DAVAO CITY – More Chinese investors are expected to invest here following XiamenAir’s launch on Tuesday of its Davao City-Quanzhou twice weekly direct flights “to serve as an air bridge to better enhance bilateral trade relations” between Davao and Jinjiang.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 Dec) – Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) president Arturo Milan said he is optimistic that Davao Region can surpass the target gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of 9. 2% to 10.2%
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 13 Nov) – The city will host youth leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Japan on Sunday as part of the activities during the four-day stay of the delegates for Ship for Southeast Asian
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 29 Oct) – XiamenAir will launch thrice-weekly direct flights between Davao City and Jinjiang in Fujian province of China starting December 18 this year, Vice Mayor Bernard Al-ag said on Sunday. In an interview during the inauguration
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 28 Sept) – The dilapidated Sta. Ana Wharf would be the most feasible point of entry to Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) for the proposed 4.4-kilometer Davao City-Samal Island Link Bridge project, Department of Public Works
Eight contingents from different towns in Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte join the Sajaw Siargao 2018 on Thursday (September 28, 2018) held in General Luna town, the province’s foremost tourist destination and the country’s surfing capital. MindaNews photo by
GENERAL LUNA, SIARGAO (MindaNews/ 24 Sept) – According to a story in Rappler, up to 1.2 billion pesos had been allocated in 2016 to add and improve infrastructure in the Caraga region, with special focus on tourism facilities in Siargao.
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao (MindaNews / 19 Sep) – I touched down on this surfer’s island early this month, nearly 10 years since my first visit. And at once I felt things here are much different from before. I opt for
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 Aug) – Fruit bats could become the primary eco-tourism attractions in the Davao Region but conservationists warned there must be a stricter measure to control the unsupervised tourism activities that may endanger the population of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 June) — Due to lack of load factor, Malaysia’s budget airline AirAsia will stop its Davao City-Kuala Lumpur direct flights on August 20, eight months after its launch on December 21, 2017. “It is regretful
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 May) – Government must abolish travel taxes for travelers from Mindanao and Palawan going to any destination in the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) “to encourage everybody to travel and learn in the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 March) – A resolution will be filed in the City Council on March 20 to create a task force that will investigate the sprouting of illegal mountain resorts in Marilog District, declared as the “new
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 Feb) – Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo denied tagging along her makeup artist and utility personnel in domestic and international travels despite the warning issued by President Rodrigo R. Duterte against government officials going on excessive
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 Feb) – President Rodrigo R. Duterte will issue a directive requiring all resort owners to build water treatment facilities to prevent polluting coastal areas like what happened in the world-renowned Boracay Island. In a press
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 Feb) – The tourism sector here targets to attract 2.14 million visitors to the city this year, which is higher by 7 percent compared with the tourists arrivals reported in 2017, but the perception of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 Feb) – The local tourism industry won’t be affected by the statement of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV that it is the country’s most dangerous city, an official said. City Tourism Office head Generose Tecson said
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 Feb) – The Department of Tourism (DOT) plans to intensify the promotion of tourism-oriented family farms to encourage the participation of young Filipinos in farming, Tourism Assistant Secretary Eden Josephine David said. David said in
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 February) – Business executives in Davao City and their counterparts from Hawaii held exploratory talks for possible joint ventures, following the signing of a sisterhood pact between the city and Country of Kaua’i on Monday,
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 24 Jan) – Bukidnon tourism should go beyond the annual Kaamulan and ziplines in pursuit of tourism goals in 2018, according to stakeholders in their responses to “Bukidnon 2018: Public Outlook Series initiative.” Reynaldo Gil Lomarda,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 January) – Direct flights between this city and Tokyo, Japan are in the works, an official of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) said. Arturo Milan, new president of DCCCII, told
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 January) – Officials of the city government of Davao will sign a sisterhood agreement with Honolulu, Hawaii next month, an official of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) said. Newly-elected DCCCII
