Manila, Jan. 28 -- The establishment of a unified tourist visa in Southeast Asia is among the topics set to be covered by the tourism ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states during a high-level gathering in Cebu this week.

Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco confirmed this ahead of the ministerial meetings that will take place during the three-day ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) from Jan. 29 to 30.

"As part of the ASEAN tourism strategic plan (ATSP), there is a priority on seamless access and accessibility overall to the region, and therefore visa-free access and unified visas may be taken up as a component of the ATSP," she said in an interview on the margins of the 2026 ASEAN Travel Exchange at Mactan Ex...