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Navigating the Streets is now easier with the help of Google Maps

Last night I was invited by Aileen Apolo to attend the Google Mapping Party in Bubba Gump Greenbelt. I finally met some of the top Pinoy Mappers and the event was also attended by fellow bloggers like Juned, Winston, Markku, Berniemack and Jay. Ive been seeing google maps in some local travel blogs like Marikinalife.com and Lakwatsero, [...]

The Pasig River Ferry Service

The Pasig River Ferry Service

Part of the effort to bring back the previous glory of the Pasig River the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) revived the Pasig River Ferry Service (PRFS) to provide an alternative transport route to help decongest the perennial traffic in Metro Manila. This was done in conjunction with the development of the banks of Pasig [...]

Pahiyas Festival 2009 schedule of activites

Among all towns in Quezon celebrating the feast of San Isidro labrador, Pahiyas Festival is undoubtedly the most colorful if not the most popular. It all started as a gift-giving ritual by the natives of Lucban to the Franciscan missionaries who were responsible for bringing Catholicism to Quezon in 1583. When Fr. Juan de Placencia [...]

Philippines still free from Swine Flu H1N1

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the H1N1 virus, commonly called swine flu, to the 5th level on a 6-level scale, after the virus has spread to more than a dozen countries, indicating that an influenza pandemic is imminent. There has been no reported case of H1N1 flu in the Philippines, and is thus [...]

Moriones Festival 2009 Calendar of Activities

Moriones Festival 2009 Calendar of Activities

Moriones Festival is a unique and coloful festival celebrated yearly in the province of Marinduque. Morion means “mask” or “visor,” a part of the medieval Roman armor which covers the face. This week-long celebration starts on Holy Monday and culminates on Easter Sunday when the story of Longinus is reenacted in pantomime. This is a [...]

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 [...]

Resurrection Festival to be launched in Sta. Maria Ilocos Sur

This world’s heritage town of Ilocos Sur due to its baroque church inscribed by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will launch its maiden 3- day “Panagungar” Festival on April 12 to 14. This developed when local officials headed by Mayor Thelma S. Florendo through the initiative of Councilor Rodrigo “Henry” Cabatu [...]

7107 Islands Cruise ship makes Subic Bay its home port

7107 Islands Cruise ship makes Subic Bay its home port

The fist cruise ship to fly the Philippine flag has made Subic Bay its home port, giving an added boost to this free port’s claim of being one of the country’s most spectacular tourism destinations. Esteban Tajanlangit, chairman of the 7107 Islands Cruise, said the 370-passenger ship would now start its twice-monthly inter-island tours here, [...]

Have you been to London?

Ive been receiving a lot of contacts from some readers about the best place to stay in several local destinations. Ive been traveling around the Philippines since 1992 and I practically stayed in different types of hotels and resorts in the entire archipelago. Last week while having a breakfast in a free wifi cafe in [...]

Western Visayas Tourism Department to publish a Travel coffee table book

Western Visayas Tourism Department to publish a Travel coffee table book

The Department of Tourism in Western Visayas is coming out with a coffee table book within this month of February as part of its domestic tourism promotion. The coffee table book will contain the glimpses of the iconic attractions in Western Visayas. Each province in Western Visayas will be promoted through this coffee table book. [...]

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