DIRECTOR Anton Juan shooting a scene in the international film ‘Amon Banwa sa Lawod’ at the mangrove island of Suyac in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. (Photo courtesy of the Sagay City PIO and Tourism Office) BACOLOD CITY – The mangrove island of Suyac in Barangay Tabaao, Sagay City, Negros...
The Export Import Bank of Korea-Economic Development and Cooperation Fund (KEXIM-EDCF) has sealed a loan to the Philippines to finance the engineering services for the Panay-Guimaras-Negros Island bridges project. In a statement, the Department of Finance (DOF) said that the Philippines and Korea...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo has sealed major endorsements from key political figures in Surigao del Norte a week before the May 9 elections. Surigao del Norte Gov. Francisco "Lalo" Matugas signs a pink surfboard as proof of support for VP Leni Robredo. (Photo from Leni...
BUTUAN CITY – A 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte province in Northeastern Mindanao (The Caraga region) Thursday evening (April 28), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 7:42...
Presidential candidate and Manila Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso speaks with supporters at a rally in Iloilo City Wednesday, April 27. (IM Media Team) ILOILO CITY – Presidential candidate Manila mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso is still hopeful he can still garner votes in...
With a voting population of less than 15,000 people, Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro isn’t a place most national candidates will likely visit, but Vice President Leni Robredo wanted to make sure people there realize the kind of government she is offering—a government willing to go down to...
Local officials of Aklan have been asked to explain why the number of tourists in Boracay exceeded the maximum carrying capacity during the Holy Week, The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Wednesday, April 20. In a news briefing, DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing...
One of the many “resibo” or receipts, as she likes to call it, of Vice President Leni Robredo is the fact that she has always been the first on the ground during times of calamities, which is the same promise she made to Quezonians during a visit to Polillo town on Monday, April 18. Vice...
CAGAYAN -- Governor Manuel N. Mamba is optimistic Calayan Island is a big tourism potential site that could attract and receive tourists with accessibility. Governor Manuel N. Mamba amazed during his visit in Calayan. (Photo courtesy of Francis Jorque) “May napakalaking potensyal ito sa turismo...
Right after the elections, presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo plans to go back to work and help turn the picturesque Malamawi Island in Basilan into a tourist site. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) She gushed at the white sand and blue waters of the island, and...
World-renowned Palaui Island reopens after two years PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AND SEASCAPE Palaui Island, Santa Ana, Cagayan is on CNN 's list of top 10 most beautiful beaches of the world The island covers 8,048 hectares with 1,008 hectares of coral reefs, 472-hectares of sea grass, and 102 hectares of...
CAGAYAN -- The famous Palaui Island in Santa Ana, Cagayan has re-opened for tourism activities starting Tuesday,March 8. The Department of Tourism Region 2 said the reopening of Palaui Island came after a series of deliberations and discussions among various concerned agencies and stakeholders of...
