Manila, March 2 -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) has accredited 15 senior citizens as tour guides in Intramuros after they underwent the Tourism Legacy and Livelihood Program.

They completed a seven-day community tour guiding seminar held from Sept. 24 to Oct. 3, 2025, in partnership with the Intramuros Administration.

DOT, in a news release Monday, said the program, being implemented in coordination with the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC), is aligned with its inclusive and elderly-friendly tourism efforts by allowing senior citizens to take on active roles in community-based tourism after completing interviews and a week-long training consisting of lectures and mock tours.

It said four of the new tour guides, as of Fe...