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Submitted by:
Group 4 – P. Campos
Bea Janica Meñez
Ma. Rena Caboboy
Harvey Abrematea
Lorvejean Suyom
Joeneil Melo
Tourism in Southern Cebu gets digital boost from Talk ‘N Text,
Internet.org
Baetas or Bojo Aloguinsan Ecotourism Association, KEA (Kantabogon Ecotourism
Association), CHAT (Cultural Heritage for Aloguinsan Tourism), and ARRA (Aloguinsan Reef
Rangers Association) joined a four-day training called Panalo Community Training sponsored by
Talk ‘N Text (TNT), the value brand of Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), which was also
organized by Grassroots Travel with a goal to help them provide better tourism experience by
going digital and to help promote responsible and sustainable travel to their community. Smart
Public Affairs-VisMin Senior Manager Atty. Maria Jane C. Paredes even said that they are happy
to support the people’s organization because of their commitment to promote their town through
eco-tourism. With the four-day training, the participants were able to create a demo website for
their community groups. They also learned about travel trends, branding and packaging, blogging,
photography, videography, social media marketing and analytics, online and digital marketing
tools, and responsible use of the Internet. The Panalo Community training in Aloguinsan is the
first of three modules designed by TNT and Grassroots Travel to help POs maximize the use of
online and digital technologies in promoting eco-tourism in their town. Aloguinsan Mayor Cynthia
Moreno were also very much thankful to the local communities since they are the ones who are
trying their best to promote Aloguinsan not only in the city of Cebu but also to the whole country.