Boracay, one of the world’s most famous beach destinations, has reopened for a limited-numbers test run almost six months after closing for a cleanup operation to reverse the fortunes of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The government on Thursday resumed tourism on Boracay Island – but only for residents in Western Visayas starting June 16. “Local government here… filed a resolution ...

The Philippine government has started regulating cruise ship visits to Boracay Island in a bid to ease ... DoT’s regional director for Western Visayas, Helen J. Catalbas, said cruise ships ...

Israel has faced a mounting international outcry this month, including from Western allies, as it launched a new offensive in Gaza, already largely destroyed by Israeli bombardment and where the ...

Then the pandemic struck, and the Philippines ... tourism to Boracay. It took a severe toll on the local economy, but the silver lining was that this 4-sq.-mi. speck in the Visayas island chain ...

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — The Western Visayas police has created a unit that will go after criminals on Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan. The Boracay anti-vice unit was launched on Monday at Camp ...

Photo from Department of Environment and Natural Resources Western Visayas A group ... and better than ever.” Boracay is a small island in the central Philippines and roughly 200 miles southeast ...

Philippines ... on the island dropped 53 percent to 930,363 last year from two million in 2017, as per DoT’s data. In a separate interview, DoT’s regional director for Western Visayas ...