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Coron Airport: renovation underway

coron palawan philippines mapThe Php150 million improvement and rehabilitation of the Francisco Reyes airport in Coron in now underway as promised by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her State-of-the-Nation Address last year.

His Excellency Korean Ambassador Jong-Ki Hong led the groundbreaking ceremony with Provincial Governor Joel T. Reyes, First District Congressman Antonio C. Alvarez, Air Transportation Office Assistant Secretary Nilo Jatico, and a representative of the Korea International Cooperation Agency. The Korean government is providing the PhP150 million funding for the project which is part of the foreign-assisted infrastructure program of the Department of Transportation and Communications. (more…)

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Diving sites in Coron Bay

coron Palawan dive Coron Bay is a diving destination located on Palawan Island, in the Philippines.

This site is one of the most famous wreck diving destinations of the entire world due to the amount of historic sunken ships which can be visited and seen with great clarity due to these area’s waters usual transparency.

One of the most visited Coron Bay’s wrecks is the Irako. This was a refrigeration ship which belonged to the Japanese and is very impressive due to the fact that it looks like if time hadn’t affected it. This wreck is located almost at Coron Bay’s entrance and those who dive in this area could also observe a variety of sea creatures along with the ship. (more…)

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Palawan pushes for smoke-free hotels, restaurants

palawan no smokingPuerto Princesa City – Soon, smoke-free hotels and restaurants will be the “in” thing in this city.

The Department of Health (DOH) today announced that transients, out of towners and diners who despise tobacco smoke will soon be spared from said inconvenience and health hazard as a number of hotels and restaurants have committed to make their places smoke-free.

“We are considering these turn of events as a high point in the government’s campaign for a healthy lifestyle. Smoking is indeed deadly, even in its second-hand form. In fact, there are as many non-smokers who develop lung cancer as smokers themselves. Second-hand smoking indeed can be as fatal as smoking itself,” DOH Secretary Francisco T. Duque III said. (more…)

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Island Hopping in Coron Palawan

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