(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, May 2, reiterated his vow to pursue land reform in Boracay, saying he does not want the entire island to be used for commercial and tourism purposes alone. “You know, ‘yung Boracay is forestland agriculture (land). Do not push me to the wall. Kasi hindi pa commercial ‘yan. Hindi pa rin residential,” Duterte said. He said he would ask his Cabinet members to look into the possibility of […]
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Palace spokesperson says Boracay still open for tourists this peak season
(Eagle News) – Malacanang is not ordering the closure of Boracay island just yet for tourists. This was according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque who stressed that the possible closure of Boracay “will not happen during the upcoming peak season.” “Proceed to Boracay,” Roque said, citing the peak season this long summer break. I don’t think any closure will happen during the peak season of Boracay,” he said in a press briefing on Thursday, […]
Dakotas’ first widespread snowstorm of season forces key highway closure
NORTH DAKOTA, United States (Reuters) — The first widespread winter storm to sweep the Dakotas this season unleashed heavy snow and howling winds from the Black Hills to Bismarck on Tuesday (November 29), creating whiteout conditions and forcing the closure of a stretch of Interstate 90. The late-November storm caps an unusually warm and mild weather month in most of North and South Dakota, two states in the upper Midwest that normally see multiple […]





