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TIEZA PROMOTES PRIME INVESTMENT DESTINATIONS IN THE

FIRST-EVER TOURISM CONGRESS AND TRAVEL SALE FOR VISMIN
STAKEHOLDERS

TO PROMOTE ITS TOP TOURIST INVESTMENT DESTINATIONS AND INVESTMENT INCENTIVE

PROGRAM, THE TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENTERPRISE ZONE AUTHORITY (TIEZA)
TOOK PART IN THE RECENTLY LAUNCHED VISMIN TOURISM CONGRESS AND TRAVEL SALE,
WHICH WAS HELD ON JULY 13–15, 2023, AT THE WATERFRONT CEBU CITY HOTEL AND
CASINO, LAHUG IN CEBU CITY.

THE HOTEL, RESORT AND RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION OF CEBU, INC. (HRRACI) HOSTED THE
FIRST-EVER VISMIN TOURISM CONGRESS AND TRAVEL SALE, A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE WITH
A VARIETY OF SESSIONS FEATURING INSIGHTFUL PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS ON
TRAVEL TRENDS, MARKETING, AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN RELATION TO
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT FROM KEY PLAYERS IN THE TOURISM SECTOR,
INDUSTRY EXPERTS, AND POLICYMAKERS. IT SIMULTANEOUSLY PROMOTED A THREE-DAY
TRAVEL SALE TO GIVE ITS ATTENDEES DISCOUNTED TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS, TICKETS, AND
LODGING.
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TIEZA PROMOTES PRIME INVESTMENT DESTINATIONS IN THE

FIRST-EVER TOURISM CONGRESS AND TRAVEL SALE FOR VISMIN
STAKEHOLDERS

FOR THE TOURISM ENTERPRISE ZONE MANAGEMENT SECTOR, ASSISTANT CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER ATTY. TIEZA'S CONTRIBUTION AND ONGOING INITIATIVES IN ACHIEVING
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM THROUGH ITS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND COLLABORATION
WITH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS WERE HIGHLIGHTED IN KAREN MAE G. SARINAS-
BAYDO'S PRESENTATION OF "CAPITALIZING INVESTMENT WITH TIEZA AS A PARTNER"
DURING WHICH SHE REPRESENTED THE AUTHORITY TO DESCRIBE ITS ROLE AS THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT ARM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM (DOT).

THE VISMIN TRAVEL SALE, ON THE OTHER HAND, FEATURED OVER A HUNDRED EXHIBITORS,
INCLUDING TRAVEL AGENCIES, AIRLINES, HOTELS AND RESORTS, TRANSPORTATION
PROVIDERS, HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM SCHOOLS, AND TIEZA, WHICH SET UP A SALES
BOOTH TO PROVIDE STAKEHOLDERS WITH OPULENT AND REASONABLY PRICED TRAVEL
PACKAGES, ADVICE, AND TOOLS FOR TRAVELING CONVENIENTLY AND SAFELY. TIEZA'S
BOOTH AT THE TRAVEL SALE FEATURED A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS, INCLUDING CLUB
INTRAMUROS GOLF COURSE, GARDENS OF MALASAG, ZAMBOANGA GOLF COURSE AND
BEACH PARK, AND BALICASAG ISLAND DIVE RESORT. THE VISMIN TOURISM CONGRESS AND
TRAVEL SALE INCLUDED TIEZA AS THE SILVER SPONSOR, MAKING A HUGE BOOST-UP FOR
OUR TOURISM INDUSTRY.
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PASIGARBO SA SUGBO 2023 TO BE HELD IN CARCAR CITY, CEBU

THE ENTIRE CEBU PROVINCE CELEBRATES THE 10TH STAGING OF THE ANNUAL PASIGARBO
SA SUGBO FESTIVAL, WHICH HAPPENED LAST AUGUST 27, 2023. DUBBED AS THE BIGGEST
CONGREGATION OF FESTIVALS IN CEBU PROVINCE, PASIGARBO SA SUGBO IS EXPECTED TO
DRAW THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS AT THE VENUE AND MILLIONS OF ONLINE VIEWERS WHO
LOOK FORWARD TO THE STREET DANCING AND THE GRAND RITUAL SHOWDOWN. CEBU
GOVERNOR GWENDOLYN GARCIA URGED ALL STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED THAT ALL PLANS AS
WELL AS CONTINGENCIES SHOULD BE WELL CONSIDERED TO ENSURE THE EVENT’S SMOOTH
IMPLEMENTATION. A TOTAL OF 52 LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) FROM ALL OVER CEBU,
INCLUDING THE HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES OF CEBU, LAPU-LAPU, AND MANDAUE, ARE
SCHEDULED TO PERFORM IN THE "GRANDEST FESTIVAL SHOWCASE IN THE COUNTRY."

