Kalibo (Philippines)

Type: City

Name: Kalibo (Philippines)

population: 56,844

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Air Asia completes investment in Zest Air

InterAksyon.com means BUSINESSMANILA - The Philippine unit of Southeast Asia's largest budget airline has completed its investment in Zest Airways Inc.In a disclosure to the Bursa Malaysia, Air Asia Berhad said Air Asia Philippines$ completed its acquisition ... [Published Interaksyon - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Philippines, Kalibo (Philippines), Manila

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Upbeat tourism in Boracay

Tourist arrivals up 60% from Jan. to Apr.BORACAY — This world-famous island resort enjoyed a sharp rise in tourist arrivals during the first four months of this year.From January to April, Boracay had 519,462 visitors — a 60.20-percent increase from the ... [Published Panay News - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Taiwan, Philippines, Kalibo (Philippines), South Korea

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Sell Boracay to more countries - DOT

KALIBO, Aklan, May 23 (PIA) – To fill the glut that Boracay is experiencing now, it must not just depend on visitors coming from a single market or country, a tourism official said.Tim Ticar, officer-in-charge of the Department of Tourism (DOT) in Boracay ... [Published Philippine Information Agency - May 23 2013]

Entities: TICAR, Taiwan, Kalibo (Philippines), Japan

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Mandarin Airlines

‘Balintang’ Tension Eases

Taiwan Allows NBI To Probe Fishing Boat; Parallel Investigation OK’dMalacañang yesterday said the tension between the Philippines and Taiwan has somewhat eased following an agreement by the two parties to conduct a parallel investigation.The Taiwanese ... [Published BruDirect - May 23 2013]

Entities: Taiwan, Amadeo (Philippines), Mandarin Airlines, Manila, Kalibo (Philippines)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Only 80 percent of Aklan voters cast vote

KALIBO, Aklan - Of the total 328,642 registered voters in Aklan, only 81.6 percent of them had gone to the polling places to cast their votes, or only 268,199, during the recently concluded May 13,2013 mid-term elections.Meaning, 60,443 voters did not ... [Published Iloilo News Today - May 23 2013]

Entities: Makato (Philippines), Kalibo (Philippines), Madalag (Philippines), Ibajay (Philippines), New Washington (Philippines)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Zest Airways

Zest Airways suspends Kalibo-Taipei flights

10:32 am DAVAO CITY, May 22 ? Local budget airline Zest Airways now controlled by AirAsia Philippines Inc., the local affiliate of Malaysia?s AirAsia Berhad, has suspended its daily charter flights between Kalibo (Boracay) and Taipei.In a statement, Wednesday, ... [Published Balita.org - May 23 2013]

Entities: Zest Airways, Philippines, AirAsia Bhd, Taiwan

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Hopes still up for Boracay tourism

BORACAY — Despite the reported cancellation of group tours and chartered flights from Taiwan, this island resort is aiming to sustain its “upbeat and strong” tourism.Boracay is anticipating hordes of Chinese and Korean tourists this year, Tim Ticar, Department ... [Published Panay News - May 22 2013]

Entities: TICAR, Philippines, Taiwan, Taipei

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

New law makes correcting wrong birth entries easier

KALIBO, Aklan — People having problems with entries in their birth certificates can now heave a sigh of relief.Correcting erroneous birth certificate entries is now easier with Republic Act 10172, which took effect on October 24 last year, the National ... [Published Panay News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Petitioner, Sex, Certification, Kalibo (Philippines)

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 4 reports

Zest Air temporarily suspends Taipei flight

Budget carrier Zest Air said on Tuesday that it had temporarily suspended servicing flight between Kalibo and Taipei effective May 20 in the wake of a political unrest between Taiwan and the Philippines.“We have temporarily suspended our daily charter ... [Published Manila Standard Today - May 21 2013]

Entities: Taipei, Taiwan, Kalibo (Philippines), Philippines

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

SEAir connects Singapore with Boracay

Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAir) has announced plans to launch a new direct flight connecting Singapore with the Philippine resort island of Boracay.From 18 July 2013, the Manila-based low-cost carrier will commence three weekly flights on the route from ... [Published Travel Daily Media - May 21 2013]

Entities: Singapore, Low-Cost Carrier, Kalibo (Philippines), Tiger Airways, Airbus A320

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Boracay feels the heat after Taiwan-PH dispute

MANILA, Philippines – Taiwanese tourists bound for Boracay have started cancelling their hotel reservations amid continued tensions between Taiwan and the Philippines over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman.In a statement on Tuesday, May 21, Percy Malonesio, ... [Published Rappler - May 21 2013]

