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Top News Headlines In Indonesia, The Philippines, Singapore & Thailand : Oct 22, 2025
INDONESIA 1.GOVT CUTS DOMESTIC AIRFARES BY UP TO 14 PCT FOR HOLIDAYS -- JAKARTA GLOBE The Transportation Ministry has announced a 13 to 14 per cent cut in domestic airfares for the 2025 Christmas and 2026 New Year travel period, following...
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Spanish beach volleyball duo of Adrián Gavira and Alejandro Huerta grab volleyball gold in Philippines
Adrián Gavira and Alejandro Huerta wi gold in Philipines. Credit: AG Instagram In a spectacle on the sands of Nuvali, Philippines, the Spanish beach volleyball duo of Adrián Gavira and Alejandro Huerta etched their names into the sport’s history...
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As Philippines lags peers, government bets on China eVisa restart
Philstar.com October 22, 2025 | 7:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is counting on the resumption of a eVisa program for Chinese tourists in November to help close a widening gap in tourist arrivals, as neighbouring Southeast Asian...
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Long Beach Public Library hosts Liwanag Literary Festival
City staff and partners deliver opening remarks at the 2023 Liwanag Literary Festival at Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library. | Photo courtesy of City of Long Beach The Long Beach Public Library (LBPL) invites the community to the third biennial...
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HoSkar Night Manila 2025 unites hospitality and real estate leaders
HoSkar Night returns to Manila on 5 November 2025, bringing together top hospitality and real estate professionals for networking. MANILA, PHILIPPINES – HoSkar Night, one of Asia’s most dynamic real estate and hospitality networking gatherings, is...
Owner: Theodore Koumelis & Vicky Karantzavelou
Long Beach Public Library to host Liwanag Literary Festival this weekend
The Liwanag Literary Festival – a celebration of Filipino American stories, voices and culture – will return to Long Beach this weekend. The free festival, hosted by the Long Beach Public Library, will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,...
Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
Updates on the Philippines’ retirement visa program
The Special Resident Retiree’s Visa (SRRV) has been one of the Philippines’ flagship programs for attracting foreign retirees. Introduced through Letter of Instruction No. 1470 in 1985, the SRRV grants qualified foreign nationals and former...
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2026 travel adventures: Lonely Planet touts 25 must-visit places, must-do experiences
By Maureen O’Hare | CNN Not booked your 2026 vacation yet? Get moving, as the must-visit destinations lists for next year are starting to drop. The venerable travel guide Lonely Planet published its “Best in Travel 2026” book on Oct. 21, featuring...
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2 suspects in rape-slay of Slovak tourist in Boracay nabbed
ILOILO CITY — The police have arrested two of the suspects in the rape and killing of Slovak tourist Michaela Mickova, whose body was found inside an abandoned chapel on Boracay Island in March this year. The arrested suspects were identified as...
Owner: Dante Ang
More Than the Snapshot: The Travel Brand’s Art in a Fast-Paced Digital World
In the mid-2000s, being a travel blog was revolutionary in itself. You registered a domain, uploaded photos of a sunset in El Nido or Bangkok street food, and became an “influencer.” These days, the digital landscape for travel blogging is a vast,...
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Philippines enhances retirement and tourism through CFO and PRA partnership
The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) and the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) continued to solidify their partnership in making the country one of the world’s premier retirement and tourism destinations. PRA CEO Roberto “Bob” Zozobrado...
Owner: Dante Ang
Travelling Art Explora Festival to bring unique programme to Limassol
After welcoming over 300,000 visitors across the Mediterranean, the Art Explora Festival will dock for the very first time in Limassol (Cyprus), from 25 October to 4 November 2025, with its museum-boat moored at Limassol Marina until 2 November,...
Owner: Andreas Neocleous
The Manila Times Model Cities Awards highlight LGU innovation
LOCAL government units (LGUs) from all over the country have submitted their requirements for The Manila Times Model Cities and Municipalities Awards 2025, with Ormoc, which joined and won a number of awards in previous editions, the first to...
Owner: Dante Ang
The Hollywood film ‘The Last Resort’ was shot entirely in the Philippines.
Hollywood has made a significant move into Southeast Asian filmmaking with “The Last Resort,” a romantic comedy that chose the Philippines as its complete production base. The film shot its entire 38-day production schedule across multiple...
Owner: Melo Villareal
Viva Italia! Future Hospitality Summit World showcases Italy’s new golden age of tourism
The Future Hospitality Summit - FHS World is unveiling a wealth of investment opportunities in Italy’s hospitality sector, with an exclusive pavilion showcasing the country’s new golden age of tourism. The Italy Pavilion, on show at FHS World,...
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'One RFID, All Tollways' streamlines Philippine travel
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Years of cooperation pay off Registration is free and voluntary, meaning drivers may opt to keep both their existing Autosweep and Easytrip accounts if they are content with the current setup. However, for those seeking the convenience of a single...
Owner: Obaid Al Tayer
How to apply for NDLEA online drug integrity test and visa clearance for travellers to India, Brazil, Russia etc
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has unveiled an online portal for drug integrity tests, visa clearance certificates. The initiative is set to make the clearance process seamless and more accessible, and reinforce its fight against...
Owner: David Afolayan
Filipina beauties win titles in Bangkok, KL
The Philippines once again made its mark on the international pageant stage after two Filipina beauty queens brought pride to the country over the weekend. Emma Tiglao of Pampanga was crowned Miss Grand International 2025 at the MGI Hall in...
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Philippines caps strong showing at Expo 2025 Osaka
The Philippines ended its participation in Expo 2025 Osaka–Kansai on a high note, earning the Silver Award for Exhibition Design (Under 1,500 square meters) from the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) and welcoming more than a million...
Owner: Amado Macasaet
On The Up: Tauranga’s Beach Blacks qualify for World Beach Volleyball Championships in Adelaide
The Beach Ferns have also qualified, with Waikato’s Shaunna Polley and Olivia MacDonald the first women’s combination to do so since 2001. Fuller, 30, and O’Dea, 33, have been playing beach volleyball together almost two years, having each...
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