Suspension eyed for canyoneering in southern Cebu

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/24/2016

THE Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) will recommend that canyoneering activities in the towns of Alegria and Badian in southern Cebu be suspended starting June 1 until regulations are put in place to ensure…

Province trains Alegria water rescuers for canyoneering

PR 01/22/2016

WITH canyoneering becoming the latest attraction in southern Cebu, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) trained water rescuers in Alegria. Dennis Cortes, PDRRMO chief of operations, said the municipal government of Alegria requested for…

Capitol sets aside P13.5M budget for tourism infra

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/29/2015

About P13.5 million worth of infrastructure projects will be allocated by the province to develop tourist destinations in midwest Cebu. Provincial Information Officer Ethel Natera said Gov. Hilario Davide III and Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale will review…

Capitol to train guides for safety of tourists

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/30/2015

  IT’S time for local government units to impose strict policies on tour guiding in Badian and Alegria, Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale said. Magpale, chairperson of the Provincial Board Committee on Tourism, said there is a need…

Tour guides resume canyoneering in province despite suspension

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/21/2014

Despite the suspension on canyoneering imposed by the provincial government, tour guides are accepting participants to a canyoneering trip to Kanlaob River in barangay Compostela, Alegria, southwest Cebu. Tour guide John Belle Ortega, who hails from Matutinao,…

Towns to adopt uniform canyoneering guidelines

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/31/2014

Officials of three towns in southwestern Cebu have agreed to come up with uniform guidelines governing canyoneering adventure tours in the Kanlaob river. Alegria Mayor Verna Magallon said the towns of Moalboal and Badian will adopt the…

Kanlaob River inspection set

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/09/2014

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7), the Mines Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and Department of Tourism (DOT) will inspect the Kanlaob River in Alegria town to determine if it is suitable for adventure tourism. “It will…

Body to regulate adventure tours eyed

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Peter L. Romanillos 07/30/2014

The Department of Tourism and tourism stakeholders called for the creation of a body that will review and regulate adventure sports and tour packages in Cebu. Both DOT Regional Director Rowena Montecillo and Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes…

Suspension sought on canyoneering in Cebu

Peter L. Romanillos 07/29/2014

The Cebu provincial government’s disaster management office is recommending a temporary suspension of canyoneering and other extreme sports in Alegria town and other parts of Cebu pending a review of its safety guidelines. “I will suggest to…

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