Five Philippine properties bagged the Green Hotel Standard accolade at the 2024 ASEAN Tourism Awards in Vientiane, Laos, held from Jan. 22 to 27. Club Paradise Palawan, Bohol Beach Club, Seda Nuvali, Pearl Farm Beach Resort, and The Forest Lodge at Camp John Hay emerged as winners, helping...
Clarita Carlos (Facebook) Who needs the cottages on stilts in Maldives when this resort in Calatagan, Batangas has the same attraction? Former national security adviser Professor Clarita Carlos hyped up STILTS Beach Resort in a Facebook post Saturday morning, June 10. "Sadly, we little realize the...
CEBU CITY – A real estate company has threatened to take legal action against officials of Badian town, southern Cebu for allegedly failing to stop the construction of beach houses in one of the town’s coastal barangays. Redwood Heritage Landholdings Inc. urged Badian Mayor Carmencita Lumain and...
ILIGAN CITY – A seven-year-old boy drowned in Barangay Tomas Cabili here on Easter Sunday. The father of the victim from Barangay Tomas Cabili told police that his son was swimming in the beach at around 1 p.m. when he suddenly disappeared. Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) spokesperson Police...
CAMP OLA, Albay – Five persons, three of them minors, drowned while another went missing during a beach outing in San Jose, Camarines Sur on Black Saturday. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office (PRO)-5 (Bicol) spokesperson, identified the victims as Rizza, 17; Jhona, 17;...
DAGUPAN CITY – Several beaches in Pangasinan were at full capacity on Good Friday, the Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said. The PDRRMO said the Tondol White Sand Beach in Anda reached maximum capacity at 7 a.m. The Anda Tourism Office said that cottages...
The journey doesn’t stop for the Philippine women’s beach handball team as it eyes a longer training and preparation in its first ever stint in the World Beach Handball Championship slated next year. The Filipinas will have time on their side as the meet won’t be held until July of 2024,...
SANTA ANA, Cagayan – The Philippine Coast Guard Station Cagayan, Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) Santa Ana, and other agencies conducted a Recreational Safety Enforcement Inspection (RSEI) of various beach resorts here recently. The main goal of RSEI is to monitor and ensure the safety,...
The Philippines has back-to-back nominations at the 2023 World Travel Awards WHERE AZURE AND WHITE MEET Puka beach in Boracay, Western Visayas Your country calls upon you to serve your patriotic duty as we battle it out in the 2023 World Travel Awards. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary...
Manila’s favorite Spanish chef opens a dining hotspot on Bulabog Beach as an invitation to the world CRAB LAH Sea.food by Chele’s take on an iconic Singaporean dish of shredded crab meat braised with homemade sweet chili, cilantro, and greens There’s a new perfect spot in Boracay and, like...
NASUGBU, Batangas – A 20-year-old college student and his 23-year-old friend drowned while swimming in a beach resort here on Monday, Dec. 26. Police identified the victim as Mark Aldrin Siringan of Veterans Village, Barangay Pasong Tamo, Quezon City, and Marvin Sid-ay, a resident of...
BINMALEY, Pangasinan -- A 32-year-old man went missing while attempting to rescue six relatives from being swept away by waves in a beach here on Monday, Dec. 26. A rescue operation is being undertaken by personnel of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office and Municipal Disaster...
