DOT: Lifting outdoor mask mandate boosts tourism prospects

Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s executive order making face masks optional outdoors.

Frasco stated that this move will have a positive impact on the tourism industry's recovery, signaling to the world that the Philippines is open and ready for visitors.

The DOT head expressed optimism that lifting the mask mandate would help the country increase inbound tourism and catch up with its Southeast Asian counterparts in the region's tourism recovery.