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...
ILOILO CITY – A total of 150,597 tourists visited Boracay Island in March alone this year in what was the highest number of arrivals ever recorded during the pandemic period. The March 2022 tourist arrivals broke the highest number recorded last December 2021 when 113,596 tourists visited the...
ILOILO CITY—The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) assured that the rehabilitation programs at world-famous Boracay Island will be completed by June 30, the end of the Duterte administration. One of the rehabilitation programs at world-famous Boracay Island. (Boracay...
ILOILO CITY – A P140-million new road connecting two ports at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province is now open. An aerial view of the new 1.4-kilometer road in Boracay Island. It connects the Cagban Port and Tambisaan Port. (Photo courtesy of the DPWH / MANILA BULLETIN)...
AP Party-list has called the attention of the Department of Tourism (DOT) on what it has described as the "painfully slow" rehabilitation of Siargao. Siargao (Dale de Vera/ Unsplash) A popular tourist destination, Siargao--often mentioned in the same breath as Boracay--was ravaged by typhoon...
ILOILO CITY—After new photos circulated online of algae at the world-famous Boracay Island, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) clarified its presence is not toxic and the waters are still safe for swimming. “This is non-toxic and should not be a cause for concern,”...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is optimistic that the downgrading of COVID Alert in Metro Manila and other areas in the country to Level 1 status will have a big positive impact on the county's tourism sector. “The Department welcomes this development as it not only indicates that we are well on...
Affordable and quality food will help the world-renowned Boracay Island sustain businesses and livelihood of locals, aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said as he vowed to push the agenda if elected. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of the KIKO-LENI 2022)...
Do you want to go to Boracay but you need to get a vaccine booster shot against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)? No need to worry because it’s now available on the island. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat answers questions following her visit at the Paradise Garden...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. encouraged residents in Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan on Friday, Feb. 11, to get their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots so that the local tourism industry can now be fully opened. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. strolls in Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat expressed optimism on the possibility of increased jobs in the tourism sector as the country opens its tourist spots to foreign travelers. Puyat said that in the two years, or since the start of the lockdown in the country back in March...
In case she is elected president, Vice President Leni Robredo said she will not sign into law the bill creating the Boracay Island Development Authority or BIDA Bill if it comes up for approval during her watch. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo expressed her opposition to the...
