KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 21 April) – After about two weeks of closure due to security concerns, the scenic Lake Holon in Tboli, South Cotabato is now open to visitors. Tboli Mayor Keo Dayle Tuan lifted the closure order through
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 16 April) — Mindanao’s biggest annual beach party, the Sarangani Bay Festival, popularly called SarBay Fest, would have subdued celebrations next month due to the fuel crisis triggered by the Middle East war fallout, Gov.
The nine-year-old Kadayawan Cultural Village at the Magsaysay Park in Davao City features replicas of the traditional houses of the city’s 11 ethnolinguistic tribes. MindaNews photo by ANTONIO L. COLINA IV
Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur Tourism Officer Julius Paner (left) with local tour operator Jen Ramirez during the PEP Talks held at SM Lanang Premier on January 16, 2025. MindaNews photo by Antonio L. Colina IV
Government agencies and stakeholders highlight preparations for the hosting of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2026 during a press briefing in Mactan, Cebu, on January 14, 2026. Photo courtesy of PIA–Central Visayas.
BAYABAS, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews / 20 Novemvber) — As this municipality kicks off the celebration of the 64th Araw ng Bayabas on Sunday, November 16, decorated traditional bamboo rafts, or gakit, cruise along the town’s panoramic waterway facing the
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 29 Oct) — In this year’s Zamboanga Hermosa Photo Safari, held in conjunction with the annual Zamboanga Hermosa Festival during the month of October, a silhouette picture of two friends splashing water by the sea at
LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato (MindaNews / 15 October) — The 7 Falls, a popular tourist destination in this rustic upland town, is taking adventure to the next level with the looming operation of a cable car ride that offers a 360-degree
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews / 1 Oct) — While most coastal towns in the Caraga region lure visitors with stretches of white sand, the town of Nasipit, Agusan del Norte is charting a different course. Known primarily as a busy port
MindaNews / 17 September — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has unveiled its 10-year Bangsamoro Tourism Development Plan (BTDP), which seeks to position the region as a major Muslim-friendly tourism destination in the country and internationally, banking
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews / 01 September) – This city is known as the home of the ancient balangays, the oldest wooden boats excavated in Southeast Asia, which showcases the early Filipinos’ seafaring and boatbuilding skills. But for the 47th anniversary
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / August 26) — It is a wish granted for a teenager from the Island Garden City of Samal who wanted to go viral after throwing inappropriate, even threatening and vulgar, remarks to an English vlogger during
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 Dec) – The move to lower travel advisory levels for some parts of Mindanao by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan reflects the island’s improved peace and security situation. In a phone interview on
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 April)—An official from the City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) said that the prize money of P15 million worth of grants, which was awarded to the city as the second place winner in the recent Tourism
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 17 September) — Underground river, Pagangon Falls, wild orchids in a rainforest, canyoneering and more await you on your Sikyop Adventure 30 minutes away from downtown. The trek starts at Sikyop Agriculture Cooperative where you get a good
BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi (MindaNews / 9 June) – The inaugural Cotabato – Tawi-Tawi flight touched down at the Sanga-Sanga Airport here at 8:51 a.m. Thursday, welcomed by a water salute and locals optimistic of the economic and tourism opportunities the twice
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 March) – Department of Tourism (DOT)-Davao regional director Tanya Rabat-Tan welcomes the lifting of all coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Davao City as this will help revitalize the tourism industry severely impacted by the pandemic. Executive
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 Oct) – The provincial government of Davao Oriental is requiring all visitors who are planning to stay at any tourist destination for at least a night to make a prior booking as walk-in guests are
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 Sep) – Revenue losses of tourism-related businesses in Davao City were estimated at P1 billion just for the entire month of August as the local government cancelled all physical activities during the month-long Kadayawan Festival
PILAR, Siargao Island (MindaNews / 11 March) — Single-use plastic bags are no longer allowed in this town, the first to do so in the entire Surigao del Norte. The municipal council approved the ban in late February, amid mounting
OZAMIZ CITY (MindaNews / 03 March) — Seven months after the brutal slaying of Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog and 14 of his relatives in an anti-illegal drugs raids on July 30, Ozamiz City is moving away from its violent past and
