The Department of Tourism (DOT) will announce new star ratings for hotels and resorts in the Philippines by November in a bid to develop the quality of accommodation and hospitality in the country.

“We’re [DOT] still in the process of review. We’re almost finished with the initial audit. However, we gave the resort and the hotel owners time, if they need to improve, they send us letters for re-audit or revalidation. It is not that they did not pass, but they still have to improve on certain areas. So depending on the type of improvement that they need to do—we gave them time,” Maria Victoria V. Jasmin, DOT Undersecretary for Tourism Regulation Coordination and Resource Generation, told reporters.

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