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1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732723484479804283</id><updated>2024-03-20T01:21:32.365+08:00</updated><category term="Travel Destination"/><category term="Beaches"/><category term="Lake Resort"/><category term="Resort"/><title type='text'>Philippine Tourism</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7732723484479804283/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7732723484479804283/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>ashertrix</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07420035604903860951</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYwWHXRzV1n70Vkjhvh3KURm7zgVDB-aqPldVc-AwPPFaKruUf8pte0G8kyUYwcGT-P1lHDDcNUQslasLDkhvJywwaA_R8e0kXDU1Pz2_Lxsmq4QOs2NMb0HWi6TOJw/s220/meh.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>31</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732723484479804283.post-8096335058985357071</id><published>2010-06-06T14:52:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2010-06-06T14:56:11.574+08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Travel Destination"/><title type='text'>Olongapo City</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY1MKsIogYWcB_wxskMDPCe1Gli_h4_OmL0-X4PsQgKB6Q-IEOceyEPNv9fCxIuoLiIFWdurkkuQp-e4Oh_RqoZSrzEZDx9EDA7cN61ZG4T0TpcRj9kIN_2jJvgA2oUIA-yM-uKmJ6y_U/s1600/1.gif&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;137&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY1MKsIogYWcB_wxskMDPCe1Gli_h4_OmL0-X4PsQgKB6Q-IEOceyEPNv9fCxIuoLiIFWdurkkuQp-e4Oh_RqoZSrzEZDx9EDA7cN61ZG4T0TpcRj9kIN_2jJvgA2oUIA-yM-uKmJ6y_U/s200/1.gif&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Olongapo City</b></i> is  a highly urbanized <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_city" title="Philippine
3. city">city</a> located in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_province" title="Philippine province">province</a> of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambales_province" title="Zambales
4. province">Zambales</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>.  According to the latest census, it has a population of 227,270 people  in 43,107 households. It was originally governed as a part of the United States naval  reservation. It was relinquished to the Philippine government and  converted into a municipality on December 7, 1959. Six years later  Olongapo was reconverted to a chartered city on June 1, 1966 and administers itself autonomously  from Zambales province. Adjacent to the city is the <a href="http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Subic_Bay_Freeport_Zone" title="Subic Bay Freeport Zone"> Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Zambales</a>,  which until 1992 was a United States <a href="http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=U.S._Naval_Base_Subic_Bay" title="U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay">naval base</a>. </span><br />
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7. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If your vacation plans take you to the Philippines stop by  Olongapo  City . It is a mixture of the old world and vibrant new world as much of  Asia has been and will continue to be. Olongapo City has a special  distinction that occurred during WWII. Unlike other Philippine cities  that gained independence in 1946 Olongapo City did not gain independence  until December 7 th  1959. It was a naval base that was held under  American control. There is still a maritime feel to the city but one  could spend hours or even days wandering the city and not fully capture  the essence of Olongapo City. While in the city here are the top things  to do. From the seasoned backpacker to the person here on the business  or the family on vacation, there is something for everyone. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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10. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Only a three-hour drive from </span><a href="http://www.sabangan.com/direction.php" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Manila to Laiya</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">, San  Juan, Batangas. </span></span><br />
11. <div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Sabangan Beach Resort</b></i> is set along the white sand beach of Laiya. The  5,600 square meter landscaped compound has air-conditioned cottages,  beachfront parasols, a gazebo, a pavilion with game tables, common cr,  mini convenience store, childrens playground, drivers quarters, free  parking for guests. Soon we will have a swimming pool.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sabangan opened to the public in April 2004 with only 3 bungalows -  all with private toilet and bath, patio area with sala set and well  equipped kitchenette.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today, the resort has a total of 6 units of the one-bedroom bungalow,  3 units of the two-bedroom bungalow and 4 units of the loft type  cottage. The current lying capacity is 78 persons up to a maximum of 123  persons.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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13. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All accommodations are used for overnight stay from 2:00 pm to 12  noon the following day. Each cottage is fully equipped with a  kitchenette (complete with refrigerator, electric stove, rice cooker,  cookware, dining utensils, hot/cold water dispenser with a 5-gallon Agua  Vida purified water). Our guest usually brings in food and drinks into  the resort and cook in their designated cottage since there is no  in-house restaurant.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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16. <span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Paras </span><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Beach Resort</span></b></i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><b> </b></i>is perhaps  Camiguin’s most popular accommodation. Located in the </span><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">heart of the</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> island, just a short ride  from the capital </span><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">town of</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Mambajao  and a three minute boat ride away from the crystal clear blue waters  and white sand beaches of the famous white island.</span></span> <br />
17. <div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Originally built as a private beach house of the Paras family, Paras  Beach Resort has become a landmark of comfort and convenience in the  island paradise of camiguin.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Since its opening in March of 1995, Paras Beach Resort has catered to  both local and foreign tourists.</span></span><br />
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19. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTQ4-bGWQ8poyDPbwK5zI1SlTM6I8YW_AXKrGqIDKCZvPVkCtTGdAodSG08z6dnvL_h_ptR2VNimF4BweLmZlVdyX_a1vcLkkBTgHzrXRL6wIPNo1wtj3TTKitW1_EHdu0QaENvVyUhNd/s1600/2.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTQ4-bGWQ8poyDPbwK5zI1SlTM6I8YW_AXKrGqIDKCZvPVkCtTGdAodSG08z6dnvL_h_ptR2VNimF4BweLmZlVdyX_a1vcLkkBTgHzrXRL6wIPNo1wtj3TTKitW1_EHdu0QaENvVyUhNd/s320/2.jpeg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/feeds/9026113897756972549/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/2010/06/paras-beach-resort-mambajao-camiguin.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7732723484479804283/posts/default/9026113897756972549'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7732723484479804283/posts/default/9026113897756972549'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/2010/06/paras-beach-resort-mambajao-camiguin.html' title='Paras Beach Resort, Mambajao, Camiguin Island'/><author><name>ashertrix</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07420035604903860951</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYwWHXRzV1n70Vkjhvh3KURm7zgVDB-aqPldVc-AwPPFaKruUf8pte0G8kyUYwcGT-P1lHDDcNUQslasLDkhvJywwaA_R8e0kXDU1Pz2_Lxsmq4QOs2NMb0HWi6TOJw/s220/meh.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1bnMUZ8VHH1tTcZD5ybztdBe2R6FiRsG7k1Vd5eGhJ_d_b3wblSgY22QdRWEcKuNIXB56VUytrR4Fgzy4o8cWA9WiK4xWaqfDc1l59mauZTlvSOeuV5R9aLAbLPqPK2W6n6oN87lEcWw/s72-c/1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732723484479804283.post-1562154076228728420</id><published>2010-06-06T14:17:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2010-06-06T14:17:08.785+08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Travel Destination"/><title type='text'>Cagayan de Oro City</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RHtjwCaSGY5jLZQhqbHBj-4rKI9N39LFGU34aUh1NEkVrBz535eEaxDuB7elE-HuxdRKHHp-X_RfH0G-MxKAe8P0AH4hIkBsP_FgmyEmumRSzyb4_Q545x8wcEPn0lezRT6gnGXx-jGk/s1600/1.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RHtjwCaSGY5jLZQhqbHBj-4rKI9N39LFGU34aUh1NEkVrBz535eEaxDuB7elE-HuxdRKHHp-X_RfH0G-MxKAe8P0AH4hIkBsP_FgmyEmumRSzyb4_Q545x8wcEPn0lezRT6gnGXx-jGk/s200/1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
20. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> KNOWN                 AS THE CITY OF GOLDEN FRIENDSHIP, <b>Cagayan de Oro</b> has  been cited                 by two Philippine leading think tanks for the vast  potentials                 it holds for investors and businessmen who manage to see  beyond                 the fabled warmth and hospitality of its residents.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
21. </div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cagayan de Oro City is located at the northern coast  of Mindanao, Philippines. It is the capital of Misamis Oriental  province and the regional center for Northern Mindanao (Region 10). The  city is popularly known for its initials CDO or CDOC. </span></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
22. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEYEzsh0BN0swYAqHSKLgBPVfZ4l7J1yO0cRH4vRMTDL8OkHqhnILSnSp6Li7bFpqxY6WuVhTG8sArpn89npVvQDJ2Dm_9MDTmrUPkPRq-_pe6fMhSg427wMmReaZ3vFXV3FEX9Az3mL3/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEYEzsh0BN0swYAqHSKLgBPVfZ4l7J1yO0cRH4vRMTDL8OkHqhnILSnSp6Li7bFpqxY6WuVhTG8sArpn89npVvQDJ2Dm_9MDTmrUPkPRq-_pe6fMhSg427wMmReaZ3vFXV3FEX9Az3mL3/s200/3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
23. </div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span>             </div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cebuano or Bisaya is the city's main  dialect. English on the other hand is widely used in schools, media,  government and commercial transactions.                People from Cagayan de Oro are called Kagayanons.</span></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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25. </div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Most are brown-skinned of Malay descent  and some with mixed ancestry popularly known to locals as mestizo. </span></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">              The city is home to  several universities and colleges. Xavier University, Liceo de Cagayan  University and Capitol University are known in the fields of nursing,  medicine, agriculture, engineering and commerce.</span></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
26. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICi9nIWnWpke3pS3C0cmIjfVwWSKOX7FMeBJSX7zLE105uZEzWxEG2w-lkA-UO3b_RdAEORSve8JtG69I6aFSlslGdnw30AFJVMph8t6jP5eXwPE0nm3HJeO1RZmRoswHOrDzld097py2/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICi9nIWnWpke3pS3C0cmIjfVwWSKOX7FMeBJSX7zLE105uZEzWxEG2w-lkA-UO3b_RdAEORSve8JtG69I6aFSlslGdnw30AFJVMph8t6jP5eXwPE0nm3HJeO1RZmRoswHOrDzld097py2/s200/4.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
27. </div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cagayan de Oro is known as "The Gateway  to Northern Mindanao" because of its location and good transportation  facilities. However, it is through her warm and hospitable people that  the city became more known as "The City of Golden Friendship".</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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29. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Leyte</b></i> is an island province in the eastern section of the Visayas  region. It is rich in history, culture, natural resources, and scenic  spots. Leyte is among the feature-rich provinces in the country with  diverse traits and attractions to stir the interest of any traveler—like  a cut diamond of countless sparkling facets.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sitting amidst neighboring Visayan provinces Leyte is steeped in  qualities derived from their strong influences. In fact, its  constituents are of two types classified by two influential dialects:  Cebuanos and Warays. Cebuano speakers of Leyte are mostly found in the  southwest and Waray speakers in the northeast. Leyte people are tugged  sideways by a range of influences, but mainly from Cebu and Samar.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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31. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Leyte’s other neighboring provinces are Masbate on the north side,  Bacolod on the far west, Bohol on the southwest, and Surigao directly to  its south. Bodies of water surrounding the province lend accessibility  to it, like the Bohol Sea, Pacific Ocean, and the Visayan Sea. These  features contribute to Leyte’s being a jewel in the Visayan region and a  strategic location this side of the country.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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34. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Today, Leyte residents are preoccupied with rice farming on the  plain, particularly in its capital city, Tacloban, and coconut farming  on its more hilly and mountainous regions. People on the coasts of Leyte  still enjoy fishing, and perfect dive sites are also available in 5  places: two in Padre Burgos, Donsol, Macrohon, and Hilongos. Leyte has 3  main cities (Tacloban, Ormoc, and Baybay) and 40 municipalities. Ormoc  is an independent city.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;For a quick look at Leyte’s picturesque and memorable tourist  attractions we have Buga-Buga Hills in Villaba, Leyte, and Hill 120 or  “Catmon Hill” in Dulag, Leyte. Both are war memorials. There’s the  famous Santo Nino Shrine and its Heritage Museum in Tacloban, and, of  course, Southeast Asia’s longest bridge, San Juanico, connecting Leyte  and Samar.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Leyte conjures many images of the past as well as potential in the  future. It also brings together people of various origins and cultural  backgrounds for a rich adventure any traveler will enjoy experiencing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/feeds/9033020312495528101/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/2010/05/leyte-province.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7732723484479804283/posts/default/9033020312495528101'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7732723484479804283/posts/default/9033020312495528101'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/2010/05/leyte-province.html' title='Leyte Province'/><author><name>ashertrix</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07420035604903860951</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYwWHXRzV1n70Vkjhvh3KURm7zgVDB-aqPldVc-AwPPFaKruUf8pte0G8kyUYwcGT-P1lHDDcNUQslasLDkhvJywwaA_R8e0kXDU1Pz2_Lxsmq4QOs2NMb0HWi6TOJw/s220/meh.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFzj-3jNzFNOebgQT6fQ7b2YfhVAkXRWRafLwtBlJLxRVyGLtXXUWraInpWBO_3Nh5XIo5CmAhUi0-3QbGAyiG7qxoS2x4I5See5FHWh3FSjI2J7ujf_lXIpx6SAjgpMh5VKiOgx_HzXs/s72-c/1.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732723484479804283.post-6133137216696297010</id><published>2010-05-23T11:38:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2010-05-23T11:41:52.254+08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Lake Resort"/><title type='text'>Lake Sebo South Cotabato</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FsalWgOo0rc0Rxw4PI1Sl_3DOHg3SnRBEH_ISMbEYxe1GRvzXILl8jnjc24xj7Bc1bmMHFYho8x0mkH3qQuxuzy55I0Ob_eZZN8JqGVbiY2-kkKwKuZAK9wiAacqM5BSy5MpFcd2VkFS/s1600/1.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FsalWgOo0rc0Rxw4PI1Sl_3DOHg3SnRBEH_ISMbEYxe1GRvzXILl8jnjc24xj7Bc1bmMHFYho8x0mkH3qQuxuzy55I0Ob_eZZN8JqGVbiY2-kkKwKuZAK9wiAacqM5BSy5MpFcd2VkFS/s320/1.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
35. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Lake Sebu</b> is a 2nd class <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_municipality" title="Philippine municipality">municipality</a> in  the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_province" title="Philippine province">province</a> of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Cotabato_province" title="South
36. Cotabato province">South Cotabato</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>.  According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 54,142 people in  11,158 households. The economy is based on aquaculture of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilapia" title="Tilapia">Tilapia</a>  grown in large fish cages floating in the lake. More than one half of  the land around the lake is cultivated for agriculture. The Philippine  government is also trying to promote <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecotourism" title="Ecotourism">ecotourism</a>  in the area. The finishing of a concrete road cut the travel time from 4  hours to less than 30 minutes greatly improving trade and commerce.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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38. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The lake's shores and the surrounding rainforest are home to the  indigenous <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%27boli" title="T'boli">T'bolis</a>, <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tiruray&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Tiruray (page does not exist)">Tirurays</a>, <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ubo&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Ubo (page does not exist)">Ubos</a> and <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manobo&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Manobo (page does not exist)">Manobos</a>. One of  the major tribes, the T'bolis are known for their weaving skills and  brassware production as well as fishing skills. The rest of the  population are made of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilonggo" title="Ilonggo">Ilonggos</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicol_Region" title="Bicol Region">Bicolanos</a>  and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilocano_people" title="Ilocano people">Ilocanos</a>.</span><br />
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42. </div><div align="justify" class="news_detail" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nestled some700 meters above  sea level, this sleepy municipality is blessed not only by nature but  also by culture, as the location for where the famed T'nalak is woven.</span></div><div align="justify" class="news_detail" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is a wonderful tourist  destination as thousands of visitors here and abroad considered it a  must-see paradise because of its cool weather, its one-of-a-kind  resorts, visiting its Lakes, waterfalls and natural sceneries. </span></div><div align="justify" class="news_detail" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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46. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>The <span style="font-weight: bold;">City of Tagaytay</span>  is a third class city in the province of  Cavite, Philippines. Only 55 kilometers (34.18 miles) away from Manila  via Emilio Aguinaldo Highway, it is one of the country's most popular  tourist destinations.</span> <span>Tagaytay City provides a good view of the Taal Volcano. The city  is a popular summer tourist destination because of its cool climate due  to its high altitude.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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49. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmC5tQWFuvUCh-l4031AMScOOnnGhnqhZbq0bveOpMm0HUtFHfpL9sixPOCdhcu_Xo1t7crZ0AsrYUN-wrSqE8g_fw3CzRtIpn7jjEqQMoeWDQHVTRkEdvajCxUrDpzTwSwYv4hy-Kl8vc/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmC5tQWFuvUCh-l4031AMScOOnnGhnqhZbq0bveOpMm0HUtFHfpL9sixPOCdhcu_Xo1t7crZ0AsrYUN-wrSqE8g_fw3CzRtIpn7jjEqQMoeWDQHVTRkEdvajCxUrDpzTwSwYv4hy-Kl8vc/s320/2.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The  City is linked by the national highway to the Metropolitan Manila Area  and to the Province of Batangas. It is also connected by the roads to  the adjoining municipalities of Amadeo, Mendez, Indang, Silang and  Alfonso in Cavite towards the northwest, to the municipalities of  Calamba and Sta. Rosa in Laguna in the northeast and to the town of  Talisay in Batangas in the south.</span></span><br />
