Virus case spoils Boracay reopening

Nestor P. Burgos Jr. 06/17/2020

  ILOILO CITY, Iloilo, Philippines — The reopening of Boracay Island to local tourists after months of lockdown on Tuesday was marred by the confirmation that a female employee of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), who…

Look: Beautiful and peaceful Boracay Island

Immae Lachica 05/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Let’s end this manic Monday on a good note by looking at this beautiful video of the view of the serene and world-class beach of Boracay Island. John Hermis Pelayo, a native of the…

Boracay Island shares a beautiful sunset surprise

Immae Lachica 03/02/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— Tourists and locals alike of the beautiful island of Boracay thought that they would not be able to see the famous Boracay sunset on February 29 because of the gloomy weather. But to…

Globe says mobile, internet services restored in most areas except Boracay

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 12/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Worried about the family members and friends you could not reach on Christmas Day?  Try calling them again now as as mobile and internet services in Tacloban, Kalibo, Leyte and some parts of Samar…

Ursula leaves a changed landscape in Boracay

Nestor Burgos Jr. - Inquirer Visayas 12/25/2019

ILOILO CITY—Typhoon Ursula changed the landscape of the popular destination Boracay Island in Aklan province, damaging houses and resorts, blowing trees onto roads and cutting off electricity and communications. The 1,032-hectare island was still without electricity as…

Soon in Boracay: Ban on nudity, skimpy wear

Nestor P. Burgos Jr. 10/15/2019

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — Nudity and wearing “extremely skimpy” swimsuits in public areas may soon be prohibited on Boracay Island. The municipal council of Malay in Aklan province, where the world famous Boracay beaches are located, is…

Cebu ranks 2nd in Asia’s best islands list

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu, along with the rest of the Visayas Islands, was hailed as the second best island in Asia, according to the 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards of the prestigious luxury and travel magazine, Condé…

Palace: Pooping incident in Boracay ‘offensive’; tourists may face raps

08/15/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang felt offended over the behavior of two foreign tourists, who let her child defecate on the beach of Boracay while the other buried a diaper in the island’s powdery white sand. Presidential spokesperson…

Cebu ranks 7th in Top Islands in Asia list

Irene R. Sino Cruz 07/13/2019

CEBU CITY—Cebu was once again recognized as one of the best island destinations in Asia, along with Palawan and Boracay. Cebu ranked number 7 behind Palawan (No. 2) and ahead of Boracay (No. 9) in the Travel+Asia…

Cebu’s Tan, Rodriguez recovers from loss; defeats Malaysian tandem

Jonas N. Panerio 05/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Former Southwestern University-Phinma volleybelle Dij Rodriguez and Bea Tan made short work of Malaysia’s Tan Hsi Yan and Tasha Mae as they won, 21-7, 21-15, to give the Philippines two teams in the…

Momoland wants to visit Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/26/2019

Cebuano fans of Korean girl group Momoland must be delighted that the famous girl group wants to visit Cebu. During Momoland’s press conference for their fan meet held last Friday, January 25,  in Metro Manila, the members…

DOJ endorses ‘no casino policy’ in Boracay

Inquirer.net 10/26/2018

The Department of Justice on Friday recommended the issuance of an executive order (EO) to ban casinos and gambling activities in the country’s top tourist destination, Boracay. In a press conference with the Boracay Inter-agency Task Force,…

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