Underwater photographs of marine animals in the PhilippineWaters of Honda Bay in Palawan, Anilao in Batangas, Southern Leyte, and Romblon Island won Best in Show Overall and 3 categories of the 7th Annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest organized by Underwater Photography Guide. One other image won runner-up, while two placed 4th, one placed 5th, […]
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Philippines among Best Countries in the World for Adventure Tourism
The Philippines is among the top-ranked “Best Countries in the World for Adventure Tourism” for being “friendly, fun, pleasant climate, scenic and sexy” in the annual survey conducted by US News. The 2019 Best Countries rankings placed the Philippine islands in the 22nd spot for Adventure Rankings out of the 80 countries evaluated for how […]
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Maymay Entrata hailed as Princess with a positive outlook in Dubai fashion mag
Pinay beauty Maymay Entrata was hailed as the “Princess in the Palace” who starts the year with a positive outlook in the cover story of the 6th anniversary issue of Xpedition Middle East luxury lifestyle and fashion magazine in Dubai. Xpedition praised Entrata’s stint as the first Pinay to walk the Arab Fashion week runway […]
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Karen Gallman’s Journey: From Binibining Pilipinas to Miss Intercontinental Crown
Karen Gallman is the 3rd Filipina beauty queen to claim a pageant crown within weeks of each other – following Catriona Gray who won the country’s 4th Miss Universe crown in December 2018, and Francesca Taruc bagging the Miss Tourism World 2019 Intercontinental in China early January. The Filipina-Australian beauty with roots in Bohol and […]
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Karen Gallman wins the Philippines’ 1st Miss Intercontinental crown in 47 years
Miss Philippines Karen Gallman made history after winning the Philippines’ first Miss Intercontinental crown the night of January 25 at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City. The 26-year-old Filipino-Australian beauty bested 86 other candidates from all over the world to be hailed as the first Pinay to win the Miss Intercontinental title in the […]
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Philippines tourism arrivals soars to record high of 7.1 million IN 2018
2018 was a record breaking year for Philippines as the archipelago welcomed a record 7,127,168 foreign tourists. The tally is the highest ever number in the country’s tourism industry and a vast improvement from to 6,620,908 tourism arrivals in 2017. This tourism milestone happened despite the six-month closure of the popular destination of Boracay island. […]
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Shay Mitchell enjoys Palawan paradise
Filipino-Canadian Hollywood star Shay Mitchell has been living it up in the Philippines, specifically in Palawan where is she spending days after her promotional tour in Manila for her Netflix series, “You.” Mitchell who had shown off her Filipino heritage’s culture to co-star Penn Badgley, sampling the halo halo dessert and posing with the Philippine […]
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Vogue features El Nido as pristine paradise escape for Supermodel Eliana Gil Rodriguez
Supermodel and fashion designer Eliana Gil Rodriguez was in El Nido Resorts in Palawan to celebrate her birthday – and her pictures were published by Vogue which featured her vacation as a “Pristine Paradise Escape.” The Vogue article feature described how Rodriguez chose to be in Palawan – voted one of the top 3 islands […]
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National Museum Philippine Rise marine biodiversity exhibit opens to public
The Philippine Rise, also known as Benham Rise, has found its way to the National Museum of Natural History in Manila through an exhibition which opened on January 20 for free public viewing. The National Museum’s new attraction, “The Journey Towards the Protection of the Philippines Rise,” showcases underwater photos taken by technical divers of […]
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Miss Philippines Karen Gallman wins 3rd title in Miss Intercontinental pre-pageant awards
Miss Philippines Karen Gallman was awarded Miss Body Beautiful, her 3rd title in the Miss Intercontinental pre-pageant awards. Gallman was given the special prize in the preliminary competition held in Okada Manila on January 16. The Bb. Pilipinas hope for the country’s first ever Miss Intercontinental title had previously won two awards during the press […]
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3 Camiguin tourism spots are now National Cultural Treasures
The island of Camiguin in Northern Mindanao now has three of its top tourist spots in the list of the Philippines’ national cultural treasures. On the occasion of Camiguin’s 51st celebration of its foundation day on January 7, the provincial government announced the successful inclusion of the Sunken Cemetery, Guinsiliban Moro Watch Tower and Bonbon’s […]
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9 Philippine islands are Canada’s choice for Asia’s Top 50 Beaches
Nine Philippine islands have been picked in Asia’s Top 50 Beaches recommended by Canada’s leading online travel agency, Flight Network. El Nido in Palawan was ranked number 1 by the world’s top travel professionals in the Canadian firm’s globally-recognized list which showcases “a collection of off-the-beaten-path slices of paradise from every corner of our planet.” […]
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