The Duterte administration finds world-famous Boracay island not a goldmine for more funds to support government’s COVID-19 response but as a rich source of campaign funds for 2022. Casino House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate said President Duterte’s decision...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has rolled out its vaccination program in Siargao Island where over 13,000 tourism workers are targeted to be inoculated in a bid to sustain the recovery of the pandemic-hit industry there. A tourism worker in Siargao, dubbed as the surfing capital of the...
NEW YORK, United States -- Tropical Storm Henri made landfall at 12:15 p.m. Sunday near Westerly, Rhode Island, with winds of 60 mph, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, as thousands of customers without power braced for the full effect of the storm. Pedestrians cross a street in the rain...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered a thorough investigation on the viral beach party video involving some Cebu politicians at the Camotes Island last month, stressing that politicians are no exempted from strict implementation of the...
Floral and event designer Gideon Hermosa and Rep. Claudine Bautista International floral and event designer Gideon Hermosa took to Instagram to show the venue of the lavish wedding of Party-list Rep. Claudine Bautista of Drivers United for Mass Progress and Equal...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will conduct a probe on the anonymous complaint against Rep. Duke Frasco and Provincial Board member Red Duterte in connection with a private beach party that occurred on July 10, 2021 in Camotes Island, Cebu. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año (Photo from DILG) This...
Party-list Rep. Claudine Bautista of Drivers United for Mass Progress and Equal Rights (DUMPER) continues to receive backlash for holding a "lavish" wedding amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic—this time by her constituents in the public transport sector. DUMPER Partylist Rep....
Twelve out of 17 villages on Talim Island in Binangonan, Rizal have recorded zero death due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). PHOTO VIA NEL ANDRADE/ MANILA BULLETIN Data from the Binangonan Municipal Health Office (BMHO) which was posted by the Municipal Government on its Facebook page, also...
Senator Leila de Lima has urged the government to allow Aklanons govern Boracay island and allow its local government to spearhead reforms and rehabilitation of the famous tourist destination. De Lima said she fears the bill that seeks to create a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC)...
Inter-imperialist conflict Pete Jimenez’s ongoing show at the Ateneo Gallery has a straightforward message. The title, “Islands for Sale,” pretty much screams: West Philippine Sea (or South China Sea). Still, Jimenez, known for creating gargantuan sculptures from resurrected junkshop finds,...
Michele Angela Navarro Okol She walks, talks with grace and her petite figure and soft-spoken nature may immediately offer an impression that befits the shy, pretty, girl next door criterion. She is Michele Angela Navarro Okol, a 20-year consistent 1st honor dean’s lister taking up Political...
The Philippines' surfing capital, Siargao Island, has been included in TIME magazine's "The World's 100 Greatest Places of 2021" list, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced. Cloud 9 Boardwalk (Photo by Tommy Schultz) In the July 20 issue of magazine, writer Duncan Forgan said Siargao earned its...