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54. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span lang="en-US">A modern structure in a rural setting where one cored enjoy  peace and tranquility while at the same time they enjoy the luxury of  modern life.<br />
55. </span><span lang="en-US">Located  by the lakeside is haven the legacy resort for both young</span> and old. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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57. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-left: 4.099pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.699pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-weight: bold;">Lake Mainit</span><span lang="en-US"> – The fourth  largest lake in the country and the most popular tourist potential of  the municipality.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-left: 4.099pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.699pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US">A scenic form in every angle, its water is very clear and a  habitat of many rare life systems. Beautiful lotus flowers and water  hyacinths decorate the lake and coastal areas.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-left: 4.099pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.699pt;"><br />
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59. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;en-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;en-PH&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/feeds/6465246211587842590/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/2010/05/mainit-kasili-lakeside-resort-and-hotel.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7732723484479804283/posts/default/6465246211587842590'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7732723484479804283/posts/default/6465246211587842590'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/2010/05/mainit-kasili-lakeside-resort-and-hotel.html' title='Mainit Kasili Lakeside Resort and Hotel in Mainit, Surigao Del Norte'/><author><name>ashertrix</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07420035604903860951</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYwWHXRzV1n70Vkjhvh3KURm7zgVDB-aqPldVc-AwPPFaKruUf8pte0G8kyUYwcGT-P1lHDDcNUQslasLDkhvJywwaA_R8e0kXDU1Pz2_Lxsmq4QOs2NMb0HWi6TOJw/s220/meh.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJBNwoJ71PR9cWARPeyn5-M6nkeFpHDTVgsihF5eZJJoutyFqCi9R9od5ltVMwZHiWnojPElvj8VYA-F1qaOps_YMA3EADIt5h7mPufuvf6OKeR5K18xYd8fZfleJ8aKo9UPBSYO0rQ-r/s72-c/1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732723484479804283.post-3161739881240333762</id><published>2010-04-20T12:59:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2010-04-20T12:59:11.645+08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Travel Destination"/><title type='text'>Bacolod City</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsj1bAklf9ze-A9u3muhvbzBL5VZmf2gBHvIcN5N3u5poaMnmKhmpmvwmArEFaZcHnmFI0zv2AREhEv8rGpaSqTRty_Ml7C3g9KaxXdSvnjFQ6Pqw7pcl0pAn5EAV10Q08FLjoSr4rGSx1/s1600/1.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsj1bAklf9ze-A9u3muhvbzBL5VZmf2gBHvIcN5N3u5poaMnmKhmpmvwmArEFaZcHnmFI0zv2AREhEv8rGpaSqTRty_Ml7C3g9KaxXdSvnjFQ6Pqw7pcl0pAn5EAV10Q08FLjoSr4rGSx1/s200/1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;171&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
60. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Bacolod City</b> is the capital and  largest <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_city" title="Philippine city">city</a> of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_province" title="Philippine province">province</a> of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negros_Occidental_province" title="Negros Occidental province">Negros Occidental</a>.  Having a total of 499,497 inhabitants as of August 1, 2007, it is the  most populous city in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Visayas" title="Western
61. Visayas">Western Visayas Region</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacolod_City#cite_note-1"><span></span><span></span></a></sup>  It is notable for its <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MassKara_Festival" title="MassKara
