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INFLUX OF TOURISTS. Tourists enjoy the white sand beach of Boracay Island on Good Friday (April 15, 2022). During the Holy Week, Boracay Island has recorded 44,981 tourist arrivals the highest was on Maundy Thursday with 12,266 guests. (PNA photo courtesy of Jun Aguirre) ILOILO CITY - The tourist arrivals in Boracay Island for this year's Holy Week celebration is almost closer to the number of guests for the said period before the Covid-19 pandemic. Malay chief tourism operations officer Felix Gregorio Delos Santos, in a phone interview on Monday, said from April 11 to 17, they have recorded 44,981 tourist arrivals; the highest was on Holy Thursday with 12,266 guests. "Holy week is more of a family day so they brought along members of their family. And mostly really celebrate the Holy Week in Boracay," he said. During the Holy Week in 2018, the Malay Municipal Tourism Office has recorded 46,610 guests and 57,205 for the same period in 2019. Beach parties were prohibited ....
WELCOME BACK. Tourists once again get to enjoy the calming atmosphere at Burnham Park in Baguio City's central business district in this undated photo. The city government on Monday (April 11, 2022) said it is prepared for the influx of tourists during the Holy Week break, with over 80,000 traveler registrations to Baguio approved as of April 7. (PNA file photo) BAGUIO CITY - The city government is bracing for the expected influx of tourists in the country's summer capital during the Holy Week break and throughout the rest of the dry season. Aileen Refuerzo, Public Information Office chief, in a phone interview on Monday, said "Baguio City expects hordes of tourists for the Holy Week break." She said that data provided by the City Tourism Office shows that as of April 7, the city has more than 80,000 approved travel registrations arriving from April 8 to 17. Approved travel registration figures as of April 7 are as follows: Apr. 8 - 14,491; Apr. 9 - 15,934; Apr. 10 - ....
DECONGEST CITY CENTER. Undated photo shows Burnham Park in Baguio City with the central business district (CBD) in the backdrop, which the local government plans to decongest by developing six nearby growth nodes. Aileen Refuerzo, city chief information officer, on Monday (April 4, 2022) said that while new economic areas will soon rise, the CBD will remain the prime commercial and institutional center. (PNA DECONGEST CITY CENTER. Undated photo shows Burnham Park in Baguio City with the central business district (CBD) in the backdrop, which the local government plans to decongest by developing six nearby growth nodes. Aileen Refuerzo, city chief information officer, on Monday (April 4, 2022) said that while new economic areas will soon rise, the CBD will remain the prime commercial and institutional center. (PNA photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - The local government is planning to develop six new economic areas or "growth nodes" to help decongest the city's central bu ....
RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP. The legal office of Baguio City will sue irresponsible dog owners as part of the Responsible Dog Ownership Ordinance of the city passed in 2021. Councilor Betty Lourdes Tabanda said the city's responsibility of filing a case will come when there is no private offended party who is affected due to the violation based on the ordinance. (PNA file photo) BAGUIO CITY - Animal welfare advocates in the city have lauded the city government for approving a resolution allowing its legal office to file charges against erring dog owners. "More than a year of rescuing, we have experienced so many heartbreaks for rescues: abandoned, neglected by the owners. The Baguio City Pound that so many despise is continuing to operate because of owners letting their dogs out and on the loose not bothered by the danger imposed," the Furvent Animal Rescue and Advocacy Group said in a social media post on Tuesday. The group added that it can now push for the creation of an ....
HELPING SMALL BIZ. Micro, small, and medium enterprises in Baguio City have been allowed to use the Igorot Park in Burnham Park from December 1 to 24 to display and sell their products during the Christmas season. The activity is part of the initiative to help the small entrepreneurs rebound from the economic losses due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. (PNA photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - The city government has allowed the use of the Igorot Park within the Burnham Park reservation to be used by local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as a selling area for their products for the holiday season. Among the items on display for sale until December 24 are handcrafted materials, women's fabric and apparel, processed food, and other items manufactured and processed by MSMEs who were greatly impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan, in a phone interview on Monday, said a resolution was approved by the city ....