Philippines showcases destinations through fresh podcast series

To focus on one of the best locations within the Philippines, the Philippines’ Division of Tourism (DoT) has launches its first podcast, Escape: Tales from the Street, that includes tales from totally different personalities.

This five-episode ‘podumentary’, a mix of podcast and documentary, veers away from the standard question-and-answer codecs of podcasts by infusing the component of storytelling. Via these tales, the DoT hopes to achieve out to numerous audiences and encourage them to take part in significant tourism by means of distinctive experiences and native interactions.

Every episode follows a theme, akin to journey, identification, fiesta, music and meals. Notable people interviewed for this podcast are nationwide artist Kidlat Tahimik; Felicidad Prudente, one of many main Filipino ethnomusicologists within the nation; and former tourism secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat.