Editor’s Note: PDN’s Ron Rocky Coloma traveled back to his mother’s roots and spent time at Boracay Island, Aklan and its surrounding towns last summer. Here are some highlights from his adventure.

Boracay’s famous White Beach. File photo by John Eiron R. Francisco BORACAY—The local government of Aklan is eyeing the construction of a P2-billion cruise ship port in this resort island as part of ...

Nobody has told the displaced Boracay vendors where they will work if the plan to clear the famed beachfront of all obstructions is implemented AKLAN, Philppines – Beach vendors affected by the ...

This resort island registered a total of 2,155,217 foreign and local tourists in 2025, a slight increase from the 2,077,977 ...

ILOILO CITY –– The Aklan Regional Trial Court (RTC) has issued a temporary restraining order barring the demolition of 10 residential and commercial buildings on Boracay Island purportedly encroaching ...

BORACAY ISLAND, Malay, Aklan—Malay Mayor Ciceron Cawaling is defending a resort project at Puka Beach located in Barangay Yapak of this resort island. This developed after a Facebook account posted ...

Boracay’s White Beach tops Condé Nast Traveler’s 2025 list of the world’s best beaches, while Palawan and Siargao rank among ...

ILOILO CITY—Aklan Gov. Florencio Miraflores has opposed a proposal of Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu to remove the management of Boracay Island from local governments, saying partnership with ...

AKLAN, Philippines – The municipal government of Malay in Aklan province has officially revived beach parties in the resort island of Boracay, in hopes to attract more young tourists. The move comes ...

BORACAY Island, Malay, Aklan - Authorities on Wednesday began strictly implementing the liquor ban in Boracay and the rest of Aklan. This was after Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores on Tuesday ...