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The “secret” of Mati

Last February was my “semi annual” trip back to Davao City. This time we decided to go south of Davao, particularly Mati Davao Oriental. On our 3 days 2 night stay, our first stop over was of all places, along the highway overlooking the “sleeping dinosaur”. The view was very, very nice.


After depositing our stuff at the Tourism complex (imagine the overnight stay with two double beds and an extra bed was only P550! that’s with its own T&B). We went straight to the still under construction Kapitolyo with the view of the sea. I got my glimpse of Mati sunset at their very own baywalk hehehe.

Next day we packed up our stuff and moved to the Botona Beach Resort @ Dahican (overnight stay was priced at P1,500.00). Then just a little before lunch we packed our food and went to Cinco Beach Resort @ Masao where we had our lunch and waited for our bangkero to pick us up and deposit us to Wanniban Island. I was in for a surprise! Thou i know that there can’t be another beach front with the same powdery white sand as that of Boracay, still Wanniban proved me wrong! The sand was powdery smooth and white, my feet gets lost everytime i stepped on it! the waters were so clear and you can actually see the the colors of the sea from clear to green to blue! (more…)

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Bacolod MassKara Festival 2007 preparations on

bacolod masskara festival 2007BACOLOD 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 potentials, as well as the MassKara street dancing and other activities are being undertaken by the festival organizer, the Silver MassKara Festival Organization, Inc. (more…)

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Tagum City wants to be the Philippines Durian Capital

tagum city durianStirring up enterprises, generating employment, increasing farmers’ income, turning idle lands into productive lots are rolled into one as Tagum City bids to become the region’s Durian capital.

Beyond gaining the name Durian Capital, the City government wants to help Durian farmers who have been beneficiaries of plant-now-pay later program of the local government, to directly access the market for them to enjoy a much better price than what middlemen can offer, Regional and Tagum City Tourism Council chairperson Alma Uy said. (more…)

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Paradise Philippines

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SEO Philippines takes the bayanihan spirit to the SEO world with the first ever social SEO contest. Paradise Philippines is the newest keyword for this season, it aims to help our local tourism industry in providing social awareness by showcasing business websites and blogs promoting our country by optimizing the keyword Paradise Philippines. The battle in now on and this seasons contest keyword is Paradise Philippines, a testament to the beauty and splendor of our 7,000+ islands and the strong character and bayanihan spirit of Filipinos all over the world.

Just to make it straight, This Blog is not joining the Bayanihan SEO contest for two reasons:

  1. the moderator dont have time for cross linking.
  2. the moderator have a lot of pending assignments (writing / photography) to finish.

I just tried optimizing my blogs just to get the feel of it but eventually I will revert it back to original blog title Philippines Travel Blog.

So the question now is How can the current Bayanihan SEO Contest participants benefit from this blog?

  • Post comments to my blogs here and here (we have activated Do Follow plugin on both blogs)
  • Share your travel articles and photos in this blog (I’ll give you a chance of adding a maximum of three back links on each of your posted article.
  • Link Exchange? (email me @ melovillareal[at]gmail.com)

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Paradise Philippines – a ‘Bayanihan’ SEO Contest by: FilipinaSoul.com

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Jeepneys in the Philippines

manila jeepneyThe word ”jeepney” is commonly believed to be a conflation of “jeep” and “jitney”, or “jeep” and “knee”, the latter referring to the jeepney’s crowded face-to-face seating.

When American troops began to leave the Philippines at the end of World War II, hundreds of surplus jeeps were sold or given to local Filipinos. Locals stripped down the jeeps to accommodate several passengers, added metal roofs for shade, and decorated the vehicles with vibrant colors and bright chrome plating and hood ornaments.

The jeepney rapidly emerged as a popular and creative way to reestablish inexpensive public transportation, which had been virtually destroyed during World War II. Recognizing the widespread use of these vehicles, the Philippine government began to place restrictions on their use. Drivers now must have specialized driver’s license, regular routes, and reasonably fixed fares.

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Philippine Flag – symbol of Filipino democracy

philippines flagCebu City  — The nation will celebrate the 109th Independence Day today, June 12, 2007 and Cebu City celebrates it with a Civic-Military Parade with the theme “Panaghiusa Ang Tubag sa Kalamboan” (Unity is the Answer to Progress). The parade starts at 3 pm from various points in the city and ends up at the Cebu City Hall for the Independence Day Rites.

Cebu Vice-Mayor Michael Rama invited the national government agencies, schools, reservists and veterans and the men in uniform to join the Civic-Military Parade as one of the highlights in today’s celebration. “This is a yearly event that always reminds us of our victory and freedom from the Spanish and American Colonizers,” Rama said. (more…)

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