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DOT: Amid Taal unrest, tourists' safety still 'top priority'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 11:28 PM

MAKATI CITY - Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Friday said safety and security of tourists remain their top priority as “danger of an explosive eruption of Taal Volcano” is still expected. Read more »

Aklan town monitoring Chinese tourist arrivals in Boracay

Joyce Ann Clavecillas, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 05:35 PM

The local government of Malay in Aklan is monitoring the arrival of tourists, particularly those coming from China, visiting the famous Boracay Island. Read more »

BI waives overstay fees for foreigners affected by NAIA closure due to Taal Volcano eruption

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Posted at Jan 15 08:49 PM

MANILA - The country's immigration bureau on Wednesday said it was waiving overstay fees for foreigners affected by the suspension of flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport following ashfall due to the eruption of the Taal Volcano on Sunday.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 3, 2020

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Posted at Jan 04 12:14 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Thousands of tourists evacuate amid Australian wildfire

Robert Oerlemans via AP
Posted at Jan 03 09:39 AM

Boats are pulled ashore as smoke and wildfires rage behind Lake Conjola, Australia, Thursday. Read more »

8.2 million target foreign tourist arrivals still attainable - immigration bureau

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 10:48 AM

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is still positive that the Philippines will reach its 8.2 million target for foreign tourist arrivals that was set by the Department of Tourism (DOT) this year. Read more »

WATCH: Kelsey Merritt picks up garbage in Siargao beach

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Posted at Dec 21 07:56 PM

Evidently dismayed, Merritt wrote on Instagram: "People need to stop throwing plastic/trash in the islands they visit."  Read more »

French city opens famed Christmas market year after attack

Béatrice Roman-amat, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 23 05:20 AM

STRASBOURG, France—The celebrated Christmas market in France's eastern city of Strasbourg opened for another festive season on Friday, with shopkeepers and visitors vowing not to be cowed by an attack last year by a radical Islamist gunman that killed 5 people. Read more »

South Korea announces 3 ways to get 'visa-free' entry

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Posted at Nov 08 04:25 PM

MANILA – Planning a vacation to the land of K-drama and K-pop? Try these options first. Read more »

Tourist drowns in Boracay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 08 01:00 AM

BORACAY, Aklan (UPDATE)—A tourist drowned in Boracay after he was swept by large waves on Thursday afternoon. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 5, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 03:56 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Balangiga selfie

Alren Beronio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 08:46 PM

Tourists smile as they take a photo with the Balangiga bells in Balangiga town, Eastern Samar, Tuesday. Read more »

DFA helping Pinoys hurt in tour bus accident in Egypt

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 11:30 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday said assistance is being given to the 13 Filipinos who were injured in a bus accident in Mount Sinai, Egypt. Read more »

Taiwan bus posts 'Huwag Maingay' sign for Pinoy tourists

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 12:00 AM

A tourist in Taiwan posted viral photos showing a bus with a sign "Huwag Maingay" (Be Silent) in what seemed to be directed at Filipino visitors. Read more »

4 dead after bus carrying Chinese tourists crashes in Utah

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 21 04:23 PM

LOS ANGELES, United States - At least four people were killed and up to 15 others critically injured when a bus transporting Chinese tourists crashed on Friday near Bryce Canyon National Park in the western US state of Utah, local authorities said. Read more »

Justice chief: Government 'tightening up' visa upon arrival rules

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 17 01:48 PM

MANILA - Government is tightening up rules for the issuance of visas upon arrival for visiting Chinese nationals, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Saturday, weeks after several officials expressed concern over the influx of travelers here from China.  Read more »

Boracay officials to step up info campaign for tourists after defecation reports

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 08:37 PM

MANILA - Boracay officials on Thursday said they will step up its information campaign on the "do's and don'ts" for tourists visiting the island in the wake of a defecation incident. Read more »

Ilang turista sa Isla Gigantes, ilang araw nang stranded

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 01:23 AM

Halos isang linggo nang stranded sa Isla Gigantes ang mga turista at residente dahil sa malalaking alon dulot ng habagat. Read more »

Chinese swarm leaves Pag-asa Island after PH protest

Arlie Cabrestante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 10:35 AM

Over a hundred Chinese ships have left the waters off Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the South China Sea after Manila lodged a diplomatic protest over their presence, the military said Tuesday. Read more »

16 Chinese tourists rescued after boats collide in Boracay

Nony Basco, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 02:17 AM

Sixteen Chinese tourists, including women and children, were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard after their boat collided with another vessel before capsizing off the coast of Boracay island in Malay town, Aklan province Thursday. Read more »