62. Festival">MassKara Festival</a> held during October. Known for being a  relatively friendly city, it bears the nickname "City of Smiles" and the  "Football City of the Philippines". Bacolod City recently ranked no. 1  in a survey by <i>MoneySense Magazine</i> as the "Best Place to Live in  the Philippines.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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64. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The Cleanest     and Greenest and the Most Livable City in the Philippines. The     capital of the Province of Negros Occidental which is the Sugarbowl     of the Philippines. Bacolod City serves as the entrance of the     sugar-rich cities and towns of the Province. Visitor’s facilities     abound, modern means of in-land transport can take guests for     business or leisure to any point in the island of Negros.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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66. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Bacolod will charm you with the genuine warmth and     hospitality of her people in harmony with their lilting melodious     accent. The Bacoleños will delight you with food and cuisine that is     as vigorous yet as subtle as the legendary Ilonggo gentility and     taste for the good life.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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69. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;How to get there:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Negros Occidental &amp;amp; Bacolod is       accessible by plane from Manila and Cebu daily &amp;amp; by boat from  Iloilo,       Cebu, Cagayan de Oro &amp;amp; Manila.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/feeds/3161739881240333762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/2010/04/bacolod-city.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7732723484479804283/posts/default/3161739881240333762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7732723484479804283/posts/default/3161739881240333762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/2010/04/bacolod-city.html' title='Bacolod City'/><author><name>ashertrix</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07420035604903860951</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYwWHXRzV1n70Vkjhvh3KURm7zgVDB-aqPldVc-AwPPFaKruUf8pte0G8kyUYwcGT-P1lHDDcNUQslasLDkhvJywwaA_R8e0kXDU1Pz2_Lxsmq4QOs2NMb0HWi6TOJw/s220/meh.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsj1bAklf9ze-A9u3muhvbzBL5VZmf2gBHvIcN5N3u5poaMnmKhmpmvwmArEFaZcHnmFI0zv2AREhEv8rGpaSqTRty_Ml7C3g9KaxXdSvnjFQ6Pqw7pcl0pAn5EAV10Q08FLjoSr4rGSx1/s72-c/1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732723484479804283.post-9150398901510824966</id><published>2010-04-20T12:48:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2010-04-20T12:50:05.264+08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Travel Destination"/><title type='text'>Naga City</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnCPrGCLXV8Gt8dC5RaoAlXsKWib7uoZvs-tM3XWGsMV4EorMpfICHpyZmc1ZfoDafKrbbxlEp642RkH9qpkfk1ybOYe5D9G50v8lfCsZtD8cT0x-4e7Yq64POCVYsCmaaOw0hWANXvqD/s1600/1.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnCPrGCLXV8Gt8dC5RaoAlXsKWib7uoZvs-tM3XWGsMV4EorMpfICHpyZmc1ZfoDafKrbbxlEp642RkH9qpkfk1ybOYe5D9G50v8lfCsZtD8cT0x-4e7Yq64POCVYsCmaaOw0hWANXvqD/s200/1.png&quot; width=&quot;171&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
70. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <b>City of Naga </b>is a first class <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_city" title="Philippine
71. city">city</a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>.  Located in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicol_Region" title="Bicol Region">Bicol Region</a>, a peninsula on the  south easternmost tip of the island of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a>, it is  377 kilometers southeast of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a>,  the nation's capital, and about 380 kilometers northeast of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu_City" title="Cebu City">Cebu  City.</a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">With a relatively small land area compared to all cities in Bicol  which accounts for it being the most densely-populated city in the  region, it is undoubtedly the region's most progressive city, Naga City  is locally known as the "Heart of Bicol". It is the commercial,  financial, educational, religious and cultural center of the Bicol  region. Residents of the City are called Nagueños.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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73. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Naga City is known as the Heart Of Bicol because of its centralized  location in the Bicol Region of the Philippines.  Naga City residents  are known as Naguenos and speak the Native dialect of Bicolano.  Naga  City is located about 380 kilometers southeast of Manila on the Southern  Part of Luzon.  It is located in the middle of the Camarines Sur  Province.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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76. