APART from illegal structures in its coastal barangays, there were some resorts in Badian town that have not secured environmental permits. Jayson Lozano, acting chief of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), said they…
The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) found out that some resorts in Badian town, Cebu have no environmental permits. PENRO officer-in-charge Jayson Lozano said they already sent notices for beach resort owners to comply with…
What can passengers expect at the world’s first ever resort airport? From inside out, the new Terminal 2 of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is designed and engineered to convey the “warmth” of Cebu as a…
The quality of the sea water off the islands of Mactan and Panglao has “drastically improve” compared to last year. However, EMB-7 Regional Director William Cuñado said he could not yet say that the sea is already…
WITH the death of a Czech national in a resort in Moalboal town in southern Cebu, the Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) is reminding stakeholders to always ensure the safety and security of tourists. “The…
Oslob town, which is famous for its whalesharks, may not be the only coastal town where illegal structures are built within the 20-meter easement zone. The Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV), together with…
IT’S still a busy summer for hotels and resorts on Mactan Island even if findings from the Environmental and Management Bureau in Central Visayas (EMB 7) revealed high levels of fecal coliform contamination in the seawater around…
Visayas remains safe but hotels, resorts may not have enough rooms for influx of tourists; DOT to local officials: Learn from Boracay One island’s loss is another island’s gain. The six-month closure of the renowned island-resort of…
Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III will ask the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) and the Provincial Health Office (PHO) to inspect resorts in the province to check their preparedness in responding to emergency. The…
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) assured that hotels and resorts in Cebu are closely monitored as to their compliance of the environmental laws. However, establishments were…
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu’s visit to Cebu to reportedly oversee the inspection of the compliance of hotels and resorts to environmental safety standards should serve as both a wake up call and a constant reminder to these…
CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III wants private resorts to augment their security in the wake of the death of former Mandaue City councilor Beethoven Andaya. “We will beef up security there. It was on the news that…
