Pagadian City – The Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) of the Region 9 office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-9) approved the resolution for the construction of a P28-million tourist facility on Taganak Island in Tawi-Tawi. The construction of the hostel in the area aims to promote ecotourism in the province, and to accommodate local and foreign tourists who ... More here: P28-M Turtle Islands tourist facility OK’d
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Sharing is as sharing does: Revisiting Palawan
Last month, I traveled to Palawan with my family, my second trip since 2001. To say that a lot of things about the earlier experience with this global tourist destination has changed sounds a bit unoriginal. This harks back to an article about the sharing economy in October 2013 (http://ift.tt/1hwblna), wherein I wrote that with the ... More here: Sharing is as sharing does: Revisiting Palawan
KK-Puerto Princesa flight increased to 5 times weekly
KOTA KINABALU : MASwings is increasing its flight frequencies from Kota Kinabalu to Puerto Princesa to five times weekly effective June 2 2014. The increase in weekly flights from three to now five times follows high demand for connectivity from Kota Kinabalu to the popular tourist city on Palawan island in southwestern Philippines. More here: KK-Puerto Princesa flight increased to 5 times weekly
Mekong Delta Registers Rise In Tourist Arrivals
CAN THO, June 9 (Bernama) -- The Mekong Delta region received some 11 million tourists in the first five months of the year with 2.57 trillion VND (US$120.6 million) in revenue, a year-on-year increase of 27 per cent. More here: Mekong Delta Registers Rise In Tourist Arrivals
Sharing is as sharing does: Revisiting Palawan
Last month, I traveled to Palawan with my family, my second trip since 2001. To say that a lot of things about the earlier experience with this global tourist destination has changed sounds a bit unoriginal. This harks back to an article about the sharing economy in October 2013 (http://ift.tt/1hwblna), wherein I wrote that with the ... More here: Sharing is as sharing does: Revisiting Palawan
P28-M Turtle Islands tourist facility OK’d
Pagadian City – The Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) of the Region 9 office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-9) approved the resolution for the construction of a P28-million tourist facility on Taganak Island in Tawi-Tawi. The construction of the hostel in the area aims to promote ecotourism in the province, and to accommodate local and foreign tourists who ... More here: P28-M Turtle Islands tourist facility OK’d
Philippines government ‘must do better’ to rebuild education
MANILA 06 June 2014 (IRIN) - As some students in areas hit by the Philippines’s devastating Typhoon Haiyan troop back to school this month, the government’s efforts in rebuilding the education service has been met with concerns that, seven-months on, access to learning remains a challenge for far too many children.... More here: Philippines government ‘must do better’ to rebuild education
Filipina worker abducted from Semporna says well-treated during captivity
KOTA KINABALU, June 8 — The Filipina hotel worker abducted during a militant raid on a resort on Semporna in early April said that she and Chinese tourist Gao Huayun were well-treated by the kidnappers during their two-month captivity in the Philippines, The Star Online reported today. More here: Filipina worker abducted from Semporna says well-treated during captivity
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