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Mindoro tears down beach stalls for tourist park
SAN JOSE, Occidental Mindoro—The local government has ordered the demolition of 83 business stalls located on a major beach front...
Big ‘Pistay Dayat’ slated
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan—Beach activities and adventures that offer the “distinctly Pangasinan summer experience” are the latest addition to the assorted events...
Camiguin: A ‘tiny dot’ packed with potential
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY —Camiguin Island, the country’s second-smallest province, may just be a tiny dot on the map, but...
Travel agencies group sees strong tourism potential in Catanduanes
The Philippine Travel Agencies Association is projecting the province of Catanduanes to become a major tourism destination in the country...
Capissaan: Vizcaya’s world-class cave system
KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya—During his childhood days, Ifugao Richie Angcuna could only wonder what lay beneath the cave in his native...
SBMA head assures safety of public
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—“Our concern here is for the good of the many. This is bigger than all of us. This...
DoT to promote indigenous tourism in Mountain Province
BONTOC, Mountain Province —Tourism Undersecretary Falconi Millar assured the people of this province that the Department of Tourism will help...
Davao’s poorest gain 20-kilo sacks of Taiwan rice
A total of 2,711 indigent families received 20-kilo sacks of Taiwan rice for the first time during a distribution organized...
Philex, 3 villages sign P83-M SDMP pact
TUBA, Benguet—Philex Mining Corp. has signed individual agreements with three of its five outlying mining communities on the implementation of...
LTFRB offers aid to crash victims
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—Officials of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board on Friday visited the survivors and kin of those...
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