ILOILO CITY – World-famous Boracay Island has surpassed its target of 1.8 million tourist arrivals even before the year has come to a close. THE sun sets at world-famous Boracay Island. (Tara Yap) The Malay-Boracay Tourism Office said 1.82 million tourists visited the resort-island in...
ILOILO CITY – A total of 139,008 tourists visited world-famous Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan last month. THE Sun sets at world-famous Boracay Island. (Tara Yap) The Malay Tourism Office said October arrivals are 14,517 more than the 124,491 visitors last September. The number is also...
BUTUAN CITY – Filipino John Mark Tokong and Japanese Anon Matsuoka emerged on top of the 27th Siargao International Surfing Cup, a World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) 3000 event, in General Luna, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte. TOKONG (FB) “Nalipay ko nga midaug (I'm so happy to...
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – The Police Regional Office-13 has deployed 59 police officers to secure the ongoing 27th Siargao International Surfing Cup here. PRESIDENTIAL son Vinny Marcos (sixth from left) breaks the surfboard to signal the start of the five-day 27th Siargao...
President Marcos has urged locals and tourists to adopt eco-friendly practices as they promote Siargao Island as a prime surfing destination. Noel Pabalate Marcos said this in his message for the opening ceremony of the 27th Siargao International Surfing Cup in General Luna, Siargao Island. The...
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – The 27 th Siargao International Surfing Tournament started on Wednesday, October 25, in this town, with 98 top-notch surfers from around the globe competing. Thirty-two foreign male and 16 female foreign surfers from Japan, Indonesia,...
DINE WITH A VIEW Latitude Restaurant is the social hub of Banwa Private Island—the place to dine and relax together with your family and friends Banwa Private Island, a multi-award-winning all-villa retreat nestled in the heart of Palawan, Philippines, has been awarded the prestigious...
Boracay Water, a subsidiary of Manila Water Co., will provide free sewer connections to residents on the island. In a statement, Manila Water said the company has allocated P108 million for the installation of sewage lines for around 1,860 households located within a distance of 60-100 meters from...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – Sen. Francis N. Tolentino, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Philippine Maritime and Admiralty Zones, and Lt. Gen. Fernyl G. Buca, Armed Forces Northern Luzon Command chief, inaugurated a naval detachment in Mavulis Island in Batanes on Wednesday, October 18....
ILOILO CITY – The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is preparing its system in Panay Island for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) on October 30. CYNTHIA Alabanza, assistant vice president for public relations of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP),...
ILOILO CITY – Stakeholders from the resort-island of Boracay have joined the roadshow in South Korea promoting the country’s meetings, incentives, conventions, conferences, exhibitions, and events or MICE destinations. The Department of Tourism (DOT)-6 (Western Visayas) led by Regional Director...
Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook) A long-time member of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) is supporting House Speaker Martin Romualdez's high profile plan to to develop the 37.2-hectare Pag-asa Island in...
