We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more, please click this link.
ILOILO CITY — There has been no marked decline in tourist arrivals on Boracay Island despite the looming closure of the world-famous destination. But arrivals were expected to drop next month as cancellations of bookings had increased.…
The government’s Environment, Tourism and Interior departments are set to submit to President Rodrigo Duterte their recommendation for the six-month total closure of Boracay starting April 26. Interior Assistant Secretary Epimaco Densing III told Radyo Inquirer 990…
THE proposal of President Rodrigo Duterte to impose a total closure of Boracay would directly affect the livelihood of nearly 20,000 people on the island, tourism groups lamented on Thursday. This was what Boracay tourism stakeholders that…
ILOILO CITY — An inter-agency task force will present on Thursday, March 15, a comprehensive master plan for Boracay Island as part of efforts to crack down on violations of environmental laws in the country’s prime tourist…
BORACAY ISLAND, AKLAN — Running after violators of environmental laws and regulations in Boracay is costing an initial P9.5 million in public funds from the Department of Environment Natural Resources (DENR) alone. DENR Undersecretary Jonas Leones, the…
BORACAY ISLAND, AKLAN – Workers using jackhammers have started the demolition of illegal structures at a controversial resort here on Saturday. The workers tore structures built on rock formations at the Boracay West Cove Resort in Barangay…
PANGLAO, Bohol — After Boracay, another island in the Visayas could be the next target of President Rodrigo Duterte after he was told that it was teeming with resorts with no septic tanks and proper waste disposal…
ILOILO CITY — Boracay residents and business operators welcome the six-month deadline set by President Rodrigo Duterte for the government to address problems plaguing the island, but some of them lamented his statement calling the country’s prime…
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…
ACTRESS Maxene Magalona tied the knot with musician Robby Mananquil last Thursday at Shangri-La’s Boracay Resort and Spa in Boracay Island. She walked down the aisle as her late father Francis Magalona’s popular song, “Girl Be Mine”…
ILOILO CITY — Residents of Boracay Island have expressed outrage and frustration over flooded areas along the island’s main road. The flooding, which was worsened by heavy rains in recent days, has inconvenienced residents and tourists especially…
DADDIES deserve a Day Out, too! It’s Daddy’s turn to celebrate at Quest Hotel & Conference Center-Cebu! Spend Father’s Day with the most wonderful man in your life through a cocktail at the Mercedes-Benz Showroom, followed by…
We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more, please click this link.