Twenty-eight (28) community-based sustainable tourism (CBST) associations in Puerto Princesa City developed sustainability and operational plans for 2020-2021 after participating in a workshop on business planning organized by USAID’s Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity (SURGE) Project in collaboration with the Puerto Princesa City Tourism Office on November 28 to 29, 2019. A total…
Protecting the Tourism Industry Puerto Princesa City Mayor Lucilo Bayron | April 8, 2020 The challenge is to offset the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to the tourism industry and to mitigate the spread of the virus in Puerto Princesa City. Tourism is the major economic driver of the city. It has generated more than…
More than 30 communication officers from the local governments and water districts of Cities Development Initiative (CDI) cities of Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, General Santos, Iloilo, Puerto Princesa, Tagbilaran, Zamboanga and the province of Bohol gained more knowledge to strengthen emergency or crisis content creation and management through a virtual workshop organized by USAID’s Strengthening…
Stakeholders from major tourism cities such as Cagayan de Oro, General Santos, Legazpi, Tagbilaran, and Puerto Princesa advocated for concessional financing packages and more government support through an online roundtable discussion organized by USAID’s Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity (SURGE) Project on April 8, 2020. More than 20 private sector representatives operating tourism-related…
To help strengthen local women business service centers in Cities Development Initiative (CDI) cities, USAID hosted the “3rd Community of Practice for Women Business Support Service Centers” on June 1, 2021. Around 93 representatives from local business support service centers, local partner agencies, and MSMEs from the CDI cities gained more knowledge on the important…
On the first day of December, the lighting of the giant Christmas tree features the highlight of a month-long celebration of the Holy birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Shows and entertainment every night beginning 30th of November are presented by government and non-government organizations, schools, Barangays, Indigenous Peoples, Senior Citizens and all other…
Puerto Princesa has become the number one pick of planners for big occasions such as summits, trainings/seminars and conferences because of its world-class hotel accommodation, snug and classy restaurants and most of all heavenly-made natural incredulity. All these events are joined in by several groups of fashionable people from all over the country and from…
It is a thorough cleaning and ordering activity to clear up the shorelines. This is an international activity held every third Sunday of September. Its objective is to preserve and safeguard the Mother Earth’s resources along the shorelines. In Puerto Princesa City, it is participated in by government & non-government organizations, barangay officials and its…
With its fame as one of the worlds’ most gifted cities in terms of environmental wonders, everyone can wander around the Puerto Princesa City and experience the marvelous heaven-made sites crafted by nature and time. Recently picked as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature, Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park has achieved a…
Puerto Princesa is being frequented by sports enthusiasts nationwide and worldwide to join various sports events. Tagged as the Sports Capital of the Philippines, the City regularly backs world known major sports activities such as basketball, swimming, motocross. This is motivated by its program to preserve its intrinsic magnificence of its environment while sharing it…
