BACOLOD CITY, — Preparations are underway for this year’s MassKara Festival 2007 in Bacolod City slated next month.
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the festival will kick off on October 1 with daily activities and programs.
Its highlights will be on October 18 to 21.
Information dissemination and awareness about Bacolod’s tourism, economic and investment attractions and [...]
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Biyahe Tayo : Wow Philippines Biyahe Tayo Video and Lyrics
Artists: Lea Salonga, Sharon Cuneta, Freddie Aguilar, Rey Valera, Rico Puno, Joey Ayala, Apo Hiking Society, Ogie Alcasid, Janno Gibbs, Jolina Magdangal, April Boy Regino, Jessa Zaragoza, Paolo Santos, Nina and Rico Blanco of Rivermaya, John Lesaca, and Jong Cuenco
The Pearl of the Orient in a Glance
Author: David Poarch
The Philippines, also known as the pearl of the orient, is an archipelago located in southeast Asia. It consists of about 7,000 islands; a little more if it’s low tide. It’s quite hot all year round, and it seems that the heat only dissipates sometimes during the monsoon season or “wet season.” During [...]
Korean Company Takes Heat Over Volcano
Plan to build Philippine Island spa faces obstacles
By: Paterno Jr Rebosura for Ohmynews.com
To the chairman of Jung Ang Interventure Corp., a Korean company planning to construct a wellness spa, everything seemed to be in order. The company found a piece of land on a volcanic island in the Philippines, signed an agreement with the [...]
Giant mushroom crops up in Roxas City
by A. Lumaque
Roxas City — City agricultural authorities are coordinating efforts with various concerned government agencies to examine a flush (colony) of unknown species of “giant mushrooms” which has been discovered by a resident of Arnaldo Boulevard at Barangay Baybay here recently.
The examination is aimed to determine if the newly found mushroom is edible and [...]
Tamaraw : Only in the Philippines
The tamaraw is unique only to Mindoro and is the largest native land animal in the Philippines. The horn is triangular in cross section.Â
The tamaraw was first documented by Western science in 1888. It has never been recorded from any area other than the island of Mindoro in the central southwestern part of the Philippines. [...]
