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Samar tourism back on track after Yolanda onslaught

By Lito Cinco Years after the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda that killed thousands and damaged properties, Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan said she believes the province is back on track with at least a 50-percent increase in the number of its tourist arrivals.

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DOT sees Mindanao assuming bigger Philippine tourism role

Despite the challenges Mindanao suffered in terms of tourism promotion in the past few years, Department of Tourism (DOT) officials believe it is time to begin important projects in the region to shift tourists’ attention to the country’s unspoiled islands in the south.

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Speaker backtracks on Naia deadline

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez extended to six months the initial 45- day deadline he imposed for airlines to transfer their domestic flights to Clark International Airport, in a bid to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

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Better internet access on airplanes sought

Airbus SE, Delta Air Lines, Inc., Sprint Corp. and two US satellite-services providers have kicked off an initiative to enhance Internet access on airliners, inviting other companies to join voluntary efforts to upgrade global standards for airborne connectivity.

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