Entities: Kalibo (Philippines), Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, Philippines, Civil Aviation Authority

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Samal Island Davao?s ecotourism hub

The Department of Tourism (DOT) launched the “Visit Samal Island Year 3” campaign to focus on the Island Garden City of Samal, in the Gulf of Davao, as an emerging ecotourism hub of the Davao region. The island is a tourist haven, whose attractions include ... [Published Tempo - May 20 2013]

Entities: Davao, Dipolog (Philippines), Butuan (Philippines)

Quotes

...from Zest Air, Mandarin Airlines has also cancelled its Taipei-Kalibo flights, Percy Malonesio, head of the Civil Aviation Authority at KIA said. "Philippine Airlines (PAL) has yet to cancel, but we expect a notification from them soon" Malonesio said in a phone interview

Zest Air cancels Kalibo-Taiwan flights [Published Yahoo Philippines News - May 21 2013]

For its part, Zest Air confirmed it has temporarily suspended its daily charter service between Kalibo and Taipei. "We have temporarily suspended our daily charter service between Kalibo (Boracay) and Taipei at the request of the charter agent... The unfortunate death of the Taiwanese fisherman is currently under investigation by both governments of the Philippines and Taiwan. It is our hope that a resolution is reached at the soonest possible time" Zest Air said in a statement

Nearly all Taiwan tours to PH cancelled [Published ABS-CBN News - May 21 2013]

"We remain focused on driving tourism to and within the Philippines in 2013" Iyog said

Cebu Pacific remains top domestic carrier [Published Equities.com - May 20 2013]

"Due to high operating costs and numerous technical issues hounding the operations of the MA60 aircraft, the management of Zest Air has no other recourse but to suspend all the routes being serviced by the said aircraft which include mostly secondary gateways Marinduque, Masbate, Busuanga and Tablas" Rodriguez said

Zest Air to decommission smaller aircraft, suspend flights to 4 local destinations [Published Interaksyon - May 20 2013]

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Air Asia completes investment in Zest Air [Published Interaksyon - 6 hours ago]
Upbeat tourism in Boracay [Published Panay News - 15 hours ago]
Sell Boracay to more countries - DOT [Published Philippine Information Agency - May 23 2013]
‘Balintang’ Tension Eases [Published BruDirect - May 23 2013]
Only 80 percent of Aklan voters cast vote [Published Iloilo News Today - May 23 2013]
Zest Airways suspends Kalibo-Taipei flights [Published Balita.org - May 23 2013]
?RP-Taiwan row has eased? [Published Tempo - May 23 2013]
New law makes correcting wrong birth entries ea... [Published Panay News - May 22 2013]
Hopes still up for Boracay tourism [Published Panay News - May 22 2013]
Amid PH-Taiwan spat, Aklan stands to lose P3.2B [Published Panay News - May 22 2013]
Zest Air temporarily suspends Taipei flight [Published Manila Standard Today - May 21 2013]
Taiwan scraps Philippine tourism links over pol... [Published TTG ASIA - May 21 2013]
Zest Air cancels Kalibo-Taiwan flights [Published Yahoo Philippines News - May 21 2013]
Zest Airways suspends chartered flights between... [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - May 21 2013]
SEAir connects Singapore with Boracay [Published Travel Daily Media - May 21 2013]
Boracay feels the heat after Taiwan-PH dispute [Published Rappler - May 21 2013]
Wrong birth entries now easier to correct with ... [Published Philippine Information Agency - May 21 2013]
Nearly all Taiwan tours to PH cancelled [Published ABS-CBN News - May 21 2013]
Samal Island Davao?s ecotourism hub [Published Tempo - May 20 2013]
Editorial: Samal Island Davaoâ€™s ecotourism hub [Published Yahoo Philippines News - May 20 2013]
Activist in Aklan First Victim of E... [Published Bulatlat.com - May 20 2013]
Cebu Pacific remains top domestic carrier [Published Equities.com - May 20 2013]
TIGER LAUNCHES FLIGHTS TO NEW SUN-SAND-SEA DEST... [Published Aviator Aero - May 20 2013]
Cebu Pacific ferries more passengers than PAL i... [Published US News Las Vegas - May 20 2013]
Zest Air to decommission smaller aircraft, susp... [Published Interaksyon - May 20 2013]
Tiger Airways narrows losses in FY2013 - but ch... [Published Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation - May 20 2013]
Tourism projects said to worsen joblessness in Phl [Published Philippine Star - May 20 2013]
PH urges Taiwan to protect Filipino workers [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - May 18 2013]
More harm than good [Published Manila Standard Today - May 18 2013]
Taiwanese continue to flock to Boracay [Published Panay News - May 18 2013]