Boracay
Boracay could finally get a casino as Philippine government looks for fresh tax sources
The Philippine holiday island of Boracay in the country’s Western Visayas region will likely soon get a casino after a gambling ban has been...
Tourism arrivals on the upswing in the Philippines
International visitor arrivals to the Philippines grew by more than seven per cent to 2.2 million in...
Philippines tourist island Boracay reopens, but beach party times are over
After a thorough six-month clean-up, the popular holiday island of Boracay in the central Philippines that was once dubbed a "cesspool" is to have...
Philippine GDP growth drops to three-year-low
Economic growth in the Philippines slowed to six per cent during the second quarter of the year, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on August...
Foreign arrivals to the Philippines at all-time high
Foreign visitor arrivals in the Philippines reached an all-time high of 3.7 million in the first half of 2018, the country’s Department of Tourism...
Philippine riot police to close off Boracay island for clean-up
The Philippines will deploy hundreds of riot police to holiday island Boracay to keep travelers and tourists out and head off potential protests ahead...
Boracay island closes for tourists for six-months clean-up
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte finally approved the suggested closure of the popular holiday island of Boracay in the central Philippines for tourists over six...
Profit vs. environment: Top Southeast Asia beaches close for clean-up
Pollution, inadequate infrastructure and mass tourism are taking their toll on two of Southeast Asia’s most popular beach destinations, Boracay in the Philippines and...
World’s first mermaid swimming school in Manila (video)
Located at a private venue with a large swimming pool in Makati, Manila, Philippines, the world's first mermaid swimming academy proved extremely popular when...
Philippines: The 5 best beaches besides Boracay
It can be said, perhaps here more than anywhere, that “life is a beach.” The Philippines is blessed with some of the world’s most...
Philippine tourism upbeat despite Taiwan
Tourist arrivals in the Philippines rose 10.6 per cent during the first four months of the year, with officials maintaining the 5.5-million target in...
Canada grants $7.1m to Fun Philippines
The Philippine tourism industry is to receive a multi-million dollar service-oriented jolt from the Canadian government, the first major foreign investment into the country...
Philippine investors plow into San Vicente
The remote beachside municipality of San Vicente in northwestern Palawan, little known outside of the Philippines, is receiving a flood of domestic investors that...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...