Tourism

DOT prefers total closure to speed up rehab of Boracay

MANILA -- Tourism Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo on Thursday said while no decision to partially or totally close Boracay to tourists, the Department of Tourism (DOT) prefers to implement the latter to...

Cebu thrives on Korean arrivals

MANILA -- More and more visitors from South Korea looking for relaxation and recreation are now turning their heads toward Cebu, the “Queen City of the South,” which, according to the Department...

Siargao Island development masterplan in the works

GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island—A masterplan by a renowned urban planner is in the pipeline to position Siargao Island as eco-friendly, prime tourist destination in the country. The masterplan will strive to strike...

Tourism activities up in Eastern Samar’s Taft River

TAFT, Eastern Samar -- The local government here offers tourism activities along the town’s major river once polluted by mining operations two decades ago. After the closure of mining operations, the government initiated efforts...

Putting Boracay under state of calamity will hasten rehab: Palace

MANILA – Malacanang said Wednesday President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s plan to put Boracay under a state of calamity aims to accelerate the rehabilitation of the world-famous tourist destination. “This is to hasten...

New Magellan marker to rise in historic Homonhon

BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar -- A new marker will soon rise at the Magellan landing site in Homonhon Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, replacing the old one destroyed by years of typhoons. Guiuan...

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