{"id":51434,"date":"2019-12-19T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T02:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=51434"},"modified":"2019-12-19T14:26:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T06:26:41","slug":"be-part-of-the-flavors-with-dots-new-mymetromanila-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2019\/12\/19\/be-part-of-the-flavors-with-dots-new-mymetromanila-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Part of the Flavors with DOT\u2019s New MyMetroManila App"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explore the wonders and flavors of Metro Manila all in one app because\u00a0<\/span><b>MyMetroManila<\/b>\u2014Department of Tourism (DOT)<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s new food and travel mobile application, is now out and ready to download!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51437\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/MyMetroManila-App-3-715x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"715\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/MyMetroManila-App-3-715x1024.jpg 715w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/MyMetroManila-App-3-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/MyMetroManila-App-3-768x1100.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/MyMetroManila-App-3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new mobile app, which is brought by the<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span>DOT-National Capital Region<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0led by <\/span>Regional Director Woodrow \u201cRR\u201d C. Maquiling Jr<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">., and powered by <\/span><b>Explora.PH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u00a0is a part of the country\u2019s continuous efforts to boost tourism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now available on Google Play Store, with the IOS version coming in January of 2020, the app serves as a guide to Metro Manila\u2019s diverse food choices such as which ones to eat, where to find them, and the stories and history each one of the dishes holds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51438\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/MyMetroManila-App-1024x558.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/MyMetroManila-App-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/MyMetroManila-App-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/MyMetroManila-App-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/MyMetroManila-App.png 1032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The My Metro Manila App powered by Explora.PH \/IMAGE Explora.PH<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its purpose is said to \u201c<\/span>make traveling within the city easier, more convenient, and worthwhile<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d equipped to provide both locals and tourists in the Metro an enhanced experience while spending time in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Users can also check for <\/span>directions<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> going to and from famous tourist spots, as well as <\/span>chat with a DOT-NCR officer<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> real-time for any inquiries one might have.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51436\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/MyMetroManila-App-2-1024x548.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/MyMetroManila-App-2-1024x548.png 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/MyMetroManila-App-2-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/MyMetroManila-App-2-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/MyMetroManila-App-2.png 1028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MyMetroManila\u2019s chat feature<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;This is a game-changer because in the past you need a brochure to go around, but if you are still planning to come here in Manila, you can already download the app and plan your trip and everything&#8217;s right at your fingertip,&#8221; Regional Director Maquiling said at the launching event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My Metro Manila: 16 Cities, 1 Municipality in a Single App\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xxQhAJV9T6U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DOT also launched <\/span><b>Metro Yummy Picks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a 76-page guidebook highlighting local and iconic food such as the <em>\u201cInutak\u201d<\/em> from Taguig City, the <em>\u201cWaknatoy\u201d<\/em> or the \u201cMarikina Menudo\u201d, \u201cKalderetang Itik\u201d from Pateros, and many more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information, visit the Department of Tourism &#8211; NCR\u2019s website at\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tourism.gov.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.tourism.gov.ph<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0or Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TourismMNL\/\" target=\"_blank\">page<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Source: Department of Tourism-Metro Manila\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TourismMNL\/videos\/1781699071962871\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pna.gov.ph\/articles\/1088584\" target=\"_blank\">Philippine News Agency<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Images grabbed from <a href=\"https:\/\/explora.ph\/note\/593\/my-metro-manila-explore-the-metropolis-in-a-single-app?fbclid=IwAR3H7bLMMf70yF6nQRHLA2DKoIbjBzZ_kEwwh7E784eB1gjFlB8i1W26QNY\" target=\"_blank\">Explora.PH<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Written by Dannah Jireh Paloyo<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the wonders and flavors of Metro Manila all in one app because MyMetroManila\u2014Department of Tourism\u2019s new food and travel mobile application, is now out and ready to download!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":51439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[539,11989,11992,11991,11990,457],"class_list":["post-51434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-current-events","tag-department-of-tourism","tag-dot-ncr","tag-dots-new-mymetromanila-app","tag-my-metro-manila","tag-mymetromanila-app","tag-tourism"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/MyMetroManila-App_feat.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51434"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51459,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51434\/revisions\/51459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}