00:00Positively received by the Filipino community is the Visita Be My Guest program of the Department of Tourism
00:07which is a collaboration of different cultures of Filipinos through tourism.
00:13Sir Rod Laguzad from Italy.
00:18The Filipinos themselves serve as the tourism ambassadors of the Philippines.
00:23That is the purpose of the Visita Be My Guest program of the Department of Tourism
00:27which is a promotional campaign incentive travel program
00:31where the DOT and the Filipinos of the country
00:34as well as the OFW and Uberseas Filipinos
00:36invite their friends to visit the Philippines.
00:40This is part of the program of the Department of Tourism to strengthen the tourism of the country.
00:45According to the DOT, as of November 29,
00:48from its launch in December 2022,
00:51around 10,700 people have visited and invited their friends in the country.
00:57We are looking for our fellow Filipinos to be the best tourism ambassadors
01:03because who else would know about the beauties
01:10and the beautiful sights that can be promoted to their foreign friends
01:18but also our fellow Filipinos.
01:20According to Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco,
01:22the acceptance of the Filipino community in the program is positive.
01:25To open up the eyes of the world to the many reasons to love our country
01:30and to enkindle in the hearts of our fellow Filipinos
01:36a reminder that despite all of the challenges that we face,
01:42despite the many seasons of life,
01:45despite even political issues that surround us,
01:50there is one thing that will always unite us.
01:54That is our love for the Philippines.
01:57The DOT believes that through tourism,
02:00it can bring together different cultures.
02:03Meanwhile, the DOT called for a return to the country
02:07that brought the House and Lot to the Second Grand Raffle Draw
02:10from a private company that is sponsored by the government
02:13in the form of an incentive program.
02:15Helen Grace Arceo is a Filipino-American
02:18who visits her family here in the Philippines every year
02:21after she became a partner in the promotion of tourism in our country.
02:25Rod Laguzed for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