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Islands (MindaNews / 11 January) – Electricity has reached Daku Island, a tourist destination in this world-renowned town of Surigao del Norte. The P36-million underwater cable project linking mainland Siargao to Barangay Daku supplies round-the-clock power to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 Nov) – The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has approved the P10-million budget for the crafting of the tourism master plan of Davao City. In an interview on Monday, City Tourism Office head
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 5 Sept) – Region 12’s thriving tourism industry received a major boost after drawing positive reviews at the 2017 Philippine Travel Mart (PTM) held last weekend in Pasay City, the Department of Tourism said. Nelly
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 25 Aug) – Tourist arrivals in Region 12 reached around 2.5 million during the first half of the year despite the declaration of martial in May, but these are mostly local visitors as the number
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/07 August) – The number of tourist arrivals in the city in June this year went down to 123,343, or a decrease of 19 percent compared to 152,678 tourists registered during the same period last year. But City Tourism Office
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 2 Aug) – The tourism industry in Davao City has suffered a major blow after martial law was declared last May 23 but tourists are urged to participate in the month-long Kadayawan revelries, with Department of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 July) – The head of the business chamber here said the private sector has maintained support for President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s martial law declaration in Mindanao to quell threats of terrorism but “we cannot deny
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/02 June) – The city’s economic performance will experience a slowdown for the rest of the year owing to the state of martial law in Mindanao, Lemuel Ortonio, chief of the Davao City Investment Promotion Office (DCIPC), said Friday. But
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 1 June) – The tourism industry in the city suffered a revenue loss of P20 million for the first three days of martial law, according to Davao City Tourism Office (CTO) head Generose Tecson. Speaking in
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/19 May) — “Of all the art exhibits I have lately seen in Davao City, this one is the best!” Such were the words of the noted Davao visual artist, Victor Secuya at the opening of Merging Currents – an
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 14 May) — Along the coast in Barangay Kalanganan II fronting the majestic Sultan Haji Hassanal Masjid, stands enchanting Timako Hill. The hill, one of only two elevated areas in Cotabato City where trees are preserved
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 4 May) – Davao City tourist arrivals surged to 459,104 for the first quarter of 2017, higher by 13 percent compared to the 405,576 arrivals recorded during the same period last year. Records from the City
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 March) – The Department of Tourism (DOT) 11 is planning to develop the river communities in the provinces here as eco-tourism sites to support the livelihoods of the fisherfolks and the lumads. In an interview
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/21 March) – The lack of hotels and a convention center might hinder the city’ bid to become a major tourism destination and venue for meetings, exhibitions and other events, the City Tourism Office said. CTO head Generose
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/17 February) — The city government is targeting to start next month the development works for the city’s P22 million Cultural and Heritage Museum. Vice Mayor Shirlyn Bañas-Nograles, chair of the city museum project’s technical working group,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/10 January) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to visit President Rodrigo R. Duterte in his now famous humble residence at Doña Luisa Subdivision in Matina, Davao City, the Presidential Communications and Operations Office (PCOO) said.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 5 Jan) – For the third time in four years, the famed crater-lake Holon in T’boli town in South Cotabato will be off-limits anew to local and international visitors starting on Saturday, Jan. 7, to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/30 December) — Security concerns have forced the Miss Universe 2016 organizing committee to cut short the visit of around 30-40 candidates to the city next month. The candidates will arrive on January 19 and fly out on
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 Nov) – The hometown of President Rodrigo R. Duterte will host some of the side events of the upcoming Miss Universe pageant in the country next year, a tourism official confirmed. Tourism Assistant Secretary Eden
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 15 Nov) – Region 12’s export-quality products and world-class tourist destinations will take the center stage anew in a five-day grand regional trade and tourism exposition that will formally open here on Wednesday. Leonard Flores, chief
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/07 October) — Eleven top hotels and resorts in Region 12 have received the prestigious “star” ratings from the Department of Tourism (DOT). Nelly Nita Dillera, DOT Region 12 director, said the establishments obtained one- to four-star
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 June) – Mindanao’s first Hyperbaric Chamber facility will rise by October this year at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), a move that will strengthen the Davao region’s position as a premier diving destination in
