The Canadian Government has urged against travel to parts of the southern Philippines due to a serious threat of terrorism and kidnapping. Canadians have been urged to avoid all travel to Western and Central Mindanao and the southern Sulu Sea, including the waters south of Palawan. The advice, issued today (Wednesday, May 8), says this… Full Story »
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Record numbers of foreign tourists are flocking to the Philippines
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 7.6 per cent on last year, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has announced. She added that her department was anticipating that the overall figure for 2019… Full Story »
Private island in Palawan can be yours for only $100,000 per night!
A private island in Palawan has opened its doors to paying guests — just so long as they can afford to pay $100,000 per night! But to be fair to Banwa Private Island, it is a solid 15 acres of paradise on earth. The resort’s website describes it as “a private world where time stands… Full Story »
Transport chiefs launch probe into Cebu Pacific flight cancellations
Transport chiefs have launched an investigation to find out why Cebu Pacific has cancelled 116 domestic flights from May 1 to 10. Department of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said the probe would determine if the cancellations are caused by internal operating conditions of Cebu Pacific or the structure and conditions of airports that serve their… Full Story »
Visiting the legendary Hanging Coffins of Sagada’s Igorrot people
Being fond of the strange and unusual, I headed to Sagada in Mountain Province in search of the legendary hanging coffins of the Igorrot tribe. These are an indigenous people who were once headhunters so fierce that the Spanish and even the Japanese refused to mess with them. Eventually, however, Uncle Sam dropped in and… Full Story »
