Boracay Island is being rebranded as a sustainable destination and the next haven for cyclists. Banking on the island’s greener environment and rehabilitated roads, the Department of Tourism (DOT) is confident the soon-to-be-launched tourism program will boost arrivals and contribute to Boracay’s goal of attracting quality tourists. “Boracay has always been a bike-friendly destination but the biking activities are not yet launched but Boracay is now ready. At some point we’ll announce bike activities on the island,” Malay tourism officer Gil delos Santos said in an interview on Thursday. Delos Santos said bikers from Metro Manila could access Boracay via
Allowing children as young as five years old to go outdoors will help promote their well-being amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, Malacañang said on Saturday. In a radio interview, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said children should be given the chance to spend more time outside of their homes since Covid-19 already took a toll on their physical and mental health. “‘Yung concern talaga natin din ay iyong physical and mental well-being ng ating mga bata (Our concern here really is the children’s physical and mental well-being), Roque said. “So, ngayon, kumbaga ay binibigyan natin ng pagkakataon na makalanghap
The Police Regional Office in Caraga (PRO-13) has reported a total of 7,159 firearms in the region are still not renewed by their holders. PRO-13 Director Brig. Gen. Romeo M. Caramat Jr., in a statement on Saturday, said that the number is based on the record provided by the Regional Civil Security Unit in Caraga. “These 7,159 firearms remain not renewed since April 30, 2021,” Caramat said. He also reported that from September 2020 to July 8 this year, firearm owners have already handed over 187 guns to the different police stations in the region. The surrender of the 187
One of the soldiers who survived in the July 4 Air Force plane crash is thankful that God has kept him alive to grant his wish to serve Sulu, his home province. “Malaking pasasalamat ko sa Diyos naka-survive ako. Excited ako mapunta ng Jolo para makapag-serbisyo (I am so thankful to God that I survived. I am excited to be in Sulu to serve),” Sgt. Al-Ameen Sahibuddin, a native of Jolo, Sulu, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) in an interview on Saturday. Sahibuddin, who is on his 21st year in service, was assigned in Caraga Region since the time
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured Friday that villages that have received funds under the Barangay Development Program (BDP) after being cleared of communist insurgency have undergone a rigorous selection process. “The selection of 822 barangays to receive BDP funds underwent a thorough validation process participated by different stakeholders, particularly the people from the concerned barangays. These barangays share a common history, being exploited or subjected to abuses and deception by the CPP-NPA (Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army),” Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said in a message to the Philippine News Agency (PNA).
ZPhilippine Azkals coach Scott Cooper is hoping that the national team’s under-23 group performs way better than expected in the qualifiers of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup. The U23 Azkals are joined by defending champion South Korea, Singapore, and Timor Leste in Group H. Singapore will host the Group H qualifier bubble from Oct. 23-31. “We hope that our performance in the qualifiers will not be equivalent to our current seeding and that we can lift up our seeding for the future tournaments by having a far more respectable performance and better results as compared to what
