Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "tourism"

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    • Antique: Where the mountains meet the sea 

      (Manila Standard, March 21, 2022, on page C4)
      Antique, a province in Panay Island in Western Visayas in the Philippines, is often overlooked as a tourist destination because of its proximity to the more popular Boracay Island in Aklan. But Antiqueños believe this will ...

    • Balanga wetland to boost economic growth, tourism 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, August 21, 2019, on page B4)
      The people of Balanga City in Bataan can look forward to a boost in their tourism industry with the signing into law of a bill declaring their coastal sanctuary as a responsible, community-based ecotourism site. “The ...

    • Bay tourists defy protocols; police chief loses post 

      (Manila Standard, September 21, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The station commander of the Ermita Police in Manila was relieved over the weekend following the policemen’s failure to enforce social distancing during the opening of the "white sand beach" on Manila Bay. Manila Police ...

    • Be a responsible traveler 

      (Manila Standard, April 7, 2016, on page C1-C3)
      Summer season calls for so many water adventure and most of us are gearing for that outdoor fun on the open beach to take a dip in the water, snorkel, do some water sports, and take a deep dive to see marine life. With all ...

    • Bohol fish market to serve as template for agri-tourism TienDA 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Standard, August 20, 2018, on page B4)
      Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has called the newly launched Bohol Fish Market in Tagbilaran City “an overwhelming success” and plans to replicate it in various parts of the country. “The successful staging of the ...

    • Boracay among TIME's 'World's Greatest Places of 2022' 

      Barcelo, Vito; Lopez, Vince (Manila Standard, July 14, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      Boracay, a tropical island surrounded by stunning white sand beaches and clear blue waters in Panay, has been named by TIME Magazine as one of the “World’s Greatest Places of 2022.” On its website, TIME, the New York-based ...

    • Boracay closure hinges on cleanup pace 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, March 26, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      How long Boracay Island will be shut down will depend on the pace of its rehabilitation and cleanup, a Tourism official said Sunday. “The recommendation is six months, but that could be less than six months with the help ...

    • Boracay hotels, airlines waive rebooking charges 

      (Manila Standard, April 9, 2018, on page A3)
      With the impending closure of the country’s top summer destination Boracay, local and foreign tourists are scrambling to rebook flights or scrap hotel accommodations, airlines authorities said on Sunday. Major airlines ...

    • Boracay natives may regain lands 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, June 14, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Speaking in Pampanga during the oathtaking of newly elected barangay captains, the President said he would only want Boracay’s beach front to be used for commercial purposes, while the rest of the island would be subject ...

    • Boracay ready for reopen; gov't orders casino closure 

      Mariano, Nat (Manila Standard, October 25, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines reopens its crown jewel resort Boracay Island to holidaymakers on Friday, after a six-month cleanup aimed at repairing the damage inflicted by years of unrestrained mass tourism. President Rodrigo Duterte ...

    • Boracay rehab on track amid pandemic 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, June 14, 2020, on page A2)
      Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu says he remains on track to complete the rehabilitation of the world famous Boracay Island in Aklan by May 2021. The one-year extension given to the Boracay ...

    • China asserts control of Spratlys 

      (Manila Standard, June 23, 2016, on page A6)
      Chinese cruise ships will regularly bring tourists to the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea by 2020, reports said Wednesday, as tensions mount in the region. Beijing asserts sovereignty over almost all of ...

    • China defiant, offers cruises on disputed sea 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, July 22, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      China announced Thursday that a Chinese company will boost tourism by offering cruises around the contested South China Sea and buy eight new ships over the next five years for that purpose. The state-owned China Daily ...

    • Climate change affects whales 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, December 3, 2015, on page B7)
      The sight of thousands of whales surfacing, jumping and playing off the coast of South America as they migrate toward their breeding grounds is one of nature’s most majestic displays. But global warming is killing off their ...

    • Congress probe of Bora closure rehab sought 

      Cruz, Maricel V.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, April 12, 2018, on page A2)
      A lawmaker on Wednesday sought a congressional probe of Boracay’s shutdown supposedly to make way for its rehabilitation and the reported construction of a $500-million casino-resort on the island. In filing House Resolution ...

    • Dead Sea marathon 

      Zozobrado, Bob (Manila Standard, May 8, 2023, on page C4)
      The Dead Sea is actually a 605-square-kilometer lake, landlocked by Israel, Jordan and Israel’s West Bank, and is the lowest point on earth, at 1400 feet below sea level. It earned its name because its 332 percent salinity, ...

    • DENR asked to probe billionaire’s Palawan structures 

      (Manila Standard, June 15, 2020, on page B4)
      A Puerto Princesa City-based non-government organization asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to investigate the alleged use and occupation of untitled lands in areas under the Malampaya Sound Protected ...

    • DENR protects Coron, Sabang waters 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, June 7, 2016, on page B5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has declared the Sabang Bay in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro and the Coron Bay in Palawan as water quality management areas.

    • DENR says 8 central Luzon wetlands are being overrun 

      Dizon, Romeo (Manila Standard, February 15, 2018, on page B4)
      The eight wetland areas in Central Luzon are in danger of being overrun by human activities, prompting government authorities to call for active public support and vigilance in protecting them. Francisco Milla Jr., regional ...

    • DENR to use donated land for sewage treatment plant 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, February 13, 2020, on page A6)
      The heirs of the late National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin have donated a 1.14-hectare property in Oriental Mindoro to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for the construction of the “second and ...