Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco dedicated to hitch palms with the native authorities of San Juan in preserving and selling the town’s heritage and historic websites and to additional advance the nation’s tourism business through the commemoration of the a hundred and twenty fifth Philippine Independence Day on the Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine in San Juan, Manila earlier right now (June 12).
Of their separate speeches, Secretary Frasco together with San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora pledged their collaboration after the ceremonial wreath-laying and providing of flowers on the Spirit of Pinaglabanan.
“At the moment’s theme is Kalayaan, Kinabukasan, Kasaysayan. Ok-Ok-Ok. Wagering a distinct battle at a distinct time, with completely different personalities. Centuries in the past, the Filipinos fought for freedom from colonizers, now we’re free and but the struggle continues. Collectively, we will transfer in direction of a future, the place each Filipino is given a possibility to succeed. The place each Filipino household is given a possibility to dwell a good life below the Administration of our President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., who envisions such financial prosperity for our nation,” mentioned the tourism chief.
“Nonetheless various we’re when it comes to the dialects that we’ve got all around the nation, our geographical areas throughout our archipelagic nation, we’ve got our unity as Filipinos, the commonalities of our historical past, our widespread aspirations, our perseverance, our resilience, and most of all our energy of spirit,” added Secretary Frasco.
Secretary Frasco additionally mentioned that the ceremony is a reminder of the importance of the energy of spirit of the Filipinos the place the primary battle of the Philippine Revolution occurred in opposition to the Spanish colonizers.
Different officers who joined the ceremonies have been Congresswoman Ysabel Maria Zamora, Nationwide Historic Fee of the Philippines (NHCP) Chief Restoration Architect Reynaldo Lita, Mayor Zamora’s spouse Keri Zamora, and Philippine Nationwide Police (PNP) Jap Police District Director Police Brigadier Normal Wilson Asueta, San Juan Metropolis Police chief Col. Allan Reglos, and different metropolis authorities officers.
Hop-On Hop-Off in San Juan
In the meantime, Mayor Zamora thanked Secretary Frasco for helping the native authorities of San Juan for its deliberate inclusion within the Hop-On Hop-Off tour which is able to characteristic historic websites and artwork galleries as vacationer sights all all through the metro.
“Ako’y lubos na nagpapasalamat sa ating panauhing pandangal, kalihim Christina Garcia Frasco sapagkat bilang kalihim ng Kagawaran ng Turismo, ay alam ko po na napakalaki ng kanyang maitutulong upang lalong makilala ng mga Filipino sa ating bansa at sa ibayong dagat at ganun din ng mga dayuhan ang kahalagahan ng sagradong lugar na ito.” Mayor Zamora mentioned in his speech.
Final Could, the DOT launched the Hop-On Hop-Off program that seeks to offer vacationers–notably group vacationers and absolutely unbiased particular person vacationers (FITs)–with comfort and adaptability on when and the way they’ll tour a vacation spot by means of a seamless, contactless transport and tour reserving system. San Juan’s inclusion on this program is claimed to bolster the cultural, arts, and historic portfolio of the nation as it is going to additionally characteristic the 140-year-old historic underground tunnel beneath the Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine, the El Deposito tunnel.
“This offers a large potential for tourism improvement and training amongst our fellow Filipinos and our buddies from world wide in regards to the historical past and the heritage of the Filipino folks in addition to the bravery of our heroes who fought for the freedoms that we get pleasure from right now. On behalf of the DOT and below the administration of our president Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr., we’re right here to completely help the initiatives of the native authorities of San Juan.” Frasco added.
The El Deposito tunnel was the nation’s first water reservoir and is likely one of the oldest and largest remaining Spanish artifacts not too long ago excavated within the nation. At present, the tunnel is a well-liked vacation spot for academic establishments as a whole bunch of buses crammed with college students for discipline journeys and academic excursions go to the place.
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