The document provides an introduction to Philippine tourism, including definitions of key terms like tourism and tourists. It discusses the Department of Tourism as the government agency responsible for regulating the tourism industry and promoting the Philippines. It also provides basic facts about the Philippines, including geography, climate, IATA airport codes, time zones, and an overview of military time.

1. LESSON 1 -
PHILIPPINE TOURISM: AN INTRODUCTION
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4. Tourism
• Tourism is the act and process of
spending time away from home in
pursuit of recreation, relaxation, and
pleasure, while making use of the
commercial provision of services.
• Tourism is the activities of persons
traveling to and staying in places
outside their usual environment for
not more than one year for leisure,
business, and other purposes.

5. Tourist
• Travelers who stay at least 24
hours at their destination.
• Travelers who stay not more than
24 hours at their destination.
Excurtionist
VS

6. D e p a r t m e n t o f T o u r i s m
• The Department of Tourism (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Turismo, DOT) is the
executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the
regulation of the Philippine tourism industry and the promotion of the
Philippines as a tourist destination.
• In 1973, President Ferdinand Marcos created a new cabinet-level
Department of Tourism (DOT) by splitting the Department of Trade and
Tourism into two separate departments. Included in the new Department
of Tourism, the agency Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) and the
Philippine Convention Bureau (PCB) were created.

7. DOT Secretary
• Maria Esperanza Christina
Garcia Frasco
• (born December 25, 1981) is
the current Secretary of the
Department of Tourism after
being appointed by President
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos
Jr. in 2022, and the youngest
member of the Cabinet so far.

9. B A S I C F A C T S A B O U T T H E P H I L I P P I N E S
Country
Name:
Republic of the Philippines
Official
Language:
Filipino and English
Capital: Manila
Flag: The national flag consists of awhite equilateral triangle atthe hoist,
with a blue stripeextending from its upper sideand a red stripe
extendingfrom its lower side. Insideeach angle of the triangle is
ayellow five-pointed star, andin its center is a yellow sunwith eight
rays.
National
Anthem:
Lupang Hinirang
Head of State: Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr

10. B A S I C F A C T S A B O U T T H E P H I L I P P I N E S
Geographic
Division:
3 Major Island Group:Luzon, Visayas andMindanao
Religion: 80 % of Filipinos belong to theRoman Catholic faith,
wheremany practices and beliefs arerooted. About 15 %
is Muslim,and these people can be foundbasically in
Mindanao. The rest ofthe population is made upmostly of
smaller Christiandenominations and Buddhists
Literacy Rate: 96.29%
Highest Point: Mount Apo

11. PHILIPPINE
GEOGRAPHY

12. Geography
• The Philippines is an archipelago
of 7,641 islands (Barile 2017). It is
bounded by the east by the Pacific
ocean, on the south by Celebes
Sea, and on the west and north by
the South China Sea.

13. Largest Island in the Philippines
• Luzon Island, located in the northern region of the archipelago,
Having an area of 42,458 square miles, Luzon is further
subdivided into four major areas—Northern Luzon, Central
Luzon, Southern Luzon, and the National Capital Region.
Smallest Island in the Philippines
• The Philippines consists of thousands of islands and there is
no known smallest island using any known technical definition
and due to high tide and low tide variations.

14. REGIONS
• REGION I - ILOCOS
• REGION II - CAGAYAN VALLEY
• REGION III - CENTRAL LUZON
• REGION IV-A - SOUTHERN TAGALOG
• REGION IV-B - MIMAROPA
• REGION V - BICOL
• REGION VI - WESTERN VISAYAS
• REGION VII - CENTRAL VISAYAS

15. REGIONS
• REGION VIII - EASTERN VISAYAS
• REGION IX - WESTERN MINDANAO
• REGION X - NORTHERN MINDANAO
• Region XI - SOUTHERN MINDANAO
• Region XII - CENTRAL MINDANAO
• Region XIII - CARAGA REGION
• ARMM - AUTONOMOUS REGION OF
MUSLIM MINDANAO
• CAR - CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
• NCR - NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

16. Climate Infor mation
• The first half of the year, from
January to May, is the best time
to visit the country. November to
February is cool, while March to May
is hot and dry. June to October is
rainy, with the months between
July and September characterized
by typhoons. Average temperature
is 78 degrees F/25 degrees C;
average humidity is 77%.

17. IATA Codes

18. I n t e r n a t i o n a l A i r
T r a n s p o r t A s s o c i a t i o n
• An IATA airport code, also known as an
IATA location identifier, IATA station
code, or simply a location identifier, is a
three-character alphanumeric geocode
designating many airports and
metropolitan areas around the world,
defined by the International Air
Transport Association.

20. AIRPORT NAME IATA CODE
NAIA MNL
MACTAN CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CEB
ILOILO INTERNTAINAL AIRPORT ILO
DAVAO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DVO
CLARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CRK
GENERAL SANTOS INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
GES

21. TIME ZONE

22. • A time zone is an area which
observes a uniform standard time for
legal, commercial and social
purposes. Time zones tend to follow
the boundaries between countries and
their subdivisions instead of strictly
following longitude, because it is
convenient for areas in frequent
communication to keep the same
time.
• All time zones are defined as offsets
from Coordinated Universal Time
(UTC), ranging from UTC−12:00 to
UTC+14:00.

24. Map Reading and GPS

25. PA P E R M A P V S G P S M A P

26. PA P E R M A P V S G P S M A P
• A paper map is a simple, time-tested means for connecting you to your
surroundings, spatially and directionally. Using an atlas or a fold-out paper
map, I can estimate mileage extremely accurately and get a better sense
of travel time, obstacles, and how long various legs of the trip will take.
• What GPS map means?
• The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a navigation system using
satellites, a receiver and algorithms to synchronize location, velocity and
time data for air, sea and land travel

27. Phonetics and Military
Time

28. P h o n e t i c A l p h a b e t

29. W h a t I s M i l i t a r y T i m e ?
• Military time is a day clock that measures
hours to 24 instead of 12 hours like
civilian time. Military time is used to avoid
confusion between a.m. and p.m. hours.
The 24-clock is used by militaries, most
European countries, and businesses
engaged in 24-hour operations, like
airlines and railroads.

30. MILITARY TIME

31. H o w D o Y o u R e a d M i l i t a r y T i m e ?
• Military time read and spoken to four digits. A leading 0 is read or spoken for the
first 12 hours of the day. On radio and for maximum clarity, every digit is spoken.
When reading or in casual conversation, times can be read as three- or four-digit
numbers:
• 0000 – Midnight and the start of the day is called "Zero hundred hours."
• 0100 – One a.m. is "Zero one hundred hours."
• 0630 – 6:30 a.m. is "Zero six-thirty," or (better) "Zero six-three-zero."
• 1045 – 10:45 a.m. is read or spoken as "Ten hundred forty-five" or "Ten hundred
four-five."
• 1159 – A minute before noon is "Eleven hundred fifty-nine" or "Eleven hundred five-
niner."

32. M i d n i g h t I n M i l i t a r y T i m e
• In the 24-hour format, midnight has two designations,
• 0000 and 2400
• If your day begins at midnight, you use 0000 in military time, pronounced
"zero hundred hours."
• If your day ends at midnight, you end your day at 2400, pronounced "24
hundred hours."

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