2 south Cebu LGUs agree to co-manage canyoneering

Nestle L. Semilla 09/17/2016

Local government officials of Alegria and Badian in southwest Cebu have agreed to the proposal of Gov. Hilario Davide III for them to co-manage the lucrative canyoneering activity in the two towns. This was announced by Governor…

Alegria, Badian agree to co-manage canyoneering activity

Nestle L. Semilla 09/16/2016

Officials of the Southern Cebu towns of Alegria and Badian have agreed to the proposal of Governor Hilario Davide III for them to co-manage the lucrative canyoneering activity in the two towns. Davide announced the agreement to…

Capitol eyes co-managing of canyoneering activities

Nestle L. Semilla 09/12/2016

After the lifting of the suspension of canyoneering activities in Alegria and Badian towns in southern Cebu, the Cebu provincial government is encouraging both towns to co-manage canyoneering activities in the area. This developed after Badian officials…

Canyoneering on again

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 08/29/2016

Suspension of extreme sport in Alegria, Badian to be lifted on Sept. 1 Adventure enthusiasts can enjoy canyoneering activities again in southern Cebu towns starting Sept. 1 when the Capitol lifts the suspension of holding this extreme…

Canyoneering now clear in Alegria

Nestle L. Semilla 08/29/2016

Tourists can now resume canyoneering in Alegria town by September 1. Mae Listones, Alegria Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (LDRRMO) chief, said the the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) trained 70 people as guides…

Davide extends suspension of canyoneering

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/29/2016

Thrill-seekers who want to experience the canyoneering adventure in the southern towns of Alegria and Badian will have to wait a little longer. In an executive order (EO) he released yesterday, Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III has…

Nine guides, operators, motorcycle drivers tested positive for drug use

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/12/2016

At least nine tour guides, operators and habal-habal drivers in the southern town of Badian have tested positive for illegal drugs use according to the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO). Carmen Remedios Durano-Meca, CPADAO head, said…

Badian operators, lose P500K daily, urge Capitol to finish canyoneering rules

06/18/2016

A CANYONEERING operators group in Badian town in southwestern, Cebu, is calling for the guidelines of the tour operators’ accreditation to be done as soon as possible so that they can have their businesses accredited with the…

DOT accreditation for canyoneering operators – expert

06/17/2016

TOUR operators at Alegria-Badian canyoneering area will soon be required to secure accreditation from the Department of Tourism (DOT) to hold canyoneering activities there. Ecotourism consultant Joselito Costas of the Cebu Investments Promotion Office (CIPO) said the…

Livelihood programs eyed for affected families in Alegria

06/09/2016

Alegria Mayor Verna Magallon held a consultation with the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) and the provincial ecotourism department last Tuesday to discuss alternative livelihood plans and food-assistance programs for the families affected by the…

Tour guides, defying canyoneering ban, told: Obey or else . . .

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/04/2016

THE chief of Capitol’s disaster risk reduction and management office warned tour guides, who continue their canyoneering activities in Alegria and Badian towns in southwestern Cebu, of harsher penalties if they continue to defy the temporary canyooneering…

Tour operators welcome order to suspend canyoneering

Carmel Loise Matus, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/01/2016

Tour operators have welcomed the suspension of canyoneering activities by the Cebu provincial government. Alice Queblatin, Tourism Congress vice president for travel and tour groups for Visayas, said the suspension is a welcome development in order for…

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