The Manila Cathedral
Posted on December 11, 2007 - Filed Under Landmarks | 1 Comment
One of the landmark structures inside the Intramuros complex in Manila, Philippines is the Manila Cathedral. The church’s official name is Basilica Minore del Immaculada Concepcion or the Minor Basilica or the Immaculate Conception. Manila Cathedral celebrates the feast day of its patroness every December 8th. The Manila Cathedral is also known as the Seat [...]
Read More..>>Dinagyang Banned from competing in Sinulog Festival 2008?
Posted on December 10, 2007 - Filed Under News | 46 Comments
I have learned of the news that the Dinagyang Foundation will be sending a tribe in Cebu City to compete in the 2008 Cebu Sinulog Festival since November when I wasn in Bacolod during the Western Visayas Tourism Assembly.
Everything has already been ironed out. The selected tribe is already rehearsing their routine. Filipino Fast [...]
Sinulog Festival 2008 Schedule of Activities
Posted on December 10, 2007 - Filed Under Events, Festivals, News | Leave a Comment
Here now is the updated Schedule of activities for the 2008 Sinulog Festival in Cebu City, Philippines. I posted the draft schedule last week but this time I’m posting the FULL schedule of the country’s largest festival.
Sinulog 2008
Schedule of Activities
(Fuente Osmeña, January 11-31, 2008)
All set for top tourism event in the Philippines
Posted on December 9, 2007 - Filed Under Events, Festivals, News | 1 Comment
ILOILO City – This southern city will leave no stone unturned in its hosting of the country’s top tourism event by January next year.
Dinagyang Festival 2008 is expected to surpass past years’ preparation to make it the grandest and “larger than life†concept in attracting tourists, balikbayans, business locators and top officials to this [...]
Morong for the second time around
Posted on December 8, 2007 - Filed Under Churches, Landmarks | Leave a Comment
For the second time around, I visited one of the country’s most beautiful chuch: The church of San Geronimo (Saint Jerome) in the quiet town of Morong, Rizal.
Read More..>>Cebu Pacific opens Cebu-Bangkok direct flights next year
Posted on December 7, 2007 - Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
CEBU CITY, Dec. 6 (PNA) – Gokongwei-owned domestic carrier Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) has announced it will launch its first direct flight from Cebu to Bangkok, Thailand beginning April 6, 2008, highlighting Cebu’s emergence as a major business and leisure destination among foreign travelers.
Candice Iyog, CEB vice president for marketing and product, said the [...]
Ligligan Parul 2007
Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Events, Festivals, News | Leave a Comment
The City if San Fernando in the province of Pampanga will once again shine in its brightest as it holds the annual Ligligan Parul or the Giant Lantern Festival. The highlights of the event will be held at the SM San Fernando Ampitheater at around 7PM. Be there early as large crowds are expected to [...]
Read More..>>Baguio City Panagbenga Festival 2008 Launched!
Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Events, Festivals, News | 4 Comments
The local government of Baguio city has recently lauched the city’s main tourism event: the annual Panagbenga Festival or the Baguio City Flower Festival. The Festival is sometimes compared to the Parade of Roses held every New Year in Pasadena, Calilfornia.
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