Drug suspect shot dead in shootout with police in Moalboal, Cebu

Nestle L. Semilla 12/23/2016

Another suspected drug peddler was shot dead this afternoon in an alleged shootout with police operatives in Moalboal, a tourist town 89.3 kilometers south of Cebu City. Nicanor Gabate, 52, first fired at the Moalboal police operatives…

Exec says Miss U activities prove Cebu safe

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/11/2016

THE fact that Miss Universe organizers pushed through with its activities in southern Cebu despite a travel advisory issued last month shows how safe the area really is, a tourism official said. “US advisory or no advisory,…

Eco-cultural tour

Madrileña de la Cerna 12/03/2016

I heard about how the Bojo River in Aloguinsan has been transformed into an eco-cultural tourist destination about seven years back but never had a chance to go. At the “Reconsolidation of CSO / Private Sector Participation…

CHOOSE PHILIPPINES 2016: Cebu bags 3 tourism awards

12/02/2016

The province of Cebu bagged the most number of trophies in the first Choose Philippines Award 2016 held at the ABS-CBN Dolphy Theatre on Thursday night, with the Sinulog festival named as Best Festival in the country,…

Alegria, Badian to share canyoneering management

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/30/2016

But Badian wants own entrance and exit points for tourists Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III’s executive order creating an Alegria-Badian River Tourism Committee ran into some objections from the Badian municipal government. “Their number one objection is…

Avoid going to southern Cebu, Americans urged

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris C. Bongcac 11/03/2016

CEBU CITY–The US Embassy in Manila has advised its citizens to avoid going to southern Cebu and avoid the risk of being kidnapped. The advisory, titled “Security message for U.S. Citizens: Risk of Kidnapping in Southern Cebu”…

An affordable travel package to visa-free Jeju Island

PR 10/28/2016

It’s breathtaking, it’s visa-free and it’s a 4-days, 3-nights tour package for as low as $722! Yes, Jeju Island is a scenic, visa-free haven in South Korea that has become popular with Filipino tourists. Famous for UNESCO-certified…

US Zika advisory seen to have ‘minimal effect’ on PH tourism

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/30/2016

A US health advisory for pregnant women to postpone nonessential travel to 11 Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines, will have very minimal effect on tourism in the country, said industry sources. According to tourism stakeholders in…

Five hikers rescued in Alegria

Nestle L. Semilla 08/29/2016

THE Alegria municipal government advised the public to follow protocol when climbing mountains following the rescue of five hikers who got lost on Sunday morning The five hikers, two of whom are students, were rescued at around…

Rappelling in Kawasan a ‘safe’ alternative

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/27/2016

Imagine scaling down a 40-foot waterfall. While a lot of people would immediately back out from the challenge, the dauntless would easily take to the task. Maureen Aranas, 24, and her boyfriend Almyr Caminade, 30, were in…

A tempered Sinulog celebration

Stephen D. Capillas 08/11/2016

I don’t know if it was this year or last year when a female netizen, a Balikbayan I think, posted a complaint on her Facebook page about the traffic congestion caused by one of the Sinulog events,…

NO MORE SINULOG SA KABATAAN

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla, Rosemarie H. Borromeo, Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/04/2016

The Sinulog Festival in January next year will not be the same. No more youth dance parade and contest to open the festivity. No more fireworks display to cap the weeklong festival. The culminating day’s grand parade…

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