A number of property developers and other investors are rushing to construct hotels, condominiums and other tourism and leisure facilities at the Subic Bay Freeport in Zambales, according to the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).
The investors, who recently signed contracts with the SBMA, include Global Dongsan Phils. Inc., which is spending $ 1.1 million for [...]
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Subic welcomes more investors in hotels, condominiums and leisure facilities
Southeast Asian Airlines opens Puerto Princesa - Kota Kinabalu flight today
Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAIR) formally launched today its Puerto Princesa City in Palawan to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia flight, marking the carrier’s entry into the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East Asia Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) market.
Top officials of SEAIR led by its president Avelino Zapanta, together with Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes, Rep. Antonio Alvarez and Puerto Princesa City Vice Mayor Lucilo [...]
Philippines October Tourist Arrivals Flat, But 10-Month At Record
Foreign tourist arrivals into the Philippines in October were hardly changed from last years number, with a decline in the number of visitors from key markets such as China, Japan and South Korea offsetting increases from other countries, data from the Department of Tourism showed Thursday.
The data showed visitor arrivals reached 241,809, flat from the [...]
Local tourists top arrivals in Guimaras
Local excursionists topped the list of visitors in the island-province of Guimaras numbering more than 100,000 for the past 10 months of 2008.
Records provided by the Guimaras Tourism Office showed that the number of local excursionists posted a high record in March with 20,774 visitors. Visitors also registered high records in the months of [...]
La Union: Beach capital of the Philippines
La Union is the smallest province in Region I whose bustling industries mark the beginning of what used to be called “Marcos Country.”
It is a lovely stretch of land, shaped like a left footprint, nestled between the clam waters of the China Sea in the west and the vast ranges of the Cordillera Mountains in [...]
Philippine Department of Tourism coming out with a book on Western Visayas museum
The Department of Tourism (DoT) is reportedly coming out with a book to promote the museums in Western Visayas.
Sumrah Rojo, curator of the museum here, said that the DoT regional office is expected to be at the Kalibo Museum Wednesday to document the museum.
The tourism agency is also set to visit other museums [...]
Announcing the winner of Timbuk2 Bag courtesy of Bratpack
Thank to everyone who participated on our most recent contest. I would like to contratulate the winner of new Timbuk2 Bag and that person is none other than……
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I recently purchased a messenger bag (Classic Messenger Ballistic Fabric S) from BratPack and instantly fell in love with it. I used to have [...]
