United Nations (UN) World Tourism Organization secretary-general Zurab Pololikashvili (left), Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and Basque Culinary Center (BCC) director of masters and courses Idoia Calleja lead the launch of the UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Asia and the Pacific on June 26, 2024. The UNWTO expressed strong support for the establishment of a gastronomy education center in the Philippines, following the successful conclusion of the forum in Cebu.