MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s approved value-added tax (VAT) refund for foreign tourists starting 2024 will revitalize the tourism industry further but local enterprises should...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City government will hold cultural festivals celebrated in different countries to boost tourism in line with the full reopening of the economy...
MANILA – As much as 70 percent discount on airfares and travel packages are expected at the 2023 Travel Tour Expo (TTE) happening at the SMX Convention...
MANILA – The Philippines on Tuesday welcomed a planeload of Chinese travelers after China finally eases its restriction for outbound travel. About 190 visitors from Xiamen arrived...
MANILA – The Department of Tourism (DOT) aims to attract 5 million foreign visitors this year. In a television interview on Thursday, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco noted...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Tourism in Bicol (DOT-5) will soon deploy “tourist cops” in the different local government units (LGUs) as it activates its Tourist-Oriented...
If crowded airports are a sign, Australians are keen to get back into the skies. And if you’re flying long haul, in a few years you...
MANILA – The Philippine and Chinese governments are committed to bringing back pre-pandemic levels of tourist arrivals and resuming direct flights, especially between Manila and Beijing. The...
MANILA – The holidays delivered further gains for the Philippine tourism industry as it breached its 1.7-million target with 2.65 million international arrivals as of the end...
MANILA — The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has generated PHP149 billion (USD2.6 billion) in tourism revenues as of November this year, according to the...
Margaret Atwood aptly captured this dynamic with the phrase, “Old money whispers, new money shouts.” Let me elaborate on this...
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Like many others, I couldn’t resist joining the 2016 throwback trend. It was all over social media, with everyone sharing...
It’s a brand-new year and a brand new you! If you’re like me who had been indulging quite a bit...
For many people, Christmas is the loneliest time of the year — it could be due to the fact that...
It’s definitely beginning to look and smell a lot like Christmas! The beautiful thing about Christmas is that it’s mandatory...
You and your partner or spouse have been in a long-term relationship. Somehow, over the years, the fizz has fizzled...
There will be days when we feel like too much is going on around us — too much unnecessary noise...
Like the rest of the world, I was deeply saddened and shocked when I read that TikTok influencer, Emman Atienza...
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By Trisha Matabalan, Philippine Canadian Inquirer March 6, 2026 CANADA – The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released looser...
Philippine Canadian Inquirer February 18, 2026 NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia— Filipino singer Jinky Vidal sold out two of her spectacular...
By Nash Villena, Philippine Canadian Inquirer December 29, 2025 VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Members of the Filipino community, supporters, and...
By Jake de Guzman December 13, 2025 VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Ateneo Alumni Association of British Columbia (AAABC) on...