Wednesday, July 9, 2014

It’s more fun in Philippines!

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It’s more fun in Philippines! You’d think tourists would be a timorous crowd, that they’d go only where they think it’s safe to go. Not where it’s safe, but where they think it is. That should mean a windfall for the Philippines, as Thailand-heading vacationers think twice, for example. More here: LATEST NEWS:

Philippines poor in prosecuting trafficking cases—US gov’t

By Vince Nonato, VERA Files Despite the Philippine government’s efforts to combat human trafficking, the United States’latest global Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report said it its overall number of convictions remained low. “The Government of the Philippines does not fully … Continue reading → More here: Philippines poor in prosecuting trafficking cases—US gov’t

Stay home, it’s more fun in PH!

You’d think tourists would be a timorous crowd, that they’d go only where they think it’s safe to go. Not where it’s safe, but where they think it is. That should mean a windfall for the Philippines, as Thailand-heading vacationers think twice, for example. More here: Stay home, it’s more fun in PH!

Talks highlight warm PH-Singapore relations

The Philippines and Singapore emphasized the need for increased public awareness of the warm ties and significant cooperation between the two Southeast Asian countries amid the negative opinions against Filipinos recently expressed by a small segment of Singaporean society. “Singapore has become part of the Philippines’ story,” said Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Minda Calaguian-Cruz during ... More here: Talks highlight warm PH-Singapore relations

Talks highlight warm PH-Singapore relations

The Philippines and Singapore emphasized the need for increased public awareness of the warm ties and significant cooperation between the two Southeast Asian countries amid the negative opinions against Filipinos recently expressed by a small segment of Singaporean society. “Singapore has become part of the Philippines’ story,” said Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Minda Calaguian-Cruz during ... More here: Talks highlight warm PH-Singapore relations

Startup seeks to make travel booking easier

TRAVELING for some can be a turnoff if they see how much trouble they have to go through just to be able to visit a place. Two frequent travelers hope to encourage more people to travel the Philippines with their new business, which takes away the hassle of arranging for travel by providing all the details in one portal. More here: Startup seeks to make travel booking easier

Vigan among 21 finalists in New7Wonders search

Another tourist destination in the Philippines may soon be named a “new wonder of the world” as Vigan City is named a finalist in the online search by Swiss group New7Wonders. More here: Vigan among 21 finalists in New7Wonders search

Pinoy cocktails featured on CNN website

The Philippines has been featured on CNN Travel once again, with the website focusing this time on some of the country’s unique cocktails. More here: Pinoy cocktails featured on CNN website