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Japan: Yokohama aims for tourism boost, sustainability with Smart City initiatives

Tokyo [Japan], February 8 (ANI): Nestled in the heart of Japan, Yokohama stands as a coveted tourist destination, captivating visitors with its allure. With a vision for sustainable growth, the city now aims to enhance its charm and appeal by embracing smart initiatives, fostering a more sustainable and intelligent urban experience. To realise this vision, Yokohama City organised the Y-Ship global event in December last y.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsFeb 8th, 2024

Economic Watch: China s travel boom buoys global expectations

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- As the eight-day Spring Festival holiday draws closer, global tourist destinations are keen to attract Chinese holidaymakers, with high hopes for a tourism boom. In a video message last week, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin extended a warm welcome to Chinese tourists, as they had been the largest source of inbound tourism for the country. The prime minister expressed hopes that C.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsFeb 5th, 2024

Tourist arrivals seen to breach pre-COVID-19 levels

The country’s tourism sector is expected to sustain its recovery this year, with international arrivals hitting 8.21 million, effectively closing in to pre-COVID levels, according to a unit of Fitch Solutions......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 2nd, 2024

Chinese tourist inflow in Philippines still lagging

Airlines across Asia, including in the Philippines, should expect the Chinese market to recover to pre-pandemic levels only by 2025......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 31st, 2024

Private firms to bankroll P18 billion Pasig rehab

The country’s top businessmen are backing the government’s rehabilitation of the Pasig River, a vital waterway and prominent landmark and tourist attraction......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 20th, 2024

Envi group urges villages in Panigan-Tamugan Watershed to regulate tourism

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 January) – An environmental group here on Monday asked the two villages straddling the Panigan-Tamugan Watershed (PTW) to regulate tourist activities after visitors left a pile of garbage there since New Year’s Day. Mark Peñalver, Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) executive director, said that barangays should learn to strike […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanewsRelated NewsJan 16th, 2024

‘Love the Philippines’ continues in London, Italy

The Department of Tourism continues its “Love the Philippines” drive in Europe, with caravans and advertisements placed in prime tourist destinations......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

Palawan pasok sa Top 10 Trending Travel Destinations ngayong 2024

WALANG kupas pa rin ang kagandahan ng isla ng Palawan! Marami pa rin kasi ang nabibighani at tumatangkilik na puntahan ang isa sa kilalang tourist spot ng Pilipinas. Sa katunayan nga, pang-apat ang Palawan sa listahan ng “Top 10 Trending Travel Destinations” ng travel platform na Tripadvisor para sa taong ito. Sa website, inilarawan ang.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

REFLECTIONS: GomBurZa and I: The fight goes on

TAGO, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews / 08 January) — I have been to the ancestral house of Fr. Jose Burgos three times. It is one of the major tourist attractions in Vigan City in Ilocos del Sur. The house is smaller than Jose Rizal’s in Calamba, Laguna but it is replete with the necessary conveniences […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanewsRelated NewsJan 14th, 2024

Exploring Southern China

I must admit, I had never heard of Zhangjiajie before… then I was told of the “Avatar Forest,” which I had heard of. That is in that city in the northwest of Hunan Province in China where that famous forest is located and is home to the famed Wulingyuan scenic area (a 26,000-hectare area that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and other tourist attractions......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 11th, 2024

LTO-7 to deputize police to reduce traffic incidents on TCH

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To reduce traffic incidents on the Transcentral Highway (TCH) in Balamban town, the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) will deputize police along this highly-traversed route. In a press statement, LTO-7 Director Glen Galario is set to authorize police personnel to be part of LTO’s deputized agents. A deputation seminar.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJun 2nd, 2024

Explain relief of 35 Davao City cops – council

The Davao City council has sought an explanation from the regional police office on the relief of city police chief Col. Richard Bad-ang and 34 other police officers......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

6 newborns killed in India baby hospital fire – police

NEW DELHI — Six newborn babies have died after a fire tore through a children’s hospital in the Indian capital, with people charging into the blaze to rescue the infants, police said Sunday. “All the 12 newborn babies were rescued from the hospital with the help of other people,” senior police officer Surendra Choudhary said.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 26th, 2024

Man kills 2 officers at police station in Malaysia in a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah attack

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A man stormed a police station in Malaysia and killed two police officers early Friday in what's being investigated as a Jemaah Islamiyah terror attack. The man also injured another officer before being shot dead. Material linked to Jemaah Islamiyah, a shadowy Southeast Asian terror network that is linked to al-Qaida, was found in the attacker's home and five members of his fami.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMay 18th, 2024

Probe on local police leadership sought in Congress

A “comprehensive inquiry” into the police leadership in local government units, particularly the San Pedro City police force in Laguna, is being sought in the House of Representatives......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

2 cops catch police spouses having an ‘affair’ in mall parking lot

MANILA, Philippines — Two police officers are facing adultery and concubinage complaints after their spouses — who are also law enforcers — caught them allegedly having an affair at a mall parking lot in Laguna, according to police. In a report on Sunday, the Laguna Police Provincial Office (PPO) said the two complainants caught their partners allegedly.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 28th, 2024

Police intelligence officer killed in GenSan

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) – A police intelligence officer assigned in Cotabato province was killed in a gun attack along the circumferential road in Barangay Sinawal here Sunday night. Col. Nicomedes Olaivar Jr., city police director, said Corporal Ricky Mendoza Gomez was traversing a portion of the circumferential road aboard a motorcycle […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanewsRelated NewsMar 11th, 2024

Philippines logs nearly 11,000 gun-related incidents from 2022 to 2024

MANILA, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded 10,936 gun-related incidents, including shootings, from 2022 until this year, a spokesperson of the national police said Monday. The majority of them were shooting incidents, alarm and scandal, grave threat, and robbery, Police Colonel Jean Fajardo said in a press conference, adding that 5,172 of the cases were recorded in 2022, 4,956.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsMar 11th, 2024

Philippines logs nearly 11,000 gun-related incidents from 2022 to 2024

MANILA, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded 10,936 gun-related incidents, including shootings, from 2022 until this year, a spokesperson of the national police said Monday. The majority of them were shooting incidents, alarm and scandal, grave threat, and robbery, Police Colonel Jean Fajardo said in a press conference, adding that 5,172 of the cases were recorded in 2022, 4,956.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMar 11th, 2024

PNP official suspended for abusing 25 trainees

A police official who allegedly used excessive force in disciplining 25 police trainees in Las Piñas City in October last year was sanctioned with a suspension without pay for 31 days, the Philippine National Police said yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 10th, 2024