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An innocuous story in the ocean of online news recently caught my attention. It said that an entire Pacific island nation was considering an unusual backup plan for survival: moving its entire population to another country. The…
BEIJING — China on Tuesday defended its naming of 80 islands and other geographical features in the South China Sea in a move likely to anger neighbors as the country asserts its territorial claims. A joint announcement…
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has over 500 new islands, making the total number of islands in the archipelago to over 7,600 from the “outdated” 7,107, the national mapping agency said. In a Facebook post from the…
Pray for peace. As Cebuanos on Thursday welcomed the incorrupt heart relic of Saint Padre Pio, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma called on the people to implore the saint’s intercession for an end to the series of killings…
At least two sea ambulances are targeted by the Cebu Provincial Government to materialize this year. The water-emergency vessels will dock in Camotes and Bantayan islands, Cebu. Dr. Rene Catan, head of the Cebu Provincial Health Office…
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) has recommended the demolition of over a thousand structures situated along the coastal areas in Bantayan Island. Raul Pasoc, Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer (CENRO)…
The management of Bluewater Sumilon in Sumilon Island, Oslob town, southern Cebu assures their guests that they will continue their normal operations. The resort issued an official statement after the Oslob municipal government started their week-long cleanup…
The pollution-challenged Boracay is in the news once again. The once-pristine island, with an annual local and foreign visitors estimated at 2 million, was recently described as a ‘cesspool’ by the President. This presidential declaration was immediately…
Air Juan opens seaplane terminal at SRP, targets to go full blast in March The tourism industry in Cebu, especially northern Cebu, and Bohol is expected to get a boost with a local aviation outfit offering a…
CHARTER AIRLINE OPENS CEBU HUB The tourism industry in Cebu, particularly in the Bantayan Islands in northern Cebu, has gotten a boost with the launching of the Cebu hub of a charter airline that provides access to…
The town mayors of Camotes Island are turning to the Cebu Provincial government to help them acquire new generator sets to address the power shortage in the island, which is one of the tourism destinations in Cebu.…
Tokyo — The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in southern Japan has risen to 15, media reported yesterday, as rescuers continued work to bring out isolated survivors. Raging rivers overflowing with water and mud have…
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