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RABAT, Morocco (AFP) — A Morocco prosecutor on Sunday presented to an anti-terror judge 15 people suspected of links to the murder of two Scandinavian women in the Atlas Mountains, Rabat’s attorney general said. The prosecution asked that the suspects be investigated for “setting up a gang to prepare and commit terrorist acts”, “premeditated attacks on life” and “advocating for terrorism”, the attorney general said. Seven other detainees will be referred to the prosecution in […]
(Eagle News) — Isa sa patok na hiking spot na talaga namang dinarayo ng mga mahilig sa hiking adventure beginner man o professional hiker na ay ang Mt. Magarwak na matatagpuan sa Brgy. Bacungan sa lungsod ng Puerto Princesa. Mula sa sentro ng siyudad ay 30 hanggang 40 minuto ang biyahe bago marating ang paanan ng bundok kung saan 15 kilometro mula sa bayan patungong norte ng lungsod ang layo nito. Ang bundok ng Magarwak […]
(Eagle News) — Dalawang buwan makaraan ang reopening ng isla ng boracay ay naglabasan na naman ang mga dating problema sa nasabing tourist destination. Sa kanilang liham sa Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), sinabi ng mga residente at business operators sa isla na dapat maging seryoso ang pamahalaan sa pagmo-monitor sa isla. Hanggang ngayon anila ay patuloy ang pagsasamantala ng ilang grupo sa kabilang paghihigpit ng BIATF. “It was a painful experience for us who […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will start the rehabilitation of Manila Bay in the second week of January next year. “I am determined to start the rehabilitation of Manila Bay immediately, possibly to start [in the] second week of January,” Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said on Monday, December 16. The official also said that the agency will use the same scheme adopted in Boracay to rehabilitate and restore the […]
(Eagle News) — Inaasahan na ng Department of Tourism (DOT) na mas lalakas pa ang turismo sa eastern Samar matapos maibalik sa lugar ang makasaysayang Balangiga bells. Isinaayos na ng DOT sa Region 8 ang Balangiga incident marker. Isinailalim na rin ng ahensya sa pagsasanay ang mga trabahador sa rehiyon sa mangrove paddling guides, waiter servicing and food handling, community tour guides, mountain guides, effective customer service at entrepreneurial development. Nagkaloob din ang DOT ng […]
by Sonia LOGRE and Charles ONIANS Agence France Presse PISA, Italy (AFP) — “It’s still straightening,” said engineer Roberto Cela, gazing at the Leaning Tower of Pisa gleaming in the autumn sunshine of northern Italy. “And many years will have to pass before it stops.” The gravitationally-challenged landmark is leaning less after years of ambitious engineering work. Fortunately for the millions of tourists who come here every year, the 57-metre (186-feet) tower remains beautifully […]
(Eagle News) — Target ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources na tuluyan nang alisin ang anumang uri ng business establishments sa mga sikat na tourist spot gaya sa El Nido, Palawan. Ayon kay DENR MIMAROPA Regional Executive Director Henry Adornado, ipapatupad ito sa mga easement zones at forestland sa lugar alinsunod na rin sa ibinigay na direktiba ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Partikular na aayusin ng opisyal ang Bacuit Bay bago matapos ang taon. Bunsod […]
(Eagle News) — “Legitimate industry stakeholders” such as hotels and resorts, among others, will suffer the most from cancellation of bookings and reservations in El Nido and Coron, Palawan if they are closed for rehabilitation, thePhilippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said. In a statement, the PCCI said a closure, which the government undertook in Boracay, will “also affect a lot of local livelihoods and jobs.” According to PCCI, “tourist arrival in El Nido […]
(Eagle News) — Ang bayan ng Tanay ay matatagpuan sa lalawigan ng Rizal, kung saan ay isa ito sa malaking bayan na malapit sa Metro Manila na mayaman sa magagandang atraksyon para sa mga turista. Kung ikaw ay manggagaling ng Metro Manila ay halos dalawang oras lamang na biyahe hanggang sa mismong centro ng bayan nito. Ang pagdaan naman sa Marcos Highway, Marikina City ang pinakaaccessible na daan dahil pagsapit sa Cogeo, Antipolo ay wala […]
by Anne BEADE Agence France Presse GIFU, Japan (AFP) — In the pitch black night, fires burn alongside a river in Japan’s Gifu as a handful of men prepare for a ritual that dates back over 1,300 years: fishing with cormorants. Dressed in traditional clothes, they look like they come from another time. They wield their cormorants, tied together with strings, like puppeteers. Their profession, known as “ukai,” was once common in waterside villages and […]
(Eagle News) — Umaapela si Senador Sonny Angara sa gobyerno na tutukan rin ang rehabilitasyon at pagpapaganda sa iba pang tourist destinations sa Pilipinas. Sinabi ni Angara na dapat magpatupad na rin ng pre-emptive measures sa mga lugar na nagpapakita na ng pagkasira dahil sa pag-abuso ng mga turista kabilang na ang El Nido sa Palawan. “There should be constant improvement of our facilities, so our carrying capacity will grow with arrivals. We must always […]
by Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse BORACAY, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines opened the doors Friday to a spruced up and newly regulated Boracay, its famous holiday island that was shuttered to mend decades of harm caused by unchecked tourism. The white sand idyll was closed to visitors in April after President Rodrigo Duterte called it a “cesspool” tainted by raw sewage flowing from hotels and restaurants straight into the sea. But the re-christened resort […]
