Betis: The Sistine Chapel of the Philippines
Posted on December 20, 2007 - Filed Under Churches, Heritage Watch, Road Trip | Leave a Comment
It was sometime last year when I discovered that there exists what many people call as the Sistine Chapel of the Philippines. And what really excites me at that time is that this so called Sistine Chapel of the Philippines is just a few kilometres outside of Metro Manila!
Read More..>>Buglas Festival: Oriental Negros’s Biggest Tourism Spectacle
Posted on December 19, 2007 - Filed Under Events, Festivals, News | 1 Comment
Oriental Negros, Philippines’ biggest festival is set to open with a big bang! The first edition of the Buglas Festival 2007 is set to open on December 21. Previously known as the Buglasan, this event was then held every third week of October.
But sometime in the middle of 2007, Oriental Negros Governor Emilio Macias [...]
Mesmerizing Manila Post Office
Posted on December 19, 2007 - Filed Under Landmarks | 3 Comments
Undeniably the Manila Post Office building in Liwasang Bonifacio (now known as Plaza Lawton) is one of the Philippine’s most beautiful. Built in 1926 by Juan Marcos de Guzman Arellano, The Manila Post Office is a fine example of Neo Classical Architecture.
Read More..>>Stars shone brighter in San Fernando Pampanga at Lantern Festival
Posted on December 18, 2007 - Filed Under Events, Festivals | Leave a Comment
Last Saturday night, the stars of the City of San Fernando Pampanga, Philippines shone brighter than the moon. Once again, the Fernandinos proved to the world that the City of San Fernando Pampanga is the Christmas Capital of the Philippines.
Read More..>>The magic of Enchanted Kingdom
Posted on December 17, 2007 - Filed Under Fun Time | Leave a Comment
I was recently invited to join the Media Tour and Press Conference at the country’s premier theme park.
We were actually sent to Enchanted Kingdom to preview the newest film being screened at Rialto. We previewed the cartoon Spongebob Squarepants complete with all the shaking and juggling of our seats. The kids would definitely enjoy [...]
Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2008 Launched in Manila!
Posted on December 17, 2007 - Filed Under Events, Festivals, News | 3 Comments
Last week, the Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2008 was launched in the Philippine’s largest shopping mall. Hundreds of mall-goers trooped to the North and South Wings of the Mall of Asia to witness the Tribu Atub-atub perform. Aside from the tribe performance, there was also a photo exhibit held at the North Wing featuring the photos [...]
Read More..>>Kenney vows to help protect Banaue rice terraces
Posted on December 13, 2007 - Filed Under Heritage Watch, News | 2 Comments
ILAGAN, ISABELA, Dec. 13 (PNA) — United States Ambassador Kristie Kenney has confirmed foreign help to preserve the Banaue rice terraces in Ifugao, dubbed as one of the eight wonders of the world, to prevent it from being stricken off from the United Nations’ Heritage Site list.
Kenney, who visited Isabela Wednesday and Ifugao the [...]
Paraw Regatta 2008
Posted on December 12, 2007 - Filed Under Events, Festivals, News | Leave a Comment
Get ready as the Southeast Asia’s oldest sailing competition will once again take the high seas. Witness Iloilo City’s Paraw Regatta Festival unfolds on February 17, 2008 in Villa Beach. See the colorful wind-driven sailboats sail from Iloilo City to Jordan, Guimaras and back.
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