Much has been said about this famous Mami house in Binondo but I only got the change to taste it last weekend. Last Saturday, A group of travel bloggers decided to go on a tour around Makati and Binondo. We initially met at Starbucks Salcedo Village before heading to the Salcedo Weekend Market which is right in front of the coffee shop. After food tasting and photo taking in Salcedo Park we immediately headed to Binondo to start our short food tour and heritage tour in San Nicolas afterwards.
A Binondo food tour will never be complete without visiting Dong Bei Dumplings. Since its Meikah and Diane’s first time to try this, we ordered two plates of freshly boiled pork and kutchay dumplings. We assumed that dumplings would suffice as an appetizer since we were planning to try other authentic cantonese dishes in Benavidez street but our loud “burp” pretty much meant our stomachs couldn’t take anymore (LOL). Continue reading →
Posted in: Manila, Metro Manila and Restaurant Review.
Tagged: Masuki MaMi house · Masuki Restaurant
No less than Senate President Manny Villar graced the opening ceremonies of agri and aquaculture trade fair tagged as Pabulhon Festival, one of the highlights on the 8th annual celebration of Maasin City Charter Day, Saturday, August 9.
Senator Villar appreciated the local government of Maasin City for its efforts to support agri and aquaculture development thru the holding of trade fairs every year. This is a way of promoting more production in agriculture, he said.
He noted that the activity is truly helping the farmers and fisherfolks and contributes in the alleviation of poverty in the community. Continue reading →
Posted in: Island Festivals.
Tagged: pabulhon festival
Tourists who flocked to this country’s prime tourist destination - Boracay Island, numbered 400,037 from January to July of this year, according to the records of the Provincial Tourism Office (PTO) here.
Records of the PTO also revealed that the arrivals generated a total of P7,354,040,185.80 in tourism receipts.
For the period January to July of this year, foreign tourists totaled 111,736 while domestic tourists were counted at 246,378. Overseas Filipinos, who also visited the island during the same period numbered 41,923. Continue reading →
Posted in: Aklan and Boracay Island.
Tagged: boracay tourists
The country’s leading wireless services provider Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) recently signed an agreement with the local government of General Santos City delegating it as the exclusive telco partner of the city’s 10th Tuna Festival, slated on August 29 - September 7, 2008.
According to Smart’s Public Affairs Group head Mon Isberto, “We are proud to be Gensan’s partner in the celebration of the Tuna Festival, and we are excited to continue contributing to the prosperity of this city.”
Gensan, the economic hub of the Soccsksargen growth area, is one of the country’s most competitive medium-sized cities, with business investments from both here and abroad pump-priming its economy. Continue reading →
Posted in: Island Festivals.
Tagged: tuna festival
City officials led by City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will unveil the first of the two Chinese arches erected at the City’s Chinatown district.
The ceremony which will be held at 6 pm this Thursday (Aug. 21) will be attended also by the local Chinese-Filipino community particularly the Dabaw Kaisa Foundation and the members of the multi-sectoral Davao City Chinatown Development Coordinating Council.
Civic leader Leoncio Villa-Abrille, who is also a scion of a prominent Filipino-Chinese clan said that the arch to be unveiled will be the Friendship arch located at the corner of Magsaysay (Uyanguren) Avenue and Claveria. Continue reading →
Posted in: Davao.
Tagged: davao chinese arch
The celebration continues to surge with exciting events and festivities in this week’s Kadayawan Festival.
Today, August 20 (Wednesday), catch cultural and dance performances starting with the Sayaw Mindanaw preliminary presentation for out-of-town groups at the SM City Davao Event Centre at 10 AM to 7 PM.
Witness our indigenous tribes as they showcase their wares and produce at Lumadnong Bantawan featuring Tribung Klata at Rizal Park and Tribung Maranao at Peoples’ Park from 10 AM to 12 NN, and Tribung Tausug at Rizal Park and Tribung Klata at Peoples’ Park from 3 to 5 PM.
Watch Mindanawon artists compete at the finals of Tunog Mindanaw World Music Festival, 5 PM, at the NCCC Mall. Continue reading →
Posted in: Davao and Island Festivals.
Tagged: kadayawan festival · kadayawan sa davao 2008
The Hilton Cebu Resort & Spa has appointed Harald Feurstein as its new General Manager. Mr Feurstein joins the Hilton Cebu Resort & Spa after an extensive hospitality industry career spanning three continents. Continue reading →
Posted in: Cebu and Travel News Update.
Tagged: Hilton Cebu Resort & Spa
