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• Philippines travel ban should continue, Hong Kong tourism boss says
  Hong Kong - Hong Kong's head of tourism on Wednesday called for a continuation of the black alert imposed on travel to the Philippines following the Manila hostage crisis in which eight Hong Kong tourists died.
  


• HK tourism chief wants longer travel ban to RP
  HONG KONG’S tourism chief has called for the indefinite continuation of the travel ban to the Philippines, Radio Television Hong Kong reported Wednesday.
  


• Philippines counts cost of China's fury at deaths
  China is angry after a violent hostage drama in the Philippines killed eight tourists from Hong Kong, and the Southeast Asian nation can do little to soothe the powerhouse, as a raft of visitor cancellations has hit the country's tourism industry.
  


• Travel & Tourism: Taking a shine to Davao’s pearlescent luster
  They say that Davao is one of the best places to retire in the Philippines but you have to see it for yourself to decide whether it truly deserves its reputation.
  


• Philippines urges media restraint after hostage chaos
  The Philippines on Tuesday urged the media to show more restraint in covering crisis situations amid concerns live broadcasts fuelled tensions in a hijack standoff that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead.
  


• Despite nightmare, RP tour operators hopeful of recovery
  MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines stands to lose millions of dollars in tourism revenue because of the August 23 Manila hostage-taking incident.
  


• Subic Freeport to host ATOP confab
  SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Key players in the domestic tourism industry will congregate in this free port next month for the 11th national convention of the Association of Tourism Officers in the Philippines (ATOP), an event that will showcase the country’s gains in local tourism.
  


• Philippines counts cost of China's fury at deaths
  China is angry after a violent hostage drama in the Philippines killed eight tourists from Hong Kong, and the Southeast Asian nation can do little to soothe the powerhouse, as a raft of visitor cancellations has hit the...
  


• Tawi-Tawi reveals tourism potentials
  BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi – The provincial government of Tawi-Tawi will showcase its various interesting tourist destinations and tourism potentials during the celebration of the province’s 37th founding anniversary dubbed “Kamahardikaan” which is scheduled from September 25 to 27, this year. According to Tawi-Tawi Gov. Sadikul Sahali, the anniversary celebration is the most appropriate time to showcase ...
  


• Chinese embassy blamed for coffin mix-up
  MANILA, Philippines - The mix-up in the labeling of coffins of 3 out of 8 victims in the August 23 hostage crisis is partly due to the Chinese embassy's use of fax machines to send images of victims who were not personally identified by their next of kin, the manager of a funeral parlor said.