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao (MindaNews / 22 April) — Maguindanao never fails to amaze us. With new natural attractions discovered and explored every now and then, you’ll never run out of natural wonders in the province. From the waves of
Karen Lou Deloso / Davao Oriental Provincial Information Officer DAVAO ORIENTAL (MindaNews/11 April) – The Provincial Government of Davao Oriental opened on Sunday, April 5, the newly completed zipline ride in the soon-to-launch Aliwagwag Nature Park in Cateel town, Davao
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 17 March) – Tourism stakeholders in Region 12 are looking at the Western Visayas as the next top market for the region’s tourist destinations. Nelly Nita Dillera, Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 12 director, said
TRAVEL/FITNESS ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 09 March) – Until recently, I’ve been to eight of Iligan’s two dozen or so waterfalls. Twice I was commissioned by the City Tourism Office to document the waterfalls in pictures – first in the
GUMASA, Sarangani (April 22, 2013) – The growing crowd each year flocking into the white sand beaches here in Glan never fails to hype Sarangani Bay Festival as Mindanao’s biggest beach party. From the 33,499 in 2011, the crowd went
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) – About a hundred caves are found in New Corella town in Davao del Norte but mostly have not been assessed yet by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in order to
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/07 March) — A consortium of Chinese-Filipino businessman is eyeing to open a P250 million six-story, 111-room high-end hotel in this city within the year. Domingo Teng, a local tuna businessman, said that Greenleaf Hotel GenSan is
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/05 March) – The provincial government should have disallowed some companies from enjoying exclusive rights during the Kaamulan even if they were major sponsors of the annual festival showcasing Bukidnon’s indigenous cultures, a Lumad leader said on Monday.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/01 March)- -Senatorial candidates of the opposition United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) are set to hold a campaign sortie here during the Kaamulan 2013 festival fireworks display tomorrow (March 2), tourism officer Joe-An Bayona Henderin said. Henderin told MindaNews that
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/03 February) — The Department of Tourism (DOT) is pushing for the entry of more investments on tourism infrastructure and related development ventures in Sarangani province to enhance the area’s tourism potentials. Maria Victoria Jasmin, DOT Undersecretary
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews / 7 Nov) – All is set for the Lanuza Surfing Festival and Agri-Aqua Tourism Trade Fair in the town of Lanuza, Surigao del Sur, on November 12 to 17. The annual surfing open competition will have
MALAYBALAY CITY – The Tourism Infrastructure Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has earmarked P15 million for the establishment of the Bukidnon eco-cultural tourism park in 2013, Laila D. Marte, officer in charge of the Provincial Tourism Office told the Bukidnon Sangguniang
GUMASA, Sarangani (Sarangani Information Office/11 April) – Dr. Delfin Besquillo traded his family businesses in Metro Manila for a beachfront in Gumasa, Glan. He finds solace here that he longs the community to cherish and for tourists to experience.
Dr. Besquillo, 77, is a retired dental surgeon. Along with wife Solficia and five children, he wants to see and share their Ilongo-style hospitality, finally turning their property in Gumasa to one of the newest and unique tourism destinations in Sarangani. Welcome to Coco Beach Resort.
“Tourism is about friends, about public relations,” Dr. Besquillo mused.
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/8 Jan) — The tourism office of Southwestern Mindanao will be sending 100 out-of-school youth and grade school children garbed in colorful Moro and indigenous attires when the region leads this year’s opening of the Wow Philippines Best of the Regions Showcase in Intramuros, Manila.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/29 April) — The tourism council has yet to decide on which aspect of tourism Davao would pursue but assured it would market the city with what is and what is not.
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/Feb 21) – The city government of Kidapawan wants to focus on the tourism potentials of Mt. Apo, the country’s highest mountain with its beautiful peak and steaming blue lake.
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/19 July) — After successfully marketing Davao City and the famed Kadayawan Festival in the international tourism market a year ago, the Department of Tourism (DOT) now plans to tap South Cotabato's T'nalak Festival as the country's banner attraction for its global tourism campaign next year, Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano said.
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/19 July) — South Cotabato officials have unveiled a multimillion development package to transform the famous resort town of Lake Sebu as one of the country's top ecotourism destinations.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MIndaNews/06 February) — For a change, Bukidnon's annual Kaamulan festival opens on February 10, a month ahead of the founding date itself, with ambassadors from at least 10 countries invited to grace it, the province's tourism officer said.
