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(Eagle News) — The fifth division of the Sandiganbayan has allowed Elenita Binay to travel to Israel for a vacation. This after the division chaired by Associate Justice Rafael Lagos granted Binay’s April 24 motion for authority to travel to Tel Aviv-Yafo from May 15 to May 29. The wife of former Vice President Jejomar Binay is facing trial for graft and malversation at the third division in connection with the alleged anomalous purchase of beds […]
BORACAY, Aklan (Eagle News) – Umabot na sa 21 bilyong piso ang kinita ng isla ng Boracay sa kanilang tourism receipts. Ito ay sa unang apat na buwan pa lamang ng taong ito. Ayon sa report ng Aklan Provincial Tourism Office, ang naturang tourism receipts ay nalikom mula sa mga dayuhang bisita at Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) na umabot sa mahigit 14 bilyong piso. Samantala ang anim na bilyong piso naman ay galing sa mga local tourist. Sa tala […]
(Eagle News) — Umakyat ng labing isang (11) porsyento ang bilang ng mga turistang nagtutungo sa isla ng Boracay mula nitong Enero hanggang Abril ng taong ito kumpara noong nakaraang taon. Sa datos ng Malay Municipal Tourism Office, mula lang nitong unang apat na buwan ng taon ay nasa mahigit 744 thousand na ang naitalang tourist arrival sa isla kumpara sa mahigit 671 thousand noong nakaraang taon. Ang mga Korean national parin ang patuloy na […]
(Eagle News) — Dinarayo ngayon sa Dasol, Pangasinan ang mga salt farm o pagawaan ng asin. Ilan sa mga motorista ang namangha sa ganda nito na matatagpuan lamang sa kahabaan ng kalsada habang ang ilang mga local government official mula sa iba’t- ibang probinsya ay dumarayo sa lugar para naman mag-aral ng pag-gawa ng asin. Ang Dasol ay mayroong sampung libong salt beds. Halos labin-walong (18) bayan nito na gumagawa ng asin ay aabot sa […]
JIXIAN COUNTY, China (CCTV) — A section of the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in Jixian County, north China’s Shanxi Province, has turned the water from yellow to clear, presenting a magnificent sight that attracts crowds of visitors. Water flows of the Yellow River usually become low in the period from April to June every year, when minor waterfalls have disappeared, leaving only the major one, with the water turning from yellow sandy into […]
DIGITAL NEST|Best of Boston in 36 Hours By: Tennie Sumague, New York Bureau Four hours north of New York City lies the historic American city of Boston, Massachusetts where budget travelers like myself can opt to take the bus for less than $35. What can a traveler see within a span of 36 hours? Here are several recommended places to explore to make a trip to Boston fun and memorable. Freedom Trail This 2.5 trail […]
(Reuters) — Wind turbines are drawing in tourists, revenue and jobs to a small farming town in Rizal. Every year, on top of the windswept hills of the province, more than 340,000 tourists mill the view deck of Pililla town’s 4,500-hectare wind farm to marvel and take pictures of its 125-meter-tall white wind turbines. Construction of the wind farm, which consists of 27 turbines, finished in June 2015. The farm was inaugurated and opened to the […]
(Eagle News) — Pinag-aaralan na ang posibleng pagbubukas sa publiko sa umaabot na apat na pung kuwebang nadiskubre ng mga dayuhang mananaliksik sa Region 2. Ito ay matapos isumite ng Bristol Exploration Club na nakabase sa United Kingdom ang kanilang natuklasan na karagdagang apat na pung kweba sa rehiyon na karamihan ay matatagpuan sa Cagayan. Kaugnay nito, dadaan sa klasipikasyon ang mga naturang kuweba batay sa nakapaloob sa Cave Conservation Act bago ito buksan sa […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The number of tourists going to Boracay has already increased with the start of the long weekend. According to officials of the Caticlan Airport, the number of tourists was still manageable at the start of the week, but increased dramatically with the coming of the long weekend. The Philippine National Police has already deployed 188 police officers on the island and an additional 50 personnel from the regional office […]
by Nova SAFO / With Luc Olinga in New York Agence France-Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — The chief executive of embattled United Airlines unequivocally apologized Tuesday for an incident in which a passenger was dragged off a plane, promising a thorough review of the airline’s practices. The apology came amid a torrent of criticism of the carrier’s actions on a Sunday flight and its initial explanations. In images now seen worldwide, a passenger was […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States may soon expand its ban on air passengers carrying computers on board on US-bound flights, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Wednesday. The threat of a terror group trying to blow up an aircraft mid-flight is constant, he told a Senate hearing on border security, suggesting that the current ban might not have gone far enough. “It’s real, I think it’s getting realer,” he said of the […]
Philippine tourist destinations were recently featured at Portugal’s biggest annual tourism fair. Portugal’s national and regional tourism boards, airline companies, hotels and resorts, tour operators, travel agencies, embassies and other members of the tourism industry joined the Bolsa De Turismo De Lisboa or BTL 2017 at the Feira Industrial De Lisboa located in Parque Das Naçoes. More than 75,000 visitors and 400 foreign tour operators from around 36 countries gathered for the event. This is […]
