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Boracay rehab seen prolonged–Budget

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Wednesday that even after the six-month closure order of Boracay Island, its rehabilitation  may be extended for next year. As...

Duterte orders release of P448-million for displaced ‘Bora’ workers

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the release of P448 million to the Department of Labor and Employment  to financially help more than 18,000 workers...

PH to host regional conference on ocean conservation

As the government tackles the environmental crisis in Boracay Island, the country will host a regional conference that aims to address ocean and coastal...

Last-ditch bid to stop Boracay closure filed

THE Supreme Court has been asked to stop the government from proceeding with its six-month closure of Boracay Island, the country’s most popular tourism...

Boracay closure impends; police go on high alert

POLICE with assault rifles patrolled the entry points to Boracay island on Tuesday, just days before a six-month shutdown and cleanup of one of...

Military, police descend on Boracay

POLICE and military troops have been deployed to Boracay Island to enforce security measures during the closure and rehabilitation of the resort next Thursday. Military...

Power rates to rise in Antique and Aklan

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged Aklan Electric Cooperative Inc. to invoke force majeure to avoid passing on extra power charges to consumers during the six-month...

Walk for Boracay

On the eve of Earth Day 2018 and days before the start of the six-month closure of Boracay Island, green groups, Nilad and Earth...

Neda’s Pernia backs 6-month closure of Boracay

SOCIO-ECONOMIC Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia on Friday backed the six-month closure of Boracay island in Aklan, saying the efforts toward its development were in...

Stock market dips; GT Capital falls

The stock market fell Tuesday to erase gains in early trading, with companies linked to casino operations taking a hit after President Rodrigo Duterte...

Duterte earmarks P2-billion for Boracay under state of calamity, junks casino

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said he would place Boracay Island under a state of calamity to release P2 billion in calamity funds for workers and...

Boracay hotels, airlines waive rebooking charges

With the impending closure of  the country’s top summer  destination Boracay, local and foreign tourists are scrambling  to rebook flights or scrap hotel accomodations,...

‘Laboracay’

LOCAL and foreign tourists alike have traditionally descended on Boracay Island on May 1 for festivities. There is no remote link between the resort destination...

CEB stands to lose $5-million from closure of Boracay

Budget carrier Cebu Pacific expects $5 million in foregone revenues due to the six-month closure of Boracay Island, according to the report of the...
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