with the rest of the Filipino people wish to offer deepest condolences to the families of the victims whose lives were lost in the hostage situation at the Quirino Grandstand. The Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs has conveyed the deep feelings of sorrow of the Philippine people to the Foreign Minister of the Peoples Republic of China and the people of Hong Kong through Hong Kong chief Executive Donald Tsang. 25 August 2010 was declared by the Philippine government as National Day of Mourning for the hostages. The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary, ALBERTO LIM, wishes to assure tourists that this was an isolated incident and that Manila and the rest of the Philippine islands remain safe destinations for holidays. The DOT is working with local governments of Manila and provincial destinations to increase safety and security precautions to protect tourists....

The strong and steadily growing outbound market for the Philippines from Beijing and northern China has prompted Cebu-Pacific Air , another airline from the Philippines, to start direct scheduled flights from Beijing to Manila three times a week. The Manila-Beijing-Manila regular flights will be launched on 5 September 2010 and from Beijing, flights will start from 6 September 2010.Cebu-Pacific Air will fly every Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday from Manila, and every Monday, Wednesday and Sunday from Beijing. For more information on these Cebu-Pacific Air regular flights, please contact via msn the following: Hkgsd5jj@hotmail.com , winne5jhkg@hotmail.com or cebpacair.joe@hotmail.com ....

The Philippine Department of Tourism received, on behalf of the Philippine delegation to the China Outbound Travel and Tourism Market (COTTM), a gold “CTW Chinese Tourists Welcoming Award” in the category of Service Quality....

Top managers of selected Beijing tour producers for the Philippines were invited by the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) the Philippine Airlines and Mandarin Oriental Manila for a familiarization trip to explore Laoag and Vigan in the northern part of the Philippines. A new Philippine destination for the Beijing market, the Laoag/Vigan tour package features a combination of UNESCO World Heritage and historical sites with adventure and beach activities. Laoag is the gateway to the northern cities and provinces, while Vigan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the only surviving Philippine town with a Spanish-Mexican ambience. Photo shows the group with the daring PINAKBET group, an eco- adventure sports group from Laoag, after an exciting 4X4-jeep rally through the La Paz Sand Dunes in Laoag.Members of the DOT-PAL fam trip group included :(from left)Marie Gonzales and Celi Salem of DOT Laoag; Gigi Liwanag of DOT Manila; Jazmin Esguerra of DOT Beijing;Sun Xia of COITS ;Gao Ran of JITS ;Wang Xu Sheng of China Peace Intl ; Duan Dong Dong of Beijing CTS ; Ding Ran of Sunshine Holiday ;Cheng Chunhua of CTS ; Cui Chun of China Comfort Travel ; and Li Zheng of China Space Travel....

Starting 29 March 2010, Air China flies direct to Manila from Beijing, three times a week, with a Boeing 737-800. Flight from Beijing goes out Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and returns from Manila on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Flight CA ...

The Office of the Tourism Attache, of the Philippine Embassy in Beijing is now accepting applications for positions of Interpreter/ Project Officer. The job entails project coordination, translation and interpretation for selling missions a...