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Empoy Marquez, may bagong trabaho sa Japan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 03:45 PM

Tila naging malaking tulong para sa Japan Tourism Authority ang naging tagumpay ng 2017 romantic comedy movie na "Kita Kita" na pinagbidahan nila Alessandra De Rossi at Empoy Marquez. Read more »

Tourism in Bethlehem booming as Christmas nears

Rami Ayyub, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 11 07:43 AM

BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Bethlehem is enjoying its busiest Christmas season on record, the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism said on Monday, with hotels in the birthplace of Jesus almost fully booked for the holiday. Read more »

Thailand, umaasang maraming turista ang bibisita para sa Miss Universe 2018

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 07:33 PM

Sa Instagram post ng ilan sa mga kandidata, binisita nila ang ilan sa mga sikat na Buddhist temple sa Thailand kabilang na ang Wat Phra Kaew temple. Read more »

LOOK: La Union's version of LA's Urban Light, Korea's rose garden

Barbie Salvador-Muhlach
Posted at Dec 08 11:24 AM

A luxury resort in San Fernando, La Union has added two new attractions to lure in adventure seekers who are looking to find their next travel destination.  Read more »

PH showcases products in Russian bazaar

Niel Caburnay Tero, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Updated as of Dec 07 12:23 PM

MOSCOW, Russia - The Philippine Embassy in Moscow was among the 100 participants at the recently concluded 29th International Women’s Club (IWC) Winter Bazaar 2018 held at Radisson Hotel.   Read more »

'Pakitang-tao': Puyat slams El Nido mayor for inconsistent policy implementation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 05:08 PM

MANILA - Tourism Sec. Berna Romulo-Puyat on Friday criticized the mayor of resort town El Nido in Palawan for her alleged insincerity in implementing environmental laws in the popular tourist destination.   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 »

20 metrong easement zone, balak ipatupad sa El Nido

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 09:21 PM

Madaming establisimyento ang nanganganib na ma-demolish sa planong ipatupad ang 20-meter easement zone sa El Nido sa Palawan.   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 »

AirAsia eyes international flights from Bohol in 2019

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 08:06 AM

Potential routes include Taipei and Macau, with the carrier targeting "anything within 4 hours" of the new terminal that was inaugurated Tuesday, AirAsia Philippines President Dexter Comendador said. Read more »

INFOGRAPHIC: Bohol's new 'green gateway'

Infographic by Andrea Canlobo, text by Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 08:59 PM

Entry to Bohol just got better.  Read more »

Airlines moving operations to New Bohol Airport in Panglao as old airport closes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 07:08 PM

Airlines advised clients who have flights to Bohol province that they are transferring their operations from the old Tagbilaran airport to the New Bohol Airport in Panglao starting Wednesday Nov. 28.  Read more »

Fast wifi seen as essential to luring millennials to cruise ship experience

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 05:13 PM

Providing fast internet even in the middle of the sea is key to attracting millennials to the cruise ship tourism market, an official of one of the largest cruise ship operators in the world said Tuesday.  Read more »

Port infrastructure seen as key to boosting cruise ship tourism

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 04:19 PM

Developing better port infrastructure is needed to attract more cruise ship operators to the Philippines, an official of Royal Caribbean Cruises said Tuesday.  Read more »

IN PHOTOS: Inside the New Bohol Airport, PH's first 'eco-terminal'

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 07:09 PM

The 13,337 gateway to Bohol province's Chocolate Hills, white sand beaches and tarsier sanctuaries is also a showcase in sustainability. Read more »

Bohol banks on new ‘eco-airport’ for tourism push

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 01:34 PM

Bohol eyes to double its tourist arrivals by 2020 with the opening of its new international airport, a local government official said Tuesday. Read more »

LOOK: Las Vegas-inspired welcome marker in Bacolod

Mark Salanga, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 10:56 AM

BACOLOD CITY – A Las Vegas-inspired landmark strategically located along the Bacolod-Silay Access Road was inaugurated on Monday. Read more »

OPINION: A ‘nostalgia walk’ through old Manila

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Nov 24 08:13 AM

My first job was in Binondo. Clerk/messenger with the Rapid Customs Brokerage Company, at the corner of Dasmariñas and Rosario streets. That was in 1953-1954 when the minimum wage was 4 pesos a day.  Never did my monthly income reach a theoretical Ph 120 pesos a month.  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 »