I usually ride kalesa whenever Im having a hard time flagging down a cab or when some areas in Manila are flooded. Last Friday, I went to SM Manila to get my business cards printed out and to have a late lunch. Since the sky was gloomy I decided to go home after running my errand but it was too [...]
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Luxury resort to rise in whale shark town in Sorsogon
A tourist-oriented realty firm based here is developing a beachfront property in Donsol, Sorsogon where a world-class resort hotel would rise to boost the tourism industry in the area known as the “Whale Shark Capital of the World”.
Misibis Lands Inc. (MLI), the would be developer is now arranging the acquisition of the property and financing [...]
Ifugao revives over 2,000 year-old rice festival
Ifugao Governor Teodoro Baguilat Jr. on Monday described the success of the recent “Bakle” week-long festival or thanksgiving for bountiful rice harvest have not only inspired farmers to produce more of the staple food but also now listed in the festivals in the highlands which will soon attract more tourists.
2,000 years old Rice Terraces in [...]
Palawan’s Tubbataha Reef: Philippines’s largest coral reef
Marine tourism lovers as well as the seasoned local and foreign travelers continue to swarm the jewel of Palawan, that is, the Tubbataha Reef.
Derived from two Samal words meaning “long reef” exposed at a low tide, Tubbataha is the largest coral reef and first natural World Heritage Site of the country.
Tubbataha Reef has been included [...]
Puerto Princesa: Tourist haven of Palawan
Scuba divers, backpackers, trekkers, bird watchers, spelunkers, explorers and, yes, even honeymooners — they all come to Palawan from all over the world to embark on the ultimate adventure of their lives in the deep recesses of nature.
They arrive in droves at Puerto Princesa, and proceed almost immediately to points of destination in Coron, Busuanga, [...]
Subic gears up for the 19the Philippine Travel Mart
After winning the top marketing award in the 2nd Philippine International Tourism Fair (PITF) in Cebu last June, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) will once again showcase the “wild” side of Subic, this time in the country’s largest and longest-running travel and tourism fair — the 19th Philippine Travel Mart (PTM).
Organized by the Philippine [...]
Registration Is On For This Year’s “24-Hrs. Of Endurance Mountain Bike Race”!
The Department of Tourism (DOT) – National Capital Region (NCR) announced recently the registration is going on for this year’s “24-Hrs. of Endurance Mountain Bike Race”! to be held on Aug. 23-24, 2008 at NBP Land Reserve, Muntinlupa City.
The event, now on its third year is dubbed as 24-hrs. Endurance Mountain Bike Race’! and is [...]
