28ZambalesboatmentrainonPinoy brandofexcellence

PAMPANGA Department ofTourism (DOT) hascapacitatedboatmeninZambales provincewiththenecessaryknowledgeand skillsonrenderingserviceexcellenceto tourists.

28boatmenfromtheZambales townsofCandelariaandMasinloc completedtrainingastourist front-line employeesaspartoftheir missionto promoteserviceexcellence inCentral Luzon, according to DOT RegionalDirector RichardG. DaenosonTuesday.

Hesaidthat fromJune5to11,at theDawalBeachResortinCandelaria, the boatmenreceived instructioninbasic life support,first aid, water safety, andsearch

Inaninterview, Daenosstated, "Wewanttopreparethemwithtourist expertise, fundamentaltour leading, and providingservicequality.

Hestressedthesignificanceof equippingtheboatmenwiththeknowledge anddispositionnecessaryto usethe appropriatetactics for lifesaving.

"Landdrillsandwater activities testedour boatmen's emergencyresponse skills,"headded.

TheFilipino BrandofService ExcellenceTrainingwasaddressed inthe learningcourseinordertosupportthe advocacyofexcellent valuesandservices.

Inorderto make the training successful, heexpressedgratitudetothe ProvincialTourismOfficeofZambales, the MunicipalTourismOfficesofCandelaria andMasinloc, andtheDawalBeachResort. Thesametrainingwasalso completedby40 boatmen, lifeguards, and resortemployees inthe Auroranbarangays ofDinadiawanandDiabarasininMarch. TheDOTofficialhadearlier stated, "As we promotelocaltourism, we also provide industryworkerswiththetoolsto becomeeffectivestewardsofPhilippine tourism."

HANNAH EGIPTO

Zambalesfisherfolksslam NO SAILZONE policy

Last April 11, fishermen from Zambales opposed the ‘no-sail zone policy’ that was implemented during the 18-day joint military exercises between Philippine and American forces.

Bobby Roldan, vice-chairman of the fishermen's group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) on the island of Luzon, stated that the military exercises would interfere with their ability to make a living during the zenith of the fishing season.

"Filipinos do not deserve to be displaced from their means of subsistence in order to provide a security blanket for foreign forces conducting war games with live fire exercises in our fishing grounds," he said.

PAMALAKAYA statedthat it isstillassessingthe number of fishermen impacted