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Major airline offering tourists FREE flights - but there's a catch
Daily Mail
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July 31, 2025
By JOWENA RILEY Published: 20:10 EDT, 30 July 2025 | Updated: 20:10 EDT, 30 July 2025 Japan Airlines is offering international tourists the opportunity to explore more of Japan at no extra cost - but there are some conditions. The carrier is...
The Latest: Intense waves travel across Pacific after 8.8-magnitude earthquake
Canada's National Observer
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July 30, 2025
A tsunami sent powerful waves toward coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands, Japan and Hawaii and Alaska after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday. Warnings are also in place for Alaska and other...
Filipino American camper swept away in California river found dead
Inquirer
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July 29, 2025
Photo from Kern River Valley News & Community Info/Facebook · LOS ANGELES – The body of missing Filipino American James Bawayan was found several days after he jumped into the Kern River in San Joaquin Valley in California, authorities have...
Philippine President calls for more jobs in the country’s tourism sector
Travel Daily Media
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July 30, 2025
Philippine President Ferdinand R Marcos Jnr called on the country’s Department of Tourism (DOT) to create more jobs within the travel and tourism sectors. Marcos pointed out the need for more industry professionals given the growing number of both...
Foreign tourists remain split on where to retire, but agree: ‘Thailand is more than just Pattaya’
Pattaya Mail
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July 31, 2025
Not Sleazy Enough? Vietnam’s charm divides opinions — while retirees remind us: “Thailand is bigger than just Pattaya”. (Photo by Jetsada Homklin) PATTAYA, Thailand – With Southeast Asia fully reopened to travel and retirement visas once again in...
Dizon, Sotto seek ROW solutions for Pasig subway site
Philstar
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August 1, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon and Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto vowed to work together to resolve right-of-way or ROW issues that have delayed the construction of the Ortigas Station of the Metro Manila Subway. Dizon and...
Philippines Issues Tsunami Advisory, Urges Residents To 'Stay Away' From Beaches, Coasts
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has issued a tsunami advisory, stating that coastal areas in the Philippines facing the Pacific Ocean are expected to experience a tsunami wave height of less than one...
SLEX opens San Pedro northbound exit
Philstar
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August 1, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The government yesterday opened the northbound exit for San Pedro in Laguna at the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), cutting travel time by 45 minutes for Manila-bound motorists. Motorists coming from San Pedro now have a...
These 14 Holiday Spots Get All the Attention (But Should They?)
Travelbinger
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July 30, 2025
Travel marketing has created some of the world’s most successful myths, convincing millions of people that certain destinations represent the pinnacle of vacation experiences. But what happens when you actually visit these legendary places and...
Philippines issues tsunami warning after powerful quake hits Russia
Xinhua News Agency
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MANILA, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Wednesday warned residents in the coastal areas fronting the Pacific Ocean against "tsunami wave height of less than 1 meter," following a powerful earthquake...
Brief: As Philippine Province Declared Free of Abu Sayyaf, Counterterrorism in Southeast Asia Moves Online
The Jamestown Foundation
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Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 23 Issue: 4 July 30, 2025 05:03 PM Age: 4 hours Image of ceremony commemorating the declaration of Basilan as Abu Sayyaf free. (Source: Philippine Information Agency) Executive Summary: Philippine officials...
DoF warns of P5-B revenue loss if travel tax is eliminated
Business World
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July 30, 2025
By Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, Reporter ANALYSTS are urging the Philippine government to abolish the “outdated” travel tax, but the Department of Finance (DoF) has warned this could lead to as much as P5.1 billion in revenue losses. In a statement...
Earthquake, tsunami: travellers warned to follow evacuation advice in US, Japan, Pacific
Jimboomba Times
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July 30, 2025
The warnings are also in place for Pacific Islands including Philippines, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue and Palau. Also affected are Marshall Islands, Guam, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Fiji, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, Cook...
Philippine president calls out corruption in flood control projects
Eco-Business
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July 29, 2025
“I recently inspected the effects of the southwest monsoon and cyclones Crising, Dante and Emong. I clearly saw for myself that many flood control projects had been failures or those that were not sturdy and easily crumbled, and then there were...
Kanto Fiesta brings a rare taste of Filipino fare to Madison
WISC Channel 3000 - Wisconsin
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For Camille Poliarco, who emigrated from the Philippines to the in 2016, food is much more than just sustenance. “All of the love we share for each other and any other Filipinos — it comes from food,” she says. Now, Poliarco and her husband Nik —...
South Bay’s Malaya Movement merges Filipino activism, the arts
inewsource - California
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July 30, 2025
Subscribe and get our journalism delivered directly to your inbox. It’s free. A community organization in Chula Vista is using the power of music. Malaya Movement SD, the local chapter of a national organization that advocates for migrant rights...
Esquivel ranks 3rd at US Open of Surfing meet
Manila Standard
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August 1, 2025
FILIPINO surfing star Rogelio “Jay-R” Esquivel Jr. made waves on the global stage once again, clinching a podium with a third-place finish at the Lexus US Open of Surfing, the opening leg of the International Men’s Longboard Tour 2025, held at the...
Hundreds gather at Fatima Shrine for annual Filipino Day Pilgrimage
Western New York Catholic
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July 30, 2025
Organizers estimate up to 500 faithful Catholics gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima for the worship site’s annual Filipino Day Pilgrimage, Saturday, July 29. “This pilgrimage brings great joy to all of us. You...
Canada has issued tsunami travel warnings for 38 countries after a massive Pacific earthquake
Narcity
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July 30, 2025
Canadians heading to dozens of destinations across the Pacific Rim are now being warned to take extra precautions — or reconsider their travel plans altogether — after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Russia on Tuesday night....
Travel tax payments now accepted on ‘eGovPH Super app’
Panay News
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July 29, 2025
FILIPINOS and certain foreign passport holders traveling overseas may now pay their travel tax through the one-stop shop eGovPH Super App. The travel tax declaration integration into both the government mobile application and the eTravel system...