DOT sets sights on reviving Rizal tourism
Published March 10, 2021, 4:38 PM The Department of Tourism (DOT) is bent on helping the province of Rizal–known as the “Cradle of Philippine Art”–in reopening more local sites to domestic tourists. Colorful giant characters known as “higantes” (giants) parade along the streets of Angono, Rizal (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon) “After being closed for several months in 2020, tourism in Rizal is slowly but surely picking up, bringing back jobs and the much-needed revenue to the province,” Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said Wednesday, March 10 during a hybrid press confer...