After Boracay ‘poop’ incident, rules to be written in Chinese and Korean
Officials on Boracay are planning to place signs in Chinese and Korean to remind tourists of how to behave on the white-sand island. The proposal comes after two tourists — …
Officials on Boracay are planning to place signs in Chinese and Korean to remind tourists of how to behave on the white-sand island. The proposal comes after two tourists — …
A stretch of Boracay beach was closed to the public after a female tourist allowed her child to defecate at the water’s edge. In a video uploaded to social media …
Koreans and Chinese dominate tourist arrivals as record numbers of foreign visitors have been seen in the first half of this year. From January to June, a total of 4,133,050 …
The newly elected Mayor of Manila has reminded all foreigners visiting or working in the capital to respect its rules or face the consequences. Speaking at a press conference today …
President Duterte has approved a 25 billion-peso plan for the full rehabilitation of Boracay Island following its six-month closure last year. “We likewise announce the approval of the Boracay Medium-Term …
The government is launching an investigation into claims of Chinese restaurants and other businesses in the Philippines refusing to serve foreigners. The Malacañang today (Monday, May 6) said it had …
The number of foreign tourists welcomed to the Philippines in the first quarter of this year has reached a record high of 2.2 million. The total is an increase of …
An influx of Chinese workers has prompted the Bureau of Immigration to tighten the rules governing foreign workers in the country. Immigration Chief Jaime Morente said today (Wednesday, May 1) …
Tourism chiefs on Boracay have revealed that Chinese tourists have been by far the worst violators of rules on the island this year. Since January 1, 739 Chinese tourists have …
Officials on Boracay have responded to the rise of Chinese signage by proposing that the ancient Filipino Baybayin script is used instead. As we reported yesterday (Friday, April 26), Chinese-run …
Chinese business owners on Boracay have been warned that they must display their trade names in English and employ Filipino workers. Interior Undersecretary Epimaco Densing announced today (Friday, April 26) …
Eighty per cent of the foreign tourists visiting Boracay Island in the first quarter of this year have been from China and Korea. The figures, covering January to March, were …