CALAMBA CITY, April 6 -- Commercial hot spring resorts classified as tourism-related establishments (TREs) here would be shut down if they fail to comply with the standard accreditation from the Department of Tourism (DOT).
Larissa Malinao of the City Cultural Affairs, Tourism and Sports Development Department said Friday their orientation meeting with owners of resorts, restaurants and travel agencies on the DOT accreditation revealed that quite a number of TREs have not complied with this requirement.
"Our meeting with them stems from the mandate which we are expected to implement to have these TREs accredited by the DOT under Republic Act 9593 or the Tourism Act of 2009," Malinao said in an interview with the Philippine News Agency .
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