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KC Concepcion skips buying Hermes bags to 'afford a beach'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 11:33 AM

"I learned about delayed gratification in order to afford the beach." Read more »

51 pilot whales dead in another case of beach stranding

Department of Conservation New Zealand/Handout via Reuters
Posted at Nov 30 08:46 PM

Dead pilot whales are seen washed up on rocks at Chatham Island, New Zealand, on Friday.  Read more »

Gov't bans swimming in parts of Bohol's Alona, El Nido's Buena Suerte beaches

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 11:20 AM

The government is banning tourists and locals from swimming along the some beaches in Panglao, Bohol and in El Nido, Palawan due to "very high" levels of coliform, Tourism Sec. Berna Romulo-Puyat said Friday. Read more »

Cimatu pushes for 20-meter no-build zone in El Nido

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 05:22 PM

EL NIDO, Palawan - Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Wednesday suggested to implement a 20-meter no-build zone here as Cabinet secretaries evaluated the resort town's compliance with environmental policies. Read more »

The top 10 reasons to visit L.A.

Patricia Tumang
Updated as of Nov 21 07:55 AM

From food trucks to street art, Los Angeles is teeming with flavors and sights that make it one vibrant destination Read more »

LOOK: Miss Earth 2018 candidate extends stay in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 04:35 PM

The controversy in the Miss Earth 2018 pageant did not stop this candidate from extending her stay in the Philippines. Read more »

DOT promotes sustainable tourism at World Travel Market

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Nov 15 11:35 AM

The Department of Tourism (DOT), with its marketing arm Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), headlined sustainable tourism in the Philippines in the recently concluded World Travel Market, the world’s leading global event for the travel industry.  Read more »

What to wear to a wedding, from black tie to a destination affair

Monchet Olives
Updated as of Nov 15 07:59 AM

The rules have changed, and options are aplenty. Still, here are a few important nuances to take note of Read more »

Australian man dies after shark attack in popular tourist area

Paulina Duran, Reuters
Posted at Nov 06 08:01 AM

The 33-year-old Australian man was paddle boarding and then swimming off a chartered yacht in the Whitsunday Islands' Cid Harbor when he was bitten by a shark at around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, a police spokesman said. Read more »

'Bawal mag-party': 'Tahimik, madilim' na Boracay sa gabi, daing ng mga turista

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 07:03 PM

Bagama't tahimik na sa isla, takot naman mamasyal at mag-night swimming ang ilang turista sa dilim ng paligid sa baybayin. Read more »

OPINION: What Boracay can learn from Hawaii, Marikina

Barbie Salvador-Muhlach
Posted at Oct 28 06:10 PM

Just a day after Boracay reopened to tourists following its six-month rehabilitation, trash were again found around the island. Clearly, the problem is not the place but the people.  Read more »

Mga residente, turista ng Bora kusang nagsagawa ng clean-up drive

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 08:34 PM

Ayon sa ilang residente, mayroon pa ring mga turistang nagtatapon ng kanilang mga basura sa baybayin ng isla. Read more »

Boracay is open, in so many ways

Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 02 12:03 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte promised to open Boracay island to tourists on October 26, and he did. Read more »

Boracay’s water

Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 10:20 PM

A foreign couple plays with the water at White Beach in Boracay on Friday, being one of the first tourists to arrive on the first day of the reopening of Boracay after a six-month closure.  Read more »

Boracay all set for Oct. 26 soft opening

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 10:58 PM

With just a few hours to go before the island's re-opening after months of rehabilitation, various establishments are already gearing up for the expected deluge of tourists. Read more »

Muling pagbubukas ng Boracay, pinaghahandaan, inaabangan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 09:06 PM

Bagaman may ilan pang hindi natatapos na kalsada sa Boracay sa bisperas ng soft opening, iginiit ng Boracay Agency Task Force na puspusan ang paghahanda ng kanilang hanay para rito.  Read more »

Mga hotel, resort sa Boracay soft opening, halos fully booked na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 09:44 PM

Nagbabala ang Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force na ipa-padlock nila ang mga hindi aprubadong establisimyento na magtatangkang magbukas sa soft opening.  Read more »

Boracay road rush

Fernando G. Sepe Jr. ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 08:32 PM

Workers rush to finish the road and drainage on Bolabog Beach in Boracay on Wednesday, two days before the reopening of the island to tourists.  Read more »

DENR says Boracay White Beach waters clean, coliform level down nearly 100 pct

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 06:00 PM

BORACAY ISLAND - Waters along the White Beach here is now clean as its coliform level has dropped by almost 100 percent, environment officials said Wednesday, two days before the famed beach destination was set to reopen its shores to tourists. Read more »

Boracay island reopens: Is sustainable tourism now the benchmark?

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Oct 23 08:43 PM

With the Philippines leading the charge for sustainable tourism in Southeast Asia, it is hoped that the region’s policy-makers will focus more on the yield rather than raw numbers.  Read more »