“Boracay is a lush tropical tourist resort island about 200 miles south of Philippine’s capital Manila and is about slightly more than a mile off the northwest of Panay in the West Visayas province. Because of its acclaimed publicity of being home to some of the best beaches in the world, Boracay island resort is naturally one of the Philippine’s most popular tourist attraction. The island is made up by the barangays of Manoc-Manoc, Balabag, and Yapak and is under the administration of the Philippine Tourism Authority. A barangay is also known by its former name, the barrio and is the smallest local government unit in Philippines. The word is a Tagalog term for a village or constituency.

Boracay is part of Aklan Province and it was only in the 1970s that tourism industry started to develop. The main tourism beaches on the island are the White Beach and the Bulabog Beach both of which are located on diametrically opposite sides of the island’s central area with the White Beach facing towards the west and Bulabog Beach facing east. Of course, Boracay also have several other beaches as well. White Beach is well known for its white powdery sand and hence its name. The beach is slightly over 4 km long (2 miles) and is populated with numerous beach resorts, hotels, restaurants and shops catering to the needs of tourists staying in the area.”

The Philippines is made up of 7,107 islands. Tourists plays an important role to the Philippine economy. Makati has a lot of high rise buildings, the Makati skyline is the best in the country.

The Philippines has its world class beach resorts around the countries Vacationers here can enjoy activities such as snorkeling and scuba diving in the coral waters. Staying in the Philippines can be extremely pleasant and also very affordable. Everyone head for the nearest beach so if you don’t want to feel crowded when you’re sunbathing, set your travel date for another time of the year.