Lifestyle Travel Nickelodeon Pulls Out Of Coron’s Coral World Park Project Nickelodeon, the international children’s TV network has pulled out of the proposed Coral World Park project in Coron, Palawan. Nickelodeon which is owned by Viacom International Media Network, announced its decision after fierce opposition from local indigenous peoples and environmental groups. According to a report in The Guardian, the decision was made in consultation with the project’s local partner, Coral … Read More
KPop BTS Drops Preview To 2017 Yearly Summer Package, Was It Done In The Philippines? BTS, popularly known as Bangtan Boys, just dropped a preview to the 2017 version of this year’s Summer Package. With the release of the preview on YouTube, Philippine fans notice something fairly familiar. Was this year’s Summer Package actually shot in the Philippines? Meanwhile, the group wins another award. Here are the details. The South Korean KPop group has recently wrapped … Read More
Lifestyle Travel Palawan Tops List Of World’s 10 Best Islands Of 2017 Palawan once again tops the list of the World’s Best Islands of 2017 by Travel and Leisure, an online travel and lifestyle site. Boracay, another beloved island in the country remains on the list, as top 3. Different island destinations all over the world were rated by readers and editors of the travel site, results of which were released on … Read More
Travel Proposed Palawan Underwater Park Likely To Destroy Coral Reefs, Scientist Says Opposition against the proposed underwater park in Coron, Palawan has once again increased, after the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that the project was pushing through. Ecologist and biologist Dr. Alfredo Licuanan joins calls to oppose the project and says that the park and its structures will further endanger the coral reefs in the area. A group of environmentalists recently … Read More
Lifestyle Travel Nickelodeon Resort Pushing Through In Coron, Palawan, Says Tourism Department Nickelodeon will push through with plans to put up a resort in Coron, Palawan, reveals Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Teo. In an interview with CNN Philippines, Teo confirmed that the Nickelodeon resort which was announced early this year, is indeed happening. According to an ABS-CBN report, the tourism department also expressed its “excitement” over the development. Teo also … Read More
Culture Society WESCOM Says No Abu Sayyaf Sightings In Coron And East Coast Of Palawan The Western Command (WESCOM) says there are no sightings of the rebel group Abu Sayyaf in Coron and the east coast of Palawan yet. This is contrary to what rumors are saying. Officials of the WESCOM say an investigation is underway. They are coordinating with other intelligence units to verify this rumor. On April 20, members of the Joint Task Unit in … Read More
Culture Society Nickelodeon Underwater Theme Park In Palawan Draws Flak, Twitterverse Reacts Nickelodeon, the children’s TV network that brought “Spongebob Squarepants” and “Dora the Explorer” on television, has announced it would build an underwater resort and theme park in one of the most beautiful places in the world, Palawan. An online petition has been launched to oppose the plans. The announcement has alarmed environmentalists since the island is the Philippines’ ‘last ecological frontier.’ It … Read More
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