Where to go next WORLD-CLASS RESORT Shangri-La Boracay Condé Nast Traveler has announced the results of its annual Readers’ Choice Awards with Shangri-La Boracay recognized as the #11 in the category for Best Resorts in Asia. More than 800,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers submitted responses...
The provincial government of Aklan is planning to lift the RT-PCR test requirement for fully vaccinated tourists visiting Boracay Island by next month, Governor Florencio Miraflores said on Friday, Oct. 22. Kids swim at the famous beach front of Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach...
Controversial celebrity couple Gerald Anderson and Julia Barretto are currently on an escapade. The two stars were recently spotted enjoying each other's company in Boracay. Gerald, from time to time, would share Instagram stories featuring him and his girlfriend. Julia, on the other hand, filled...
Road trip, anyone? The Philippines is known for its beaches and hospitable people. But in the middle of the ongoing health crisis, we hold the record for the longest lockdown in any country. Filipinos are eager to break away from quarantine. And on the rare occasions we are allowed to go out, road...
The travel and tourism industry has been greatly affected by the global pandemic with all the lockdowns and travel restrictions imposed on and off for more than a year now. That does not mean , however, that people have given up on travel completely. It is quite the opposite. Condé Nast Traveler,...
The Commission on Audit has flagged the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Program of popular tourist destination Boracay island. Boracay Island State auditors raised serious issues on the implementation of the SWMP after conducting a special audit on the collection and utilization of the...
Famous for their pristine white sand beaches, the Philippines' Siargao, Palawan, and Boracay islands have been named among the Top Islands in Asia in the 2021 Readers' Choice Awards of the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) magazine. Siargao, Palawan, and Boracay were recognized as among the...
Tourists and locals enjoy the white-sand beach of Boracay Island as travel restrictions have been eased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Tara Yap / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Kalibo Bishop Jose Corazon Tala-oc expressed his objection to the decision of the government to allow the operations of...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has urged the Senate to investigate the lifting of the moratorium on the opening of casinos in the recently rehabilitated Boracay island and the Duterte administration’s policy of allowing a Chinese company to put-up an integrated casino-resort project in the...
Citing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as the reason, President Duterte has extended the life of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force up to the last day of his term on June 30, 2022. (Photo by Rj Baculo/ Unsplash) Duterte effected the extension through the signing of Executive Order (EO)...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, September 7, dismissed as politicking the case filed against him before the Office of the Ombudsman for supposed violations of COVID-19 protocols. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) The Palace official welcomed the...
President Rodrigo Duterte should reconsider his directive to allow casino operations in Boracay and protect the “crown jewel of Philippine tourism” instead, House Deputy Speaker Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr. said. Boracay Island In his letter to the President on September 3, Abante said...
