Manila, Philippines Travel News

I found out the answer this week after I got a chance to see the cultural and historical landmarks of the Philippines' prime commercial-business district.

There is no need to grant an Income Tax Holiday incentive to hotels and resorts in the country's hottest tourist destinations, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said in response to the open letter to the president of the Philippine Hotel Federation, Inc.

The Philippines and Brazil on Wednesday signed an air service agreement, in a bid to boost travel between the two countries, according to a Civil Aeronautics Board official.

SPEAKING FREELY New spark in the South China Sea By Julius Cesar I Trajano Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say.

The Department of Finance thumbed down a proposal to grant income tax holiday incentive to hotels and resorts in top tourist destinations in the Philippines.

The Philippines has filed a protest with the Chinese Embassy in Manila on the provocative and illegal presence of Chinese government ships around Ayungin Shoal in Palawan.

Applicants look at job offers displayed on a glass window of a recruitment agency in Manila, the Philippines, in this 2010 file photo.

THE Philippines' largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific announced it will begin direct flights from Manila to Phuket, Thailand, starting August 16, 2013.

Two frigates, one destroyer and other coast guard vessels have taken part in the drill in the Bashi channel between the two sides.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 -- Consular services at the Philippine embassy here will be closed on Monday to make way for the overseas absentee voting in the Philippine elections.

MANILA Around 1,000 Filipino children stranded in Saudi Arabia should be given priority in repatriation to the Philippines, according to overseas Filipino workers who arrived Friday.

Philippines' San Miguel Corp. and its Cambodian partner are planning a US$1.5-billion maiden fleeting programme for their newly created Cambodian Airlines.

MANILA, Philippines A Filipino has won a slot at the World Press Photo's 2013 Joop Swart Masterclass, the first Filipino photographer to be selected for the annual event, reputably among the most prestigious of its kind.

China has sent one of its largest recorded fishing fleets to disputed islands in the South China Sea, state-run media said yesterday, amid tensions over Beijing's assertion of its claims in the region.

Perng Fai-nan, governor of Taiwan's central bank, has sounded an alarm over the policy of quantitative easing adopted by the central banks of the United States, some European countries and .

MALACANANG expressed confidence on Sunday that the government would reach its tourist arrival target of 5.5 million by the end of 2013.

All-in fares for flights from Manila to Iloilo, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Puerto Princesa, Tagbilaran, Davao, Bacolod and Kalibo are available for as low as P537.

Philippine Airlines, which sees strong flight demand between Malaysia and The Philippines, has resumed its flights to Kuala Lumpur after a seven-year absence.

Science may be the only way to keep traffic moving in the region's huge cities as car numbers continue to rise, says Crispin Maslog .

"The Expanding Manhattan Coastline" by Racontours says that since the days of Dutch New York, Manhattan Island has undergone massive transformation to its coastline.