Archive for the ‘Tourism’ Category
Monday, June 8th, 2009
ILOILO CITY — A program funded by the Canadian government aims to spur "agricultural tourism" on Guimaras Island.
Guimaras Gov. Felipe Hilan Nava said the provincial government has identified agricultural tourism as the most appropriate and marketable concept to develop the tourism industry of the island.
Mr. Nava said they noticed that ...
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Monday, June 1st, 2009
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will launch the Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED) in the province of Guimaras on June 2, 2009.
DILG Undersecretary Austere Panadero and May Wong, First Secretary for Development of the Canadian ...
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Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Iloilo (1 March) -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) has accepted for validation four eco-tourism project proposals in Iloilo and Guimaras under its Grants for Entrepreneurial and Eco-Tourism (GREET) Program for 2009.
Tourism Regional Director Edwin Trompeta said the proposals from Iloilo include that of Expansion and Development of Adventure Tour ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
THE province of Guimaras will be very busy with various tourism events this first two quarters of 2009.
Guimaras Gov. Felipe Hilan Nava said preparations will focus on their participation in the annual Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo, the famous "Pagtaltal" during the celebration of the Holy Week and the province’s "Manggahan ...
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
TWO years after a massive oil spill hit this island-province, officials and experts said the island is showing recovery and coping from the impact of the calamity.
But rehabilitation efforts have been stalled by the non-release of around P150 million intended for development programs.
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
NUEVA VALENCIA, Guimaras – Frankie Aracan leads a pack of journalists through the rocky, winding trail on mountain bikes. He regularly checks if anyone is left behind or is having difficulty catching up.
A few hours later, Aracan gives pointers as they rappel down a 95-foot cliff overlooking the pristine beaches ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
FROM breathtaking sights to mouth-watering delicacies, Guimaras Island is a veritable treasure trove of delights. As one of the lesser-known destinations in the country, it has managed to maintain its pristine charms, charms that more than a year ago were threatened by an ecological mishap.
In August 2006, M/V Solar 1, ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
LOCATED southwest of Panay, Guimaras, one of the country’s smallest province, is separated physically from Iloilo by a narrow channel, which takes about fifteen to twenty minutes to cross by pumpboat from Iloilo.
Guimaras is home of the famous and the best export-quality mangoes in the Philippines. Mango plantations bearing their golden ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
RESIDENTS of a village recovering from the effects of Aug. 11, 2006 oil spill here have found jobs through tourism activities.
A community-based tourism project in Sitio Guisi, Brgy. Dolores in Nueva Valencia was developed by the Department of Tourism (DOT) in cooperation of United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Canadian Urban ...
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
RESORT OWNERS in Guimaras remain optimistic that they would recover from the business slumped as an effect of the MT Solar I oil spill that hit the province in 2006.
Elena Jison-Golez, Guimaras Resorts Association (GRA) president, said they could entice again tourists to visit and experience what the province could offer ...
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