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THE Vigan City Cathedral sustained damage from the earthquake. (Vigan City Cultural Affairs and Tourism Office) The Heritage District in Vigan City, home to many old houses popular with tourists, is closed until further notice. The city government announced the closure of the tourist spot, where...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected a lot of businesses, more so for those in the tourism industry. More than one year in, hotels and resorts are not able to operate at a full capacity due to a series of lockdowns and travel restrictions. But all is not lost in the tourism sector. Some of the...

Wala Lang … there’s no place like an ancestral home. With the end of the Galleon Trade in 1815, the Spanish colonial government embarked on structural reform. Foreign trade, heretofore restricted to Spain and her colonies, was opened to other countries. Commercial agriculture was prioritized...

Visiting these two cities in the same week opens a window into the gradual opening of the Filipino mind from Old-World to New-World ideals and worldview Photos by Jules Vivas TOWN OF FERDINAND Calle Crisologo in Vigan My last international travel before COVID-19 wreaked havoc and summarily put the...