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Penafrancia Festival is the biggest and most popular religious  event in the Philippines, the Penafrancia fiesta is a week affair that  starts on the 2nd  Friday of September when the miraculous patroness of  the Bicol Region "Mahal Na Ina" or Virgin of Penafrancia is transferred  from her shrine to the centuries-old Naga Metropolitan Cathedral where 9  days of prayer are held in her honor is called the "Traslacion" and on  the last day, the image is returned to her shrine following the Naga  River route and it is called the "Fluvial Procession".   The colorful  evening procession is lit by thousands of candles from followers in  boats escorting the image. When the flatboat reaches its destination,  the devotees shout "Viva la Virgen" (Long live the Virgin!) and the  image is carried back in a procession to the Basilica.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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81. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">T<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">he </span><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">City of General Santos</b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">  is a </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_city" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" title="Philippine
82. city">city</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> in the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" title="Philippines">Philippines</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">.  Situated in the southern part of the country, in the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_province" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" title="Philippine province">province</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> of </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Cotabato_province" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" title="South
83. Cotabato province">South Cotabato</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">. The city has  a population of 535,747 as of 2007, making it as one of the populous  cities in the Philippines. </span>General Santos City is bounded by three municipalities of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarangani_Province" title="Sarangani
84. Province">Sarangani Province</a> and two  municipalities of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato">South Cotabato</a>, namely <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabel" title="Alabel">Alabel</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malungon" title="Malungon">Malungon</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maasim" title="Maasim">Maasim</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polomolok" title="Polomolok">Polomolok</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%27boli" title="T'boli">T'boli</a>.  The city's economy is primarily agro-industrial. As a component of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCCSKSARGEN" title="SOCCSKSARGEN">SOCCSKSARGEN</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">corn</a>,  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut" title="Coconut">coconuts</a>,  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copra" title="Copra">copra</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple" title="Pineapple">pineapples</a>,  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus" title="Asparagus">asparagus</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">rice</a>.  The area also produces other high value crops such as exotic fruits, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potatoes" title="Potatoes">potatoes</a>, vegetables, cut flowers and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okra" title="Okra">okra</a>. It  accounts for the largest daily total of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish" title="Fish">fish</a> landings  in the country and is the leading producer of sashimi grade <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuna" title="Tuna">tuna</a>.  Residents boast that fish and seafood do not come fresher than in their  city.</span>  growth area, it has contributed much to the area's emergence as the  country's leading producer of major commodities. Due to its rich soil,  good rainfall and typhoon-free climate, the area is the largest producer  of   and <span style="font-size: small;">the city is a three time awardee for the "Most Competitive City" in  the Philippines for the years 1999-2000 (all cities category) 2000-2001  (mid-sized category) and 2007 (mid-sized category).</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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86. