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Aklanons get P3.1 M 4Ps cash grants, other assistance
September 5, 2010 - 20:20
Beneficiaries of 4Ps in the municipalities of Buruanga and Balete recently received a total of P3.1 million
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Projects using abundant renewable resources in Aklan ongoing
August 16, 2010 - 22:23
Projects using Aklan’s abundant renewable energy resources are at various stages of implementation
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Boracay’s 6-month visitor arrivals generate P8 B tourism receipts
August 16, 2010 - 04:43
Boracay Island’s visitor arrivals from January to June 2010 generated P8,178,425,375.40 tourism receipts
News and Events
Zest Air to have inaugural flight from Korea to Kalibo Airport
December 11, 2009 - 01:28

An inaugural direct flight from Incheon, South Korea to Kalibo International Airport (KIA) will materialize December 4 through Zest Air.

 

According to the Aklan Provincial Tourism Office, the inaugural flight will be landing at KIA carrying a total of 170 passengers including media personalities of Korean publication companies and tourism industry, crew and Zest Air executives.

 

After the inaugural flight, there will be 2 regular flights every week by Zest Air Mondays and Fridays.

 

Starting December 20, however, this will become four (4) regular flights a week up to February 7, 2010.

 

This event is expected to be featured at local Korean publications and news magazines in Korea.

 

With this latest development, Department of Tourism (DOT) 6 Regional Director Edwin G. Trompeta said that Kalibo’s local tourism industry and that of Aklan will greatly benefit from this opportunity, which is seen to contribute a lot to the tourism mileage of the local tourism industry.  (PTO/PIA/vgv)