CEBU PROVINCE HAS A TOTAL OF 53 TOWNS AND COMPONENT CITIES. DANAO CITY IS THE
ONLY COMPONENT CITY NOT JOINING THE EVENT. ASIDE FROM THE STREET DANCING AND
GRAND RITUAL SHOWDOWN COMPETITIONS, PASIGARBO SA SUGBO ALSO HAS THE
"FESTIVAL QUEEN" CONTEST, WHICH IS PARTICIPATED IN BY LADIES FROM 43 OF THE 52 LGU-
BASED CONTINGENTS. LAST AUGUST, THE 43 CANDIDATES ELECTRIFIED THE STAGE IN THEIR
COLORFUL AND GIGANTIC COSTUMES, WHICH ALL CARRIED SYMBOLISM FROM THEIR
RESPECTIVE PLACES, IN VYING FOR THE "BEST IN COSTUME." FIVE "DARLING OF THE CROWD"
WINNERS WOULD ALSO BE CHOSEN BY THE WITNESSING CROWD AS WELL AS BY ONLINE
VOTERS.
THERE WILL BE AN INAUGURATION AND SIGNING OF A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENTS
(MOAS) IN CARCAR CITY. THE MOA SIGNING IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TOURIST REST
AREAS (TRAS) IN THE TOWNS OF DUMANJUG, PINAMUNGAJAN, AND SANTANDER AND IN
BOGO CITY. THE TRA IS A DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM (DOT) FLAGSHIP PROJECT IDENTIFIED AS
AMONG THE PRIORITY PROGRAMS OF PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR. IT IS A
CONVERGENCE POINT THAT FOREIGN AND LOCAL TRAVELERS COULD APPROACH TO GET
INFORMATION ON TOURISM ACTIVITIES, ACCOMMODATIONS, SITES AND ATTRACTIONS; TO
REPORT CONCERNS RELATED TO SAFETY AND SECURITY; AND TO GAIN ACCESS TO OTHER
PROVISIONS NECESSARY DURING THEIR STAY AT A DESTINATION, SUCH AS A CLEAN
RESTROOM. THE TRA IS AN INITIATIVE OF THE GARCIA ADMINISTRATION, WHICH PROMISED
THAT FOR EVERY TRA THE DOT CONSTRUCTS, THE CAPITOL WOULD ALSO BUILD A
COUNTERPART STRUCTURE. THE MOA SIGNING WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY THE SIGNING OF A
SISTERHOOD AGREEMENT BETWEEN CEBU AND ALBAY PROVINCE BY GARCIA AND HER
COUNTERPART AND OF OTHER OFFICIALS.

THE FESTIVAL OF ALL FESTIVALS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST TOURISM INITIATIVES MADE BY
THE PROVINCE OF CEBU BY PROMOTING THE CULTURE AND ARTS OF ALL CITIES AND
MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PROVINCE.
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NMP-CEBU TO SPUR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN VISAYAS REGION

ON FRIDAY (JULY 28) 2023,, PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR. AND FIRST LADY LIZA A.
MARCOS INAUGURATED THE NMP-CEBU TOGETHER WITH SECRETARY FRASCO, NMP
CHAIRPERSON ANDONI M. ABOITIZ, NMP DIRECTOR GENERAL JEREMY BARNES, CEBU
GOVERNOR GWENDOLYN GARCIA, AND CEBU CITY MAYOR MICHAEL RAMA. THE DOT,
THROUGH ITS INFRASTRUCTURE ARM, THE TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENTERPRISE
ZONE AUTHORITY (TIEZA) SUPPORTED THE RESTORATION AND CONVERSION EFFORTS OF THE
NMP-CEBU IN THE FOUR-YEAR JOURNEY IT TOOK TO ITS PRESENT STATE.

THE BUILDING THAT IS NOW NMP-CEBU WAS ONCE THE CEBU CUSTOMS HOUSE,
CONSTRUCTED IN 1910 AS PART OF THE GRAND PLAN FOR CEBU DEVELOPED BY AMERICAN
ARCHITECT WILLIAM EDWARD PARSONS TO PROMOTE TRADE BETWEEN THE ISLAND AND
OTHER NEARBY COMMUNITIES. IT IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF CEBU CITY'S SHIPPING
DISTRICT.

94 YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE LANDMARK WAS BUILT, INCLUDING THE TERRIBLE
SECOND WORLD WAR. IT WAS TRANSFORMED INTO "MALACANANG SA SUGBO" IN 2004,
WHICH SERVED AS THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF A PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT IN CEBU, UNDER
THE ADMINISTRATION OF FORMER PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO. THE
RELOCATION WAS ALSO EVIDENCE OF THE PROVINCE'S IMPORTANCE TO THE NATION AS A
FRONTIER OF NATIONAL ADVANCEMENT.

THE CULTURAL TREASURE WAS ONE OF 25 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS IN CEBU CITY
THAT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER THE CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKE THAT
STRUCK ON OCTOBER 15, 2013, FORCING AUTHORITIES TO CLOSE IT FOR SAFETY.

EVANGELINA LOURDES ARROYO-BERNAS, THE DAUGHTER OF FORMER PRESIDENT ARROYO,

SERVED AS CHAIRWOMAN OF THE COMMITTEE IN 2019. IN 2019, A PROPOSAL WAS MADE TO
REPAIR THE MONUMENT AND TURN IT INTO THE NMP'S LARGEST REGIONAL MUSEUM IN
CEBU. THIS IS IN HONOR OF CEBU'S LENGTHY HISTORY AS WELL AS ITS NUMEROUS
CULTURAL AND NATURAL HISTORICAL TREASURES. THE CEBU PORT AUTHORITY, THE
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, AND THE REGIONAL CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF THE PROVINCE ALL BACKED
THE PLAN.