In his penultimate State of the Nation Address in 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte encouraged Filipinos to help boost the economy by traveling locally when the necessary systems are in place. He promised the government's full support to the tourism industry "to put the fun back in local travels." The Department of Tourism (DoT) continues to align its efforts toward these goals.

Domestic tourism, no doubt, is the catalyst for economic recovery. As such, the DoT has been assisting the safe and gradual reopening of select destinations that were assessed for their readiness to receive tourists amid the pandemic.

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