ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that chartered flights for Chinese tourists bound for Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province have resumed. CHINESE tourists arrive at the Kalibo International Airport via a chartered flight from China. They visited Boracay Island. ...
Recurring power outrages are causing economic losses to businesses and tourism in Panay and Negros Islands, including Iloilo province, Senator Grace Poe on Friday, May 5, said. "Talagang nakakagalit at nakakalungkot itong nangyayari (This situation causes anger and sadness),’’ Poe, chairperson...
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...
Senator Grace Poe has sought a Senate investigation into the power interruption plaguing Panay Island for years to identify measures that would ensure continuous supply to consumers. In filing Senate Resolution 579, Poe said it is time to put in place a long-term solution to the power woes which...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has called on the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to immediately solve the power crisis in some parts of the Visayas. The President also asked the corporation to regularly update concerned government officials about the status of the...
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy has expressed concern that the rotational brownouts in the islands of Panay and Negros, which started last April 27, could possibly continue in the coming days. Senator Raffy Tulfo, committee chairman, said he was initially informed that the power...
ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro (MANILA BULLETIN) ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro has strongly condemned on Saturday, April 29 what she described as China’s latest attack on the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). "Aside from filing a diplomatic protest, steps must be undertaken...
CEBU CITY – For the people of Siargao Island, the 13th Siargao International Game Fishing Tournament held in the municipality of Pilar recently was more than just a competition. IVONNIE Beltran-Dumadag, Department of Tourism-Caraga chief, speaks during the closing and awarding ceremony of the 13th...
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) lauded on Monday, April 24, the launching of a new roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) ferry by a pioneer shipping company in the Visayas which is expected to boost the maritime tourism in Cebu and Bohol. (Photo courtesy of Lite Shipping Corporation) Lite Shipping...
PALOMPON, Leyte – To prevent the destruction of coral reefs in one of the top tourist destinations in Leyte, the local government has stepped up its efforts to stop the proliferation of crown-of-thorns (COTs) on Kalanggaman Island. SEVERAL destructive crown-of-thorns starfish were extracted in...
CEBU CITY (PNA) – The Armed Forces Visayas Command (Viscom) said on Sunday, April 23, that the New People’s Army (NPA) in Central and Western Visayas is now left without a head following the death of their top leader, Rogelio Posadas. Posadas died in an armed encounter with troops of the 94th...
PILAR, Siargao Island – The 13th Siargao International Game Fishing Tournament opened on Friday, April 21, here with local and international anglers looking to outdo each other. SEN. Imee Marcos leads the ceremonial casting during the opening of the 13th Siargao International Game Fishing...
