Travel agent accused of using client’s card

A lady travel agent is facing charges before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Davao City Branch 10 for allegedly using another woman's credit card to purchase plane tickets for her other clients in 2012. More here: Travel agent accused of using client’s card

No sighting of kidnapped Sabah tourist, worker

The reported whereabouts in Sulu of a Chinese tourist and a Filipino worker snatched by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants from a beach resort in Sabah, Malaysia have remained unverified, a military official said yesterday. More here: No sighting of kidnapped Sabah tourist, worker

Tourist growth slows

VISITOR arrivals increased more slowly in January and February 2014 than in previous years, based on data from the Department of Tourism (DoT). More here: Tourist growth slows

Editorial: Greater German investments in Philippines

The Department of Finance (DOF) pushed for greater German investments in the Philippines during the recent German Asia-Pacific Business Association (OAV) Liebesmahl event in Hamburg, Germany, attended by over 500 German business executives of the OAV. The DOF stressed the need for greater business collaboration between the Germany and the Philippines and for the creation […] More here: Editorial: Greater German investments in Philippines

British man 'shot dead by disgruntled security guard' in Philippines

A British man who ran a scuba diving business on island of Malapascua has been shot dead, allegedly by a former employee who had turned up to work drunk More here: British man 'shot dead by disgruntled security guard' in Philippines

British man 'shot dead by disgruntled security guard' in Philippines

A British man who ran a scuba diving business on island of Malapascua has been shot dead, allegedly by a former employee who had turned up to work drunk More here: British man 'shot dead by disgruntled security guard' in Philippines

Foreigners vs balut: Who wins?

MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos love to eat. There is no doubt about it. But we can't remember any other time where Filipino food has been this controversial. The conversation about food exploded after a Norwegian tourist in the Philippines published a blog about how she was expecting delicious Filipino ... More here: Foreigners vs balut: Who wins?