JORDAN, Guimaras – Boracay Island located in Malay, Aklan continues to be the most-sought after destination in Western Visayas with some P16.7 billion in tourist receipts recorded in 2011.
Capiz Governor Victor Tanco Sr. made the disclosure in his State of the Region Address before the Regional Development Council here.
Tanco, the RDC chairman, lauded Aklan Governor Carlito [...]

BUTUAN CITY – Travel site of U.S. based international cable TV news network CNN has chosen Cloud 9 in Siargao Island, Province of Surigao del Norte, as number 8 in CNNGO’s 50 best surf spots in the World.

Cloud 9 in General Luna. Siargao Island has also been known as the country’s surfing capital recognized by [...]

VIGAN CITY – The provincial government is creating an adventure zone at the premises of the historic Abra River located in-between Barangays Banaoang in Santa and Bantay town to attract more tourists to the province.

This involves the construction of zip lines that cross the Abra River and other adventure activities at the site, like rappelling, [...]

KABAYAN, Benguet – Local tourist guides and mounted policemen here are now ready for the expected increase of visitors to the centuries-old mummy caves and Mount Pulag, the country’s second tallest mountain.
This was learned from Mayor Faustino Aquisio who said that the celebration of the town’s 111th anniversary on November 25 will signal the season [...]

BANAUE, Ifugao — The famous Banaue Rice Terraces, one of the wonders of the world, needs immediate rehabilitation.
Thus stressed Rep. Teddy Baguilat of Ifugao as he and the Ifugao provincial government appealed to Malacanang for the immediate release of P20 million as initial fund to rehabilitate the rice terraces which was heavily adamaged by typhoons [...]

BALER, Aurora — Tourist arrivals in this province facing the Pacific Ocean continue to rise as first half data this year already surpassed the whole year tourist arrival last year. 
This developed as a world-class resort hotel is now being constructed here to cater for the growing local tourism industry in the province.
Named as Costa Pacifica, [...]

BAAO, Camarines Sur -– Tribal communities here have joined promoting local tourism by staging their own festival attracting not only a thousand tourists but also two of the country’s leading lawmakers. 
The one-day festivity dubbed as “Katribo Ka (You Belong to the Tribe)” and the first of its kind in Bicol held in this highly agricultural [...]

DAVAO CITY -– The Davao Tourism Association (DATA) will be holding a bigger and grander Mindanao Culinary Festival on October 19 to 20 at the Abreeza Mall along J.P. Laurel Ave., Bajada, here.
DATA president Gene Bangayan said major component of the two-day event is the trade exhibition with more than 20 expected participants.
Bangayan said this [...]

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The cultural extravaganza, dubbed as “Wow Zamboanga,” presented every night by the different clusters of barangays since Saturday, continues to draw huge crowd of spectators from all walks of life at Paseo del Mar, with 17 barangays from the east coast taking the center stage during the 4th night.
Mayor Celso Lobregat said [...]

KALIBO, Aklan – Filipinos in Canada are helping in the campaign for the entry of the Palawan Underground River as one of the new seven wonders of nature.
Jojo Quimpo of Altavas, Aklan, in his facebook page, wrote that they are campaigning for the Palawan wonder to help gather online votes.
“We are all proud to be [...]