World's number one island

MANILA, Philippines - World’s #1 island: Abigail Yap (center), wife of Malay, Aklan, Mayor John Yap, receives the citation of Best Island for 2012 for Boracay from Travel + Leisure magazine VP/Publisher Jean-Paul Kyrillos (left) and Editor in Chief Nancy Novogrod (right). Joining them at the awards ceremonies in New York City are (from left) Global-Estate Resorts Inc. (GERI) Executive Director Wilbur Chan and Chicago Tourism Attaché Vernie Velarde-Morales. GERI is the developer behind the island’s first integrated tourism destination, Boracay Newcoast.