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Team Narra surges forth in Ready-Set-RORO! ; Team Sampaguita gets rolled off!

The race continues, even at sea, as the teams boarded the midnight ferry from the port in Tubigon, Bohol en route to Cebu City.

Team Narra
Tubigon is a coastal town in Bohol, about 2 ½ hours from Tagbilaran, accessible via the regular bus route. The Cebu-based Lite Shipping makes use of the RORO Terminal System, to [...]

Team Sikatuna dominates the Bohol leg of the 2008 DBP Interisland Race

The island province of Bohol is a tourist’s paradise, with its many natural and historical attractions, including the lush Chocolate Hills, the pristine Panglao Island, tarsier sanctuaries, the Blood Compact memorial, and the Baclayon Church.

Team Sikatuna
Bohol served as the first stop in “Ready-Set-RORO” DBP Interisland Race – Year 3, an action-packed P1M adventure race. The [...]

Ready, Set, RORO! 2008 kicks off in Bohol

Ten teams. Eight destinations. One million pesos.
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) turns up the heat of competition in the third run of the “Ready, Set, RORO!” DBP Interisland Race this year, an action-packed, P1-million adventure race that kicks off today, November 7, 2008, in Tagbilaran City, Bohol.
 
2008 DBP Interisland Roro Race kicks [...]

MEET THE TEAMS : READY-SET-RORO! DBP Interisland Race 2008

Get to know the ten teams that will duke it out in an intense race across the islands for P1M.

Competing Teams @ DBP Interisland Race 2008
Which teams will make it all the way to the finals in Manila? Watch out for more race reports as the legs unfold.

Pinoy Celebrities sprint across the Philippines in ”Ready, Set, RORO” Interisland Race

Are you ready for this? Ten TV and sports personalities will join in the upcoming “Ready, Set, RORO!” DBP Interisland Race - Year 3, an action-packed, 6-day exhilirating outdoor adventure race which will pass through eight interesting destinations in Visayas and Luzon via the Central Nautical Highway from November 7-12, 2008.
This unique adventure race will [...]

Benguet visitors can stay longer in eco-tourism areas -Fongwan

Local investors have built hotels and other tourism-oriented establishments in five eco-tourism areas in Benguet over the past five years in support of the eco-tourism program of President Gloria Maqcapagal Arroyo nationwide.
Benguet provincial governor Nestor Fongwan, said that with the development, visitors can stay longer in the unique and idyllic tourists spots here and the [...]

RP-US partnership projects to enhance Tawi-Tawi transport

Two key infrastructure projects recently initiated in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi are expected to improve the province’ transport links and boost the economy.
Tawi-Tawi Gov. Sadikul Sahali, said the improvement project of Sanga-Sanga airport in Bongao that started last Tuesday will extend the runway from its current length of 1,611 meters to 1,930 meters, and widen it to [...]