By Rina Jimenez-David

The Philippine Daily Inquirer-July 27

“Everybody is just waiting to be asked,” said Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat with some astonishment, during her guest stint as resource speaker at Tuesday’s “Bulong Pulungan sa Sofitel.” The DOT head was speaking about the many private sector leaders who had already met with her and offered their pro bono services to help the country’s tourism efforts. These ranged from the heads of some of the country’s top advertising agencies to famous designers and graphic artists, tour operators and travel agencies, and even Philippine Airlines, whose president Jaime Bautista was present at the lunch.

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First published in: The Philippine Daily Inquirer