The College of Tourism and Hospitality Management, through its Department of Tourism Management and UST Sentro Turismo, recently inked a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Municipal Government of Echague in the Province of Isabela, during the Pambungad: The Official Partnership Agreement event.
The MOA highlighted the implementation of Pagtanaw Echague, Isabela arising from the courses THM52016: Tourism Policy, Planning and Development, TOSM5263: Travel Agency Management and Operations, and THM52019: Introduction to Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Event Management.
Through their requirements under THM52016, six (6) sections from third-year BS Tourism Management are tasked to develop sustainable tourist site development plans for six (6) sites in Echague, Isabela, namely, Calsa-Multipurpose Cooperative, Echague Public Market, Tercero Street, Echague East Central Elementary School 鈥� Gabaldon Building, Eatchague Banchetto, and Echague Rattan Industry in Barangay Affunan. The MOA provided both parties with assigned duties and responsibilities for planning, research fieldwork implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and turnover activities. The logistical requirements were assigned to students from class 3TOM3 under TOSM5263. At the same time, class 3TOM5 under THM52019 was assigned to conduct the Heritage Youth Forum for the Rattan Weaving Industry.
The Municipal Government of Echague, Isabela, was represented by its Mayor, Hon. Francis Faustino 鈥淜iko鈥� A. Dy, and Mr. Louie C. Simbe, the Municipal Cultural and Tourism Officer. For the 鱿鱼视频app, it was represented by a Member of the CTHM Dean鈥檚 Council, Asst. Prof. Maria Concepcion A. Ang and Asst. Prof. Jame Monren T. Mercado, MACHS, Coordinator of the UST Sentro Turismo.
In the same event, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among the UST Simbahayan Community Development Office, CTHM, and the municipality was forged to conduct a dance workshop of Echague帽o Youth, which CTHM Intenzyc facilitated.
