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Boracay tourists warned vs bluebottle jellyfish

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 08:14 PM

Beachgoers were advised against touching the jellyfish even if it is not in the water since its stingers remain active. Read more »

DOT greenlights operation of 9 more hotels in Boracay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 03:04 AM

The approval is seen as measure to augment the island's capacity ahead of the expected influx of tourists this coming summer. Read more »

Siargao rehab up next in tourism department's cleanup drive

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 04:24 PM

Surfing destination Siargao is up next on the Department of Tourism's list of sites to be rehabilitated, Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said Thursday. Read more »

Admiring Manila Bay sunset anew

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 10:45 PM

People flock to the bay walk on Roxas Boulevard to watch the sunset on Manila Bay after a massive clean up of the once trash-filled shores.   Read more »

Enjoying a clean Manila Bay

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 08:06 PM

Children frolic along part of the shore of Manila Bay on Roxas Boulevard on Tuesday following a massive clean-up drive last Sunday that rid the shoreline of tons of trash. Read more »

EDC to invest P10-M in rehab of adopted Boracay wetland

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 07:09 PM

The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) on Tuesday said it is investing P10 million to rehabilitate its adopted wetland in Boracay island.  Read more »

Gov't mulls reopening Boracay's Bulabog beach

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 09:41 AM

BORACAY ISLAND - Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Friday said they are mulling reopening to the public the island's Bulabog Beach, which draws kiteboarding and windsurfing enthusiasts. Read more »

Dutch travelers attracted to ‘less touristic’ Philippines, say expo goers

Jofelle P. Tesorio, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Jan 16 12:53 PM

During the yearly Vakantie Beurs, the biggest travel and tourism expo in The Netherlands, last January 10-13, the Philippine booth had quite a busy four days receiving inquiries and bookings.   Read more »

AirAsia expands China routes, opens flights from Kalibo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 11 05:47 PM

Opening the additional routes will boost tourism in the "paradise island," AirAsia CEo Dexter Comendador said.    Read more »

Sa likod ng balita: The rebirth of Boracay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 31 04:21 PM

Boracay island has reopened, but questions on the sustainability of the reforms and tourism policies remain. Read more »

Boracay eats: Forno Osteria offers a taste of Italy to beachgoers

Angelo G. Garcia
Posted at Dec 26 09:43 AM

One of the newest restaurants that recently opened its doors in Boracay is Forno Osteria, the latest addition to the dining outlets of Discovery Shores resort. Read more »

Gov't approves upward rates adjustment of Boracay Island Water Company

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 10:52 AM

The TIEZA Resolution No. R-04-12-18-I dated Dec. 4, approved a raise equivalent to 18.08 percent of the 2018 Basic Water and Sewer Charge, Manila Water told the stock exchange. Read more »

Concentrix holds 2018 APAC President’s Club in Boracay

Concentrix
Updated as of Dec 13 03:05 PM

Recently, business service company Concentrix sent more than 100 staff members to Boracay for an all-expense paid trip. Read more »

Negros farmers call for 'genuine land reform'

Jimmy A. Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 05:25 PM

Sugarcane farmers and farm workers, some donning hand-made masks, call on President Duterte to "save farmers' lives" by immediately distributing 5,000 hectares of lands covered by agrarian reform in Negros province during a march in Bacolod City, Wednesday. Read more »

Vice Ganda, itinangging sinundan siya ni Calvin Abueva sa Boracay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 12:38 PM

Todo-tanggi si Vice Ganda na sinadya ang pagkikita nila ni Calvin Abueva sa Boracay. Read more »

El Nido fails coliform test after registering above 1,000 level

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 06:38 PM

Tourist haven El Nido failed to pass a coliform test after at least 2 bodies of water in the resort town recorded high levels of fecal coliform, official data made public Wednesday showed. 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 »

DENR sets 6 months time frame in rehabilitating Bohol, El Nido

Bea Carcillar Zaragosa, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 04:10 PM

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources will follow the same time frame it employed in rehabilitating Boracay Island as it cleans up Bohol and El Nido next, Secretary Roy Cimatu said Tuesday. Read more »

Mga paglabag sa environmental laws, nakita sa Puerto Galera

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 09:45 PM

Nanganganib ang Puerto Galera na matulad sa ipinasara at ni-rehabilitate na Boracay kung hindi agad maaksiyonan ang iba't ibang environmental violations.  Read more »

WATCH: Vice Ganda enjoys the night life with Calvin Abueva

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 10:33 PM

"It's Showtime" host Vice Ganda was spotted enjoying the night life with Calvin Abueva in an undisclosed location recently. Read more »