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I live on the island of Boracay. However, I was brought up in a very catholic community in a small town called Kilrush, County Clare, on...

At the present moment the media, governments globally, are paranoid with COVID-19. We do not have a vaccine and it may be a long time befor

Last Sunday saw a particularly strong Tropical Storm hit Boracay. Yet again we suffered long brownouts and a communications drop out. I wa

The latest announcement from the Department of Tourism (DOT) that hotels can soon operate at a 100 percent capacity is a welcome sign, but h

After almost 3 months of lockdowns I’m now looking forward to the government relaxing the quarantine restrictions. My small family -...

As a point of much contention and discussion amongst the island's residents and stakeholders, we asked the local community for their feedbac

By Jen Freeman On April 26, 2018, Boracay Island was closed to the public for the beginning of a six-month rehabilitation period, on the...

By Anita Jacobs Sanchez After nine weeks of quarantine, which I know is causing many as much frustration and problems as the virus is...

Despite the effects that Covid-19 has inflicted upon us, the community spirit of people living and stranded on Boracay has given me hope.

One of the things that was very hard was trying to adjust to the new normal and accepting that THIS IS the normal for medical professionals

The time spent at home in quarantine has taught me something I lacked before; understanding others job efforts. I wouldn't class myself...

By Charlie Greene As unbelievable as it may seem - it’s true… Just before the flights were stopped, a friend of mine was taking a flight...

I’ll be honest. Quarantine and self-isolation have really not been that hard for me, in general. I work online, from home. So, I’m used to

It's almost 6 p.m. and for more than a month, this has been the view I've been seeing every afternoon, a beautiful sunset.

By Edwin Nombre Actor Edwin Nombre was shooting on an independent film for the Cinemalaya film festival in Guimaras Island and then in...

Week 6 (23rd of April 2020) and I have slowly succumbed to the circadian rhythm of my body. No alarm clocks signaling the day rising but rat

The beach is so nice without people. It’s such a shame, we can’t jump in the water. We can fish for shrimp at night though, it is allowed. F

Life in quarantine is something that none of us ever imagined we would have to do. Living on Boracay is a dream existence for most of us

Is the little island of Boracay the White Beach only? Or does Boracay stand for coves like Balinghai, smaller beaches like Yapak, Diniwid or

Roughly 100 days ago my life and that of billions of people on the planet started to change dramatically. And about 30 days ago life as we