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="1939-02-27"><span class="mw-formatted-date" title="02-27"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_27" title="February 27">February  27</a></span>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a></span>,  General <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulino_Santos" title="Paulino Santos">Paulino Santos</a> led the first and largest  batch of settlers organized under the National Land Settlement  Administration to the shores of Sarangani Bay. The 62 pioneers, who  mostly came from Luzon, industriously tilled Cotabato's fertile expanse  of land. After this first influx of pioneers, thousands more from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a></span>  migrated into the area. This started the displacement of some of the  native B'laan to the mountains and lost their livelihood. The B'laan  people are the original settlers of the area once called Dadiangas for  thousands of years. They live in a nomadic system in the area, where the  names of the places are still recalled. One name is Dadiangas, the  native word name of the tree specifically grown in the area. Under  Indigenous Peoples Right Act IPRA law RA 8371, now they were protected  and it is proven under the Philippine jurisprudence of the Supreme  Court. Now the B'laan people live side by side and with harmony to the  settlers and other immigrants from small islands in Visayas and Luzon.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In January 1948, by virtue of Republic Act No. 82, Buayan District  became a full-fledged municipality whose territorial boundaries included  the present municipalities of Sarangani and South Cotabato Provinces,  namely Alabel, Glan, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malapatan" title="Malapatan">Malapatan</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malungon" title="Malungon">Malungon</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polomolok" title="Polomolok">Polomolok</a>. NLSA Hospital Administrator Irineo I.  Santiago became its first mayor.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Six years later, in June 1954, the Municipality of Buayan was renamed  General Santos as a tribute to its great pioneer. This was made  possible by Republic Act No. 1107 authored by Congressman Luminog  Mangelen of Cotabato Province.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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88. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From 1963 to 1967, during the incumbency of Mayor Lucio A. Velayo, an  upsurge in the municipality's economy was experienced as several large  agri-based corporations such as <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dole_Philippines&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Dole Philippines (page does not exist)">Dole  Philippines</a>, General Milling Corporation and UDAGRI expanded into  the area. Although it was then qualified to become a fourth class city,  the residents rejected a move by Congressman Salipada Pendatun to  convert General Santos into a city and to rename it Rajah Buayan.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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91. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Finally, on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="1968-07-08"><span class="mw-formatted-date" title="07-08"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_8" title="July 8">July 8</a></span>,  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968" title="1968">1968</a></span>,  upon approval of Republic Act No. 5412, which was authored by then late  Congressman James L. Chiongbian, the Municipality of General Santos was  converted into a city while keeping its name. It was inaugurated on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="09-05"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_5" title="September 5">September  5</a></span> of that year. Antonio C. Acharon became its first city  mayor. In 1988, two decades after its inauguration, it was declared as a  highly urbanized city.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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95. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/feeds/1400439232495484937/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/2010/04/general-santos-city.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7732723484479804283/posts/default/1400439232495484937'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7732723484479804283/posts/default/1400439232495484937'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/2010/04/general-santos-city.html' title='General Santos City'/><author><name>ashertrix</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07420035604903860951</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYwWHXRzV1n70Vkjhvh3KURm7zgVDB-aqPldVc-AwPPFaKruUf8pte0G8kyUYwcGT-P1lHDDcNUQslasLDkhvJywwaA_R8e0kXDU1Pz2_Lxsmq4QOs2NMb0HWi6TOJw/s220/meh.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibchfzvZW2GKu9Ix_1iRH7UycBeBTtfDO_PaiWz_E8d_kKIWzYvy-8Td-IPLFwTd0hOAU7Br_eD5EorzbcEhOfTN39MJuNCOoCma3LA4Dx_ybF5DwVkAdbJz-VKpDGcQD0Z0qY3briOLeX/s72-c/1.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732723484479804283.post-5567224187289230217</id><published>2010-04-16T12:02:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2010-04-16T12:02:59.163+08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Travel Destination"/><title type='text'>Palawan Province</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZJt_b7N4BTA9yc0JUvTj9nXBOheVjPcNNM