Catbalogan City Tourism Council

Catbalogan City Tourism Council This is the official page of the Catbalogan City Tourism Council (CTC).

๐™Ž๐™‹๐™€๐™Ž ๐™—๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™›๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™จ, ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™—๐™ช๐™ก๐™ž๐™œ ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™œ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™œ๐™– ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™– ๐™๐™– ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ช๐™™๐™–๐™™!The current batch of beneficiaries of the Special Progra...
28/05/2026

๐™Ž๐™‹๐™€๐™Ž ๐™—๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™›๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™จ, ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™—๐™ช๐™ก๐™ž๐™œ ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™œ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™œ๐™– ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™– ๐™๐™– ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ช๐™™๐™–๐™™!

The current batch of beneficiaries of the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) assigned at Catbalogan City Tourism, Culture, Arts & Information Office (CTCAIO) are currently assigned to facilitate the conduct of the 2026 Tourist Satisfaction Survey (TSS).

Said survey seeks to get the pulse of the tourism industry and find out areas for improvement of the cityโ€™s tourist services and facilities. The generated data will serve as planning inputs for decision makers and investors as well as the information generated will be the basis on how tourist facilities and services will be improved based on established tourism standards and tourist expectations.

๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!


Considered as an intangible immovable heritage, the ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ is as colorful and vibrant as our local culture. O...
27/05/2026

Considered as an intangible immovable heritage, the ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ is as colorful and vibrant as our local culture. One can have different access to this beautiful scenery and options include at Pier Dos or at Diversion Road or at any elevated location around the city and donโ€™t forget to take snaps and post it on your social media.

๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ: ๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ค๐™› ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™จ

From intangible practices, crafts and culinary traditions to built structures, movable properties, and natural assets of Catbalogan City -- we will be featuring all these captivating contrasts and more this month of May as we celebrate the 2026 National Heritage Month (NHM).

๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!
(Photo by Honelyn Jane C. Infante)


Considered as an immovable tangible heritage, Catbalogan City's Central Cave is not for the faint-hearted as entering re...
09/05/2026

Considered as an immovable tangible heritage, Catbalogan City's Central Cave is not for the faint-hearted as entering requires nearly 2 hours trekking and a vertical descent of approximately 20 meters. But its hidden beauty is indeed a marvel and reminds us that nature's beauty must be protected as it is also our heritage.

๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ: ๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ค๐™› ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™จ

From intangible practices, crafts and culinary traditions to built structures, movable properties, and natural assets of Catbalogan City -- we will be featuring all these captivating contrasts and more this month of May as we celebrate the 2026 National Heritage Month (NHM).

๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!


๐™Ž๐™‹๐™€๐™Ž ๐™—๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™›๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™จ, ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™—๐™ช๐™ก๐™ž๐™œ ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™œ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™œ๐™– ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™– ๐™๐™– ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ช๐™™๐™–๐™™!The current batch of beneficiaries of the Special Progra...
07/05/2026

๐™Ž๐™‹๐™€๐™Ž ๐™—๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™›๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™จ, ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™—๐™ช๐™ก๐™ž๐™œ ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™œ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™œ๐™– ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™– ๐™๐™– ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ช๐™™๐™–๐™™!

The current batch of beneficiaries of the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) assigned at Catbalogan City Tourism, Culture, Arts & Information Office (CTCAIO) are currently assigned to facilitate the conduct of the 2026 Tourist Satisfaction Survey (TSS).

Said survey seeks to get the pulse of the tourism industry and find out areas for improvement of the cityโ€™s tourist services and facilities. The generated data will serve as planning inputs for decision makers and investors as well as the information generated will be the basis on how tourist facilities and services will be improved based on established tourism standards and tourist expectations.

Beneficiaries were assigned at the city hall building and nearby premises wherein they interviewed transacting individuals, tourists, and guests using the prescribed form of the TSS.

