Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:08:03 +0000
BORACAY ISLAND, AKLAN—A year after the start of the six-month shutdown of Boracay Island for rehabilitation, an increasing number of local and foreign tourists are again flocking to the world-renowned island.
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Read moreCredit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 12:23:33 +0000
The absence of thick algal bloom indicates an improvement in water quality after illegal discharges were discovered and stopped, according to Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu.
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Read moreCredit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 12:46:59 +0000
Fire broke out in a populated area in front of a large mall on Boracay Island on Thursday, which left two persons injured and gutted 60 houses and business establishments.
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 23:30:51 +0000
It’s time to protect Verde Island Passage (VIP) in Mabini, Batangas or else it might face the same fate of Boracay Island
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:30:20 +0000
Residents and a worker from Boracay have asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its February ruling that affirmed the legality of the closure
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Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 12:01:14 +0000
Several establishments operating in the famous Boracay island are facing demolition for violating the imposed easement from the water’s edge, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said.
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Read moreCredit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2019 23:27:11 +0000
The Philippines set an all-time tourist arrival record last year with the visit of more than 7.1 million foreign tourists, mostly from Korea and China.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 11:22:57 +0000
The Philippines welcomed a record 7.1 million tourists to its beaches and dive spots in 2018, despite its most famous resort Boracay being shut half the year.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 07:36:02 +0000
A total of 305 hotels and resorts have been accredited by the government to operate in Boracay Island almost three months after the island reopened, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Tuesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 21:25:49 +0000
For the first time in decades, New Year passed in Boracay without fireworks and firecrackers.
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