06/09/2025
This September, we celebrate ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก, with the global theme:
โ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.โ
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ highlights ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐. Realizing this potential, however, demands more than growth alone. It requires ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ that align with ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ -๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ.
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, it is a ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, delivering ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ.
To unlock these benefits, a ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ก is essential, one that places ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ at the ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง-๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ .
Tourism, when practiced sustainably, goes beyond travel. It:
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Promotes eco-friendly practices to address ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐
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Supports local communities and creates ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐จ-๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ
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Encourages cultural exchange and ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก
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Contributes to achieving the ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐ฌ)
As we celebrate, let us be reminded that every journey we take can make an impactโnot just on destinations, but on people and the planet. ๐ฑโ๏ธ
ctto ๐ธDepartment of Tourism - Eastern Visayas Office