𝗦-𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗔 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗹-𝗢𝘂𝘁: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘇 𝗟𝗚𝗨𝘀

San Jose, Antique – Now on its third leg of its regional roll-out, the Department of Tourism–Western Visayas, in partnership with the Provincial Tourism Office of the Antique Provincial Government and in coordination with the Capiz Provincial Tourism Office, conducted the 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗦-𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗔) at Adelaide Travellers and Tourist Inn, Inc. from November 18 to 19, 2025.

Aimed at enhancing data compilation and providing a standardized rapid assessment tool for the analysis and classification of tourism sites and products in the region, the training was officially kicked off with an encouraging welcome message from Hon. Ricky M. Lavega, PCL Provincial Federation President and SP Chairperson for the Committee on Tourism in the Province of Antique.

Participated in by a total of 26 tourism officers, statistics focal persons, and/or tourism planning officers from Antique and Capiz (2nd batch), the two-day training included lecture-discussions on the recommended steps in formulating Tourism Development Plans, steps in profiling the local industry, and Tourism Site Portfolio Building using the S-MATTA tool. These sessions were facilitated by distinguished resource persons from the DOT Central Office under the Office of Tourism Development Planning, Research, and Information Management.

On the second day, the LGU participants were given the opportunity to visit and assess various attraction sites located in the central municipalities of the province, namely:

– Villa Valderrama Mountain Resort in Valderrama

– Bagtason Loom Weaving Association Center in Bugasong

– Sibalom Natural Park in Sibalom

– Banglid Dos in San Remigio

– Montevalle Resort in San Remigio

– Aningalan Highlands in San Remigio

Part of the closing ceremony was the awarding of customized logbooks to the top 25 tourist attractions/sites in Antique based on their 2024 same-day arrival data. The special tokens were received by the tourism officers present.