Archive for March, 2009
Samal Island’s Caracoles festival will be celebrated in Davao City
To regionalize the festivity, Samal Island’s Caracoles Festival organizers will now celebrate the festival in Davao City. The first, third, and fourth Caracoles Festival were all held in Samal Island. The past Caracoles Festival was held in Penaplata, a district in the Island Garden City of Samal, as in the past, the festival is held [...]
Why do we need to Plan early for long holidays?
Philippine government once again declared long holidays for 2009 and Its time to plan for your next vacation, So where do you plan to go? Traveling gives total relaxation for frequent travelers like us and it also provides livelihood to the locals so that only means you are not only enjoying your vacation but you are [...]
Aliwan 2009 Official List of Participants
Every Year, Aliwan Festival is being celebrated in Manila to showcase the Philippines best of the best festival street dancers from differnt parts of the Philippines. Cotabato Shariff Kabunsuan Festival (Not Participating) Out of Town blog is happy to share to you this years list of Aliwan Street Dancing Festival Official Contingents. Heres the list [...]
Journalists trek at Mount Arayat
On the western side of this mountain municipality rich with marble deposits, the mystic Mt. Arayat towers over the vast plains of Central Luzon while on the eastern part lies the mountain range known as “Kristong Nakahiga” which on a clear day resembles a gigantic “sleeping Christ.” Nestled in Sitio Balingkupang within the perimeter of [...]
MV Doulos Floating Bookstore’s Final visit in Manila – March 6-30,2009
Yesterday, Nina and I went to Pier 15 to checkout MV Doulos Floating library. Carrying 330 volunteers from 50 countries, MV Doulos crews don’t just sell books, they also reach out to prisoners and orphans by conducting short educational programs and providing hope and inspirations to each country they visit. All of the volunteers on [...]
Panaad sa Negros Schedule of Activities
This year Panaad sa Negros will be celebrating its 16th year of never ending festivities showcasing the best of Negros Occidental. April 15 Wednesday Prelude *Lin-ay sang Negros 2009 Press Presentation (4 p.m., Event Centre, North Wing, SM City) April 17 Friday Prelude *Food Fair, DJ Musical Show Off, Auto Audio Sound Off, Drum Beating [...]
Pistay Dayat 2009 in Pangasinan reels off April 25
The Pangasinan Pistay Dayat 2009 will kick off on April 25 with a fluvial parade at 8:00 a.m. along the Agno River and a boodle fight (the soldier’s way of eating) at lunchtime for all participants set at Salasa, Bugallon. This was announced by Butch Velasco, provincial information officer, who said the summer spectacle, lasting [...]
Aliwan Fiesta 2009 Schedule of Activities
Once again, Best of the Best Philippine Festival Street dancers are joining Aliwan Fiesta 2009 which will be held on April 23-25 in CCP Complex Manila. Several local government units are expected to send their delegation and showcase their own festival in the upcoming grandest celebration of Festivals in the country. Aliwan Festival will feature competitions [...]
Gardens of Malasag Eco-Tourism Village in Cagayan De Oro City
After meeting the ever enthusiastic CDO bloggers headed by Chiq Montes and having lunch @ Bigbys, we headed to the Gardens of Malasag Eco-Tourism Village in Cagayan de Oro. With my cool travel companions, we rented a jeepney to bring us to Cagayan de Oro’s cultural hub. Gardens of Malasag Eco Tourism Village Entrance My [...]
SEAIR to offer daily flights to Batanes this summer
SEAIR now flies daily to Batanes to serve tourists to this beautiful northern paradise. Visitors now have full flexibility on their itinerary and have more options on what day they want to go to Batanes and return to Manila. The flights utilize SEAIR’s Dornier 328 planes which take vacationers comfortably to Batanes in just 1 [...]






