Browsing by Name "Philippine Airlines (PAL)"
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12 groups buck P14-B Manila Bay reclamation project
(,September 6, 2012 , on page )Twelve cause-oriented groups representing fisherfolk, urban poor, church and health associations, environmental alliances and non-government organizations yesterday filed an urgent motion before the Supreme Court (SC) to ... -
Batanes as next agri tourism spot pushed
(,May 15, 2018 , on page )With the appointment of agriculture undersecretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat as the next tourism chief, the prospect of Batanes becoming a popular agro-tourism spot has become “brighter,” according to Agriculture Secretary ... -
China invades the Philippines — a bad dream come true
(,June 19, 2019 , on page )The sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea by a Chinese vessel has created a sticky public relations situation for the government of President Rodrigo Duterte. The usual extremists have added fuel ... -
Coron: a tale of tourism and sea monsters
(,May 26, 2022 , on page )My first visit to Coron won’t be forgotten easily. Coron, the final leg in an interisland tour earlier this summer consisting of stops in Boracay and Cebu, organized by Philippine Airlines (PAL) and the Tourism Promotions ... -
Duterte approves six-month shutdown of Boracay
(,April 6, 2018 , on page )Boracay, the country's best known holiday island, will be totally closed down to tourists for the next six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage. -
P20B losses seen with Boracay closure
(,April 6, 2018 , on page )As much as P20 billion will be lost due to the six-month closure of Boracay Island. President Duterte is set to declare a state of calamity in Boracay before the island is shut down starting April 26 and will make available ... -
A shark may have been killed for your lipstick
(,December 3, 2017 , on page )Many women would “absolutely die” without lipstick, or so they say. But can you handle the idea that a shark—a majestic, ancient animal that has more to do with human life than people think—was probably killed so its liver ... -
'Strict law enforcement needed for Manila Bay cleanup'
(,January 14, 2019 , on page )The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has vowed to strictly implement the country’s Clean Water Law as it beefed up efforts to restore Manila Bay to its pristine state fit for public recreation. ... -
The weird, The Beautiful & The Zen of Anilao Underwater Shootout
(,December 10, 2017 , on page )A rock star to underwater photographers, Anilao shootout judge David Doubilet reveals a life made peaceful by diving and shaped early in a lake in upstate New York when he was an asthmatic boy of eight. National Geographic ...