ILOILO CITY – The first-ever Muslim-friendly beach in the country opened on Tuesday, September 10, at world-famous Boracay Island. A Muslim-friendly beach opened in Boracay Island on September 10. (Department of Tourism-Philippines) The private beach at the Boracay Newcoast of Megaworld...
CEBU CITY — A furious Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado has offered a cash reward to anyone who could provide information that would lead to the identification of the tour guides who allowed divers to vandalize coral stones in one of the province’s top dive sites. PHOTO shows the vandalized coral...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has said that he will let the Supreme Court decide on a petition filed by a group opposing the creation of the Negros Island Region under Republic Act (RA) 12000. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) “It’s up to the court to make the decision on the merits of the...
ILOILO CITY – A man has been convicted for financing terrorist activities committed by the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), in Panay Island. Brince Gegodas from Tapaz town, Capiz province was sentenced to a minimum of 12 years for...
ILOILO CITY – Nineteen New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were neutralized in the islands of Panay and Negros from July 29 to August 31. NINETEEN New People's Army rebels were killed in encounters with the military in Panay and Negros Islands from July 29 to August 31. The 3rd Infantry...
Pag-asa Island (AFP) Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. said the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will allocate P300 million for the construction of a new sheltered port on Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to further spur...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 210 local officials from Negros Island Region (NIR), including 14 mayors, recently joined Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), the political party of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. A TOTAL of 210 local officials from Negros Island Region (NIR) were sworn in as...
ILOILO CITY – Nine of the 10 survivors of a deadly sea mishap have returned to the island town of Caluya in Antique. “They have been ferried back to Caluya,” said Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Western Visayas Regional Director Raul Fernandez on Friday, August 30. SURVIVORS of two boats that...
ILOILO CITY – Three persons died and seven remain missing after two boats bound for Caluya Island in Antique province capsized in the sea between Romblon and Boracay on Monday, August 26. THE body of a man who died after two boats bound for Antique sank on August 26 is recovered in Romblon....
A view of the flares launched by China from Zamora (Subi) Reef against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft during a maritime domain awareness flight within the territorial sea of Pag-asa (Thitu) Island on Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo: PCG) What Department...
ILOILO CITY – A travel publication has named world-famous Boracay Island as the fourth most visited island destination in Asia. TimesTravel of India included the country’s most famous beach destination located in Malay town, Aklan province as one the “8 Most Visited Island Destinations in...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT)-Western Visayas recently conducted a security training for tourist police at world-famous Boracay Island. A TOURIST police training was held to boost security measures at world-famous Boracay Island. (DOT-6) The Tourist-Oriented Police for...
