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Kalibo prepares for Ati-atihan festival 2010

Preparations are up for the Kalibo Sto. Nino Ati-atihan Festival 2010, according to the Kalibo Ati-atihan Management Board (KAMB). In a press conference, Kalibo Mayor Raymar Rebaldo said next year’s festivity will be launched during the foundation of this Ati-atihan town on November 3. ”We are now studying how we could be able to minimize [...]

Peñafrancia Festival 2009 Schedule of Activities

Peñafrancia Festival 2009 Schedule of Activities

Next month, thousands of tourist and devotees will flock to Naga City to celebrate Peñafrancia Festival 2009. This years team is “Sharing the Future in Hope”. This Festival is undoubtedly the biggest Marian parade in the country which is annually celebrated in honor of the Divino Rostro and Our Lady of Peñafrancia. The famous Virgin [...]

Caramoan’s Gota Village Resort in Camarines Sur is top ecotourism destination of the world

Caramoan’s Gota Village Resort in Camarines Sur is top ecotourism destination of the world

Tourists now flocking to this province for the Cobra Ironman 70.3 competition slated Aug. 23 won’t find the stay complete without setting foot at the Gota Village Resort nestled in a serene coastal ecotourism complex here. “It is of no doubt, had become a leading destination for tourists coming from France and other European countries [...]

Kadayawan Festival 2009 grand opening reset on Friday

Kadayawan Festival 2009 grand opening reset on Friday

The grand opening of the 24th Kadayawan sa Dabaw festivity was moved on Friday (Aug. 21) for the greater viewing of both citizens and tourists, this was explained Wednesday by City Tourism Officer Rizal Giovanni Aportadera. Aportadera, said the soft opening of the festival on Monday should not dampen the spirits of the Dabawenyos who [...]

Libacao is Aklan’s inland tourism gem

The municipality of Libacao, located 29 kilometers southwest of this capital town, occupies an important spot in the province of Aklan. It serves as the main watershed of Aklan River, which holds considerable economic value to Aklanons as source of potable water supply, farm irrigation, food, and sand and gravel, among others. Libacao’s forests, which [...]

Training Ship from Colombia docks in Manila Pier 13

Training Ship from Colombia docks in Manila Pier 13

The official flagship and sail training ship of the Republic of Colombia Armada de la Republica de Colombia (ARC) Gloria, was warmly welcomed by the Department of Tourism (DOT) at the Pier 13 of Manila South Harbour recently. On a goodwill mission to the Philippines, the Colombian naval training ship carried a crew of one [...]

San Miguel Oktoberfest 2009 : Are you ready for this?

San Miguel Oktoberfest 2009 : Are you ready for this?

San Miguel Oktoberfest 2009 made even bigger and more exciting with millions of cash prizes up for grab for San Miguel Beer fans. As early as July, the team behind the staging of San Miguel Beer Oktoberfest is announcing this year’s line-up of festivities for the country’s biggest and much-anticipated annual beer event. The Oktoberfest [...]

36 business firms to participate in Kadayawan sa Dabaw floral float parade

Some 36 business firms, including private and government organizations have expressed interest of joining the Kadayawan sa Dabaw floral float parade on Aug. 23 in Davao City. Organizer of the Pamulak Kadayawan headed by its committee chairman James Zimmerman conducted its first briefing on Aug. 6 at the conference room of the SP Building with [...]

SuperFerry launches ‘Turista Pinoy’ promotions

SuperFerry, the passenger shipping arm of the Aboitiz Transport System (ATS), has launched its “Turista Pinoy” promo under which persons interested to travel by ship from Manila to Palawan and the Visayas will only have to pay P588 per trip while those wishing to cruise from Manila to Mindanao will only shell out P888. SuperFerry [...]

Boracay : A first-time experience

Boracay : A first-time experience

A couple of weeks back, I visited Boracay with Shellaise – an officemate and fellow blogger. As a first time visitor on the Island, Shellaise shares her short and yet so inviting tale of her first-time trip to the Paradise called Boracay. Read on…. Gray clouds and moist.. A gloomy morning greeted our Boracay arrival. [...]

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