ILOILO CITY – More than 16,000 foreigners visited world-famous Boracay Island in July, the highest in the pandemic period so far. TOURISTS stroll on the white sand beach of Boracay Island in Aklan. (Tara Yap) Data from the Department of Tourism (DOT)-Region 6 said 16,730 foreigners visited the...
ILOILO CITY – Boracay remains one of the top destinations in the country, with around 183,096 local and foreign tourists trooping in the island resort in the month of July alone. Based on the data released by the Malay Tourism Office, the bulk of the visitors were still domestic tourists with a...
CAMP Francisco S. Macabulos, Tarlac City – A dream vacation in Boracay turned out to be a nightmare for this group of individuals. Fourteen persons were allegedly scammed by a travel agency based in this city out of a vacation in the idyllic getaway. Two employees of the travel agency...
ILOILO CITY — With the exception of those going to Boracay Island, inbound travelers to any other part of Aklan no longer need to present a quick response (QR) code to gain entry. “The QR code requirment for all returning Aklanons and travellers is hereby lifted,” said newly installed Aklan...
The Aboitiz Group handed over the rehabilitated Wetland No. 4, now known as the Balabag Wetland Park, to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) during a turnover ceremony held on June 16, 2022. As a testament to the Group’s commitment to the preservation of biodiversity and...
‘BORACAY: A Paradise Reborn,’ a coffee table book featuring the rehabilitation work at world-famous Boracay Island. (EMB-6) ILOILO CITY – “Boracay: A Paradise Reborn,” a coffee table book featuring the rehabilitation efforts at world-famous Boracay Island, was launched here Thursday, June...
After four years of flexing muscles to improve the Boracay Island, the rehabilitation and management of the world-famous beach has finally completed, the he Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Wednesday, June 22. Acting DENR Sec. Jim Sampulna said the completion of the...
AN Air Seoul plane arrives at Kalibo International Airport, the gateway to world-famous Boracay Island in Aklan. (KIA) ILOILO CITY – International flights have resumed at Kalibo International Airport that serves as a gateway to world-famous Boracay Island in Aklan for the first time in more than...
A COUPLE wearing face masks walks on the beach in Boracay Island. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – The local government of Malay, Aklan denied an alleged Covid-19 outbreak at world-famous Boracay Island. “We assure the general public that Boracay is still a safe place to travel in this new normal,”...
A COUPLE walks on the white sand beach of Boracay with the iconic Willy’s Rock in the background. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region 6 (Western Visayas) considers the rehabilitation of world-famous Boracay Island as a...
A COUPLE walks on the beach as they visit Boracay Island during the Covid-19 pandemic. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – More tourists visited world-famous Boracay Island last May compared to the month before. Data released by the Malay Tourism Office Thursday, June 2, revealed that...
By BERNA ROMULO PUYAT, Tourism Secretary There was a time, back when I was an undersecretary at the Department of Agriculture, that I thought the Tourism Secretary must have the best job. Their portfolio is the entire Philippines, a beautiful country with friendly, hospitable people. All one needs...
