ILOILO CITY – A budget airline recently launched flights for Chinese tourists to and from world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. CHINESE tourists receive a warm welcome at Boracay Airport. (DOT-6) The Department of Tourism (DOT)-6 (Western Visayas) said that budget...
As 2023 draws to a close and Filipinos wrap up their final travel plans for the year, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko offered his two cents as to why his country registered the highest arrival of Filipino tourists among Southeast Asian countries. People walk through...
Tokyo has always been known for its good food, pop culture, and efficient public transportation, making the megacity friendly to tourists— professionals and first-timers alike. As you get the hang of the train lines or enjoy this urban jungle while you walk along its wide pavements, it's...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (PPAB) Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co wants Chinese tourists to go to Kalayaan Islands once it has been transformed into the Philippines' own "Maldives". Co, chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, said that...
DAVAO CITY – The City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) aims to attract almost 200,000 tourists for the 38th Kadayawan Festival in Davao City next month. “As to the tourist arrivals, we are expecting to somehow reach 180,000 to 200,000 in time for the 38th Kadayawan Festival,” CTOO...
ILOILO CITY — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) announced on Wednesday, June 28, that commercial flights for Chinese tourists to world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province have resumed. A WATER salute welcomes a chartered flight from China with Chinese tourists...
Chinese Ambassador to Manila Huang Xilian reported that there were 75,000 Chinese tourists who visited the Philippines in the first five months of 2023 as the country’s tourism department aims to target two million by end of this year. Chinese tourists in the Philippines (Photo courtesy of the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he is optimistic that the Philippines has the potential to boost its reputation as a shopping destination. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB Photo) This, once the proposed measure...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, June 14 said he is optimistic that the bill seeking to provide a value added tax (VAT) refund for non-resident tourists would be would approved on third and final reading by the Senate when it resumes regular sessions next month. Gatchalian, chairman of the...
ILOILO CITY – A mobile app was recently launched by the local government of Malay, Aklan and its partners called Project Big A: Boracay Information Guide App to ensure the safety of tourists visiting world-famous Boracay Island. “This innovation project includes information that will maximize...
CAMP DIEGO SILANG, La Union – One student died and his four companions were injured after they were struck by a sports utility vehicle in Barangay Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union on Tuesday, May 2. Police Corporal Alfredo Agbunag, investigator of the San Juan police station, identified the...
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – Mayor Sol Matugas of General Luna town in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte province on Wednesday, April 19, acknowledged the police for arresting four foreign nationals, including a German police officer, involved in a public display of "lewd and obscene acts" on Sunday, April...
