Negros Welcomes Duty Free

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Every time we travel or we welcome our Balikbayan relatives and close friends, it is customary in the Philippines to jokingly ask or expect the ‘pasalubong’. But with excess baggage fees so high, and travel lite is in we seldom see large boxes at the arrival carousel at the airport anymore.
However, times have change, we have a progressive province with the most number of cities in the country and a most livable highly urbanize capital city like Bacolod. Soon, we will be catering to international flights at the Bacolod-Silay Airport. To augment the service facilities for tourists and returning Filipino travelers where we generate foreign exchange and revenue for government, we welcome Duty Free Philippines in Negros Occidental.
Duty Free as commonly known is a government corporation which operates on duty and tax-free merchandising in the country. This is of course the Department of Tourism’s bid to promote and develop tourism in the region. Recently, we attended the blessing and opening of its 17th branch at the arrival area of the Bacolod-Silay Airport just right next to the tourist information desk.
The day started with a mass and blessings with Fr. Dimitri Gatia, a ribbon was cut to official open the duty free outlet by Atty. Bong Dilag and Ms. Carmela Villavicencio representing Bacolod and Provincial Government together with Councilor Solomon Locsin of Silay with Duty Free Philippines Division Manager Gilda San Juan and Store Manager Shelley Sanico. 
Duty Free  offers the best brands in Liquor classified into white spirits, single malt and premium whisky such as Absolut Vodka, Kurant, Raspberry, Smirnoff, Grey Goose and  Bacardi in apple, gold or mojito, Jose Cuervo, Carlos and Alfonso, Jack Daniels, Chivas Regal, Fundador, Rose Tequila, Johnnie Walker and our very own Lakan which is an extra premium lambanog and many more. There are cigarettes as well from Marlboro, Dunhill to Kent and a very sweet corner of chocolates from Cadbury, Hershey’s milk chocolate, Kisses, Cookies and Cream, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Baby Ruth, KitKat, Toblerone, Crunch and many more sold in packs with freebies like umbrellas, backpacks to wall clocks. I had to try as customer, paid in pesos with a price in dollars, a pack of chocolates would cost from $30 to $50.  
Shopping Privileges for arriving passengers, senior citizens and persons with disability as inbound passenger can now purchase up to $1,000 worth of duty free items within 48 hours upon arrival. A Balikbayan or any returning Filipino who has been abroad for at least a year can purchase up to $2,500 worth of duty free items. All these are brought closer to families and friends without worrying on excess baggage fees and a stress free and very exciting home coming.
















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  1. UnknownJuly 26, 2018 at 4:09 AM

    Awesome share Jennylind. Keep up with the good work. People will love this for sure. I just loved it personally as I love duty free shopping.

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