Once a year, the province of Palawan, the Philippines’ last ecological frontier, celebrates its biggest festival, Baragatan sa Palawan, from June 1 to 30, 2010. Baragatan which is derived from the Cuyonon word, bagat, which means “to meet,” is a gathering of people, culture, traditions and resources celebrating the beauty and bounty of the province. It is a grand celebration where one can experience Palawan under one roof, so to speak.
Ibuprofen Medicol Advance, the country’s first and only severe headache and pain reliever in Ibufluid in softgel format, officially launched the Winners’ Race to a Million last April 6, 2010. This new kind of racing competition allows successful celebrities in and out of showbiz to give back and share their blessings to society; the selfless winners paying it forward.
Medicol Advance has been known to showcase and hail winners from different fields through its online efforts. This time, these winners will show their selflessness with this heart-pumping Race to A Million event. Five celebrities will go head-to-head to be the winner of winners as their chosen charity will be awarded with the grand prize.
Celebrity racers and their foundations are Akihiro Sato for Gawad Kalinga, BJ Manalo for World Vision, Paolo Paraiso for Loretta Maglalang Foundation, Amanda Coolly for Anastacio Cataquis-Sabina Unson Memorial School and JC Tiuseco for Gawad Kalinga.
Cebu Pacific has a new promo fare Every Juan can’t resist! Fly for as low as 382 Pesos with thr country’s leading low cost carrier.
The airline that pioneered low fares in the Philippines, Cebu Pacific (CEB), takes its cue from the current minimum wage in the Philippines, and offers a P382 seat sale to all CEB domestic destinations. In the Philippines, the minimum wage has been pegged at P382 since June 2008.
The seat sale is from April 30 to May 2, 2010, for travel from September 1 to 30, 2010.
For the ‘Go Lite’ seat sale fare of P382, passengers can travel from Manila to Cebu, Boracay (Caticlan), Coron (Busuanga), Palawan (Puerto Princesa), Bacolod, Butuan, Cotabato, Cauayan, Dipolog, Laoag, San Jose, Zamboanga, among many others in CEB’s extensive domestic network.
Guests can also avail of P382 inter-island flights from Cebu to 19 domestic destinations, including Clark, Bacolod, Boracay (Caticlan), Dumaguete and the airline’s newest destination, Pagadian. From Davao, CEB also flies to Iloilo, Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro, Manila and Cebu.
There are more than 38,200 ‘Go Lite’ seats up for grabs in this special Labor Day seat sale. Those with check-in luggage will just add P100 upon booking.
“From CEB’s four hubs: Manila, Cebu, Davao and Clark, we continue bringing convenient, accessible and affordable air travel to every Juan. We encourage more frequent trips within the Philippines’ many beautiful destinations,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.
“Guests can book via ticketing offices, reservation hotlines (02) 7020-888 or (032) 230-8888, or website (www.cebupacificair.com). Fun Tours and hotel packages are also available at funtours.cebupacificair.com,” she added.
CEB flies one out of every two domestic passengers in the Philippines. Using the youngest aircraft fleet in the country, it also flies to 14 international destinations, including Osaka, Taipei, Guangzhou, Jakarta and Seoul (Incheon).
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