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Palace appeals for lifting of advisories vs. RP

Malacanang yesterday appealed to countries issuing travel advisories on their citizens against going to the Philippines to make it clear that only certain parts of Mindanao are under terrorist threats and not the entire archipelago.

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T, p. 2, BW, p. 11

Palace says Australian travel advisory unfair to RP

Malacanang branded on Tuesday the travel advisory issued by Australia as “unfair”, saying travel advisories should not “encompass the whole country”. Bunye said travel advisories should be more specific because the peace and order problem is generally confined to a few places in Mindanao.

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MT, p. A3

Palace rattled by travel advisories, insists RP safe

The Palace stressed to the international community that it should not view the entire country as dangerous territory. Pres. Arroyo, through Bunye, said she understands the concern of other countries regarding the safety of their respective nationals, but that they must also realize that the Philippines, as a whole, is a safe destination.

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DT, p. 1

Taxis go tourist class

Just recently, the Worry-Free on wheels Safe-T project that would require all taxi cabs in Metro Manila to sport big body numbers for easy identification and processing of complaints by passengers was launched at the San Ignacio Plaza, Intramuros.

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MB, p. B-14

Buzz station: It was easy, there was none (by Edgar O. Cruz)

(Mention of DOT’s budget and RP culture) – Oops, but there’s the DOT, with a whooping 1B budget, which is supposed to promote Philippine culture – unfortunately to tourists. Back to base one. So, aside from the largest salad bowl, the longest longganisa, the biggest shoes, where is our culture coming from?

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DT, p. 14

China to declare open skies in Hainan

In contrast to RP, China will free up air flights in Hainan province as it tries to compete in the tourism market in Asia. China is said to declare an open-skies policy in Hainan to help the southern island compete with rival tourist centers in Asia.

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BW, p. 2

Asian Spirit launches Boracay WOW fares

Asian Spirit offers its Boracay WOW fares that will give travelers as much as 40% off on regular fare until Oct. 15. Discounted rates only apply to adults. Child and infant discounts shall be based on normal fares.

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MB, p. B-14

Photo release: Intramuros laban sa Terorismo

The DOT-IA, in cooperation with Mapua Institute of Tech. (MIT), Rotary Club of Intramuros, WPD-5, and Intramuros Police Community Precinct launched “Intramuros laban sa terorismo” at the MIT Audio-Visual Room.

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MB, p. 8

Photo release: Koronadal Festival

Photo shows ethnic-dance participants beating the drums and kulintang to produce sounds and cadence for their dancers who joined the street dancing competition that highlighted the T’nalak Festival in Koronadal City.

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MB, G-1