Tourism

2-ha Ilocos Norte flower farm opens on Valentine’s Day

By Leilanie Adriano/PNA LAOAG CITY -- A small farming village in Maruaya, Piddig, Ilocos Norte is developing itself as the first flower capital in Ilocos region with thousands of sunflowers, some edible flowering...

Silang Church: A national cultural treasure in Cavite

By Gladys Pino/PNA SILANG, Cavite -- The Nuestra Seǹora de Candelaria (Our Lady of Candelaria), more popularly known as the Silang Church and is considered as the oldest standing structure of colonial...

600 cruise ship passengers visit Hundred Islands Nat’l Park

By Hilda Austria/PNA ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan -- Some 600 tourists aboard the Seabourn Ovation cruise ship visited and enjoyed the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) here on Wednesday. HINP cruise ship coordinator Rey...

Century-old university listed as national historical landmark

By Melissa Basmayor/PNA NAGA CITY -- Universidad de Sta. Isabel, a 150-year-old university in this city, is now a national historical landmark. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) officially granted the recognition...

Royal Caribbean cruise ship set to visit Ilocos this year

By Leilanie Adriano/PNA LAOAG CITY -- The Royal Caribbean International, a cruise line brand founded in Norway and based in Miami, Florida, United States, is expected to make a stop at the...

4th billion-peso resort to rise in Bataan

By Ernie Esconde/PNA BAGAC, Bataan -- Another billion-peso resort will soon rise in this mountain town, which will be among the four world-class resorts that will turn Bagac as the center of tourism...

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