06/10/2026
๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐
The ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ officially commenced on October 5, 2026, at the MDRRMO Hall in Balabac, Palawan, with various topics presented to equip aspiring community guides with essential knowledge, skills, and insights into the tourism industry.
A total of 76 aspiring community guides are participating in the training, which runs from ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ซ ๐โ๐, ๐๐๐๐.
During the opening program, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ค ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ญ๐ก ๐. ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐, ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ of this Office, discussed the Palawan Tourism Situationer, which covered a brief history of the province, tourism statistics and performance, and other relevant tourism-related data. He also presented a recorded video from the ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ on the Orientation on the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act and Other Tourism-Related Laws, highlighting the importance of safety and legal awareness in tourism.
๐๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ presented the current tourism industry situation in Balabac, providing participants with an overview of the municipalityโs tourism development and current industry conditions.
Meanwhile, ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ง ๐. ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ข๐, ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ, discussed the History and Culture of Balabac, emphasizing the importance of understanding and preserving the municipalityโs rich cultural heritage.
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๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐/๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ also shared her expertise on Coastal and Marine Resource Management and Conservation, Responsible Tourism, and Solid Waste Management, underscoring the role of community guides in promoting sustainable and responsible tourism practices.
The training is being facilitated by ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐
. ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง๐จ, ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐, who serves as the Resource Speaker throughout the five-day training.
The activity is conducted by the ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ณ, ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง. ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ ๐. ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ข, ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ฒ๐๐จ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ข.
The training aims to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and capabilities of local community guides, empowering them to become effective ambassadors of Balabac and promote safe, responsible, and sustainable tourism in the municipality.