SPES or Special Program for Employment of Students is a government initiative designed to provide temporary employment opportunities for financially challenged students to keep them in school and finish their education by allowing them to work and make their school break productive. The program aims to help students earn extra income to support their education expenses while gaining valuable work experience in various industries and agencies.

๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!


๐™๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™จ ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ, ๐™—๐™ž๐™จ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ๐™ค ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™– ๐™—๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™– ๐™œ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ก๐™–๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฃ!Inquiring about our tamalos, a foreigner recently visited ...
06/05/2026

๐™๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™จ ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ, ๐™—๐™ž๐™จ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ๐™ค ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™– ๐™—๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™– ๐™œ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ก๐™–๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฃ!

Inquiring about our tamalos, a foreigner recently visited Catbalogan City Tourism, Culture, Arts & Information Office (CTCAIO) and inquired where to purchase and try this culinary offering.

He was assisted by the office and was given tourism brochures highlighting the different sites & flavors including brochure from the Secret Kitchens of Samar, and was referred to Mare e Monte Restaurant for the tamalos product.

Visitor is originally from the United States of America (USA) and visiting Catbalogan and nearby areas over the week to explore the sites and flavors.

๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!

๐—›๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง | Our invited speaker, Mr. Rhosam Villareal Prudenciado Jr. candidly posed with the many groups of participant...
06/05/2026

๐—›๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง | Our invited speaker, Mr. Rhosam Villareal Prudenciado Jr. candidly posed with the many groups of participants after our 4-day contemporary dance training last April.

๐˜ผ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™œ๐™จ๐™–๐™ฎ๐™–๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ ๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™–, ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™™๐™–๐™จ๐™ž๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™–!

We have recently concluded our training entitled ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ-๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด (๐—š๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ง) ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜† last April 14-17, 2026.

This is part of the continuing training series leading to the 2026 Manaragat Festival this August as organized by the City Government of Catbalogan headed by City Mayor Dexter Uy through the Catbalogan City Tourism, Culture, Arts & Information Office (CTCAIO), and supported by the Catbalogan City Tourism Council (CTC) and the Local Culture & the Arts Council of Catbalogan City (LCAC).

Said training coincides with this month's celebration on National Literature Month (NLM) and Filipino Food Month (FFM) and participants are cultural coordinators, contemporary dancers, choreographers, dance masters, and cultural advocates with the purpose of equipping them in their repertoire especially in their cultural presentations and in the Festival Showdown this August.

From the dramaturgy training and visual arts forum last February 2026 together with the stage production and scenography last May 2025, literary performance training last April 2025, the costume-making training last March 2025, and the theatrical performance training last February 2026, this training is set to level-up their skills and also encourage them to replicate and share their learned knowledge and techniques to their respective schools, dance groups, and clubs -- one training at a time.

๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!


๐™Š๐™…๐™ ๐™๐™–  #๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ข๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ๐™ข, ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™œ๐™ก๐™ž๐™—๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™– ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™๐™– ๐™ข๐™œ๐™– ๐™–๐™˜๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ค๐™™๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™๐™– ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!Prior to the April 30, 2...
04/05/2026

๐™Š๐™…๐™ ๐™๐™– #๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ข๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ๐™ข, ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™œ๐™ก๐™ž๐™—๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™– ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™๐™– ๐™ข๐™œ๐™– ๐™–๐™˜๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ค๐™™๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™๐™– ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!

Prior to the April 30, 2026 deadline, our on-the-job trainees assigned at Catbalogan City Tourism, Culture, Arts & Information Office (CTCAIO) facilitated several identified accommodation facilities to be included in the 2026 Accommodation Capacity Survey (ACS) as requested by Department of Tourism - Eastern Visayas Office.

The ACS serves as a vital statistical tool for generating accurate and up-to-date data on the supply side of the tourism industry, including the number, type, and capacity of accommodation establishments within the locality, as well as the projected future room supply. Such data are essential in supporting evidence-based promotion initiatives.

๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!

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2nd Floor, City Hall Building, Rizal Avenue
Catbalogan
6700

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+639178361495

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