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Palawan Underground River falls behind the Amazon River in New 7 Wonders voting

Posted on July 1, 2009

The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River slips to number 2 on the New 7 Wonders of Nature (N7WN) poll, prompting the Department of Tourism (DOT) to appeal for support from voters. The Philippine entry is vying for the top spot, which is currently occupied by the Amazon River, among other 54 nominees under the category of Forests/National Parks/Nature Reserves.

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Win 2 Tickets to the SM Science Discovery Center!

Posted on June 30, 2009

I am currently raffling off 2 tickets for SM Science Discovery Center in Mall of Asia. If I am not mistaken regular entrance fee to the Center is PHP400.

To join the contest, simply answer the Question:

“If you are a heavenly body, what would you be?”

Post you answer in the comments section. Only one e-mail address per entry. Duplicate email addresses will be removed. The contest is open to everyone, provided, the winner must provide a Metro Manila address for the delivery of the tickets. One winner will be picked via random.org raffle. Contest closes July 15, 2009. Winner will be announced a day after the closing date. Ticket is transferable but NOT convertible to cash.

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It’s Tacloban City’s Sangyaw Festival 2009 today!

Posted on June 29, 2009

Today the City of Tacloban is all set for the Sangyaw Festival 2009. This is the second time the festival has been staged since its revival last year.

Sangyaw is actually a fiesta celebrated during the 70’s during the time when Imelda Romualdez Marcos was still the First Lady of the Philippines. In fact, it was her who initiated to have this event. It was also the Romualdez’s who revived the Sangyaw last year.

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Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 2009

Posted on June 27, 2009

The province of Cebu will be celebrating her founding anniversary again and just like last year, Cebu will be holding the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo Festival 2009.

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Ice Worlds launched at the Science Discovery Center

Posted on June 26, 2009

Last weekend, I was invited to the launch of the newest flick to hit the town: the Ice Worlds . The movie wasn’t shown in movie theaters but in uber cool planetarium inside the SM Science Discovery Center at the Mall of Asia.

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Davao Kadayawan Festival 2009 Schedule

Posted on June 25, 2009

Last night Blogie Robillo of Ang Dabawenyo texted me this year’s Kadayawan sa Davao 2009 Festival dates. The schedule is not yet final subject to the approval of Davao City Mayor.

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Bacolod Masskara 2009 Schedule!

Posted on June 24, 2009

Get ready! The merry month of October is fast approaching! And before you knew it, dancers garbed in their most colorful costumes and smiling masks are already in the streets for the annual Masskara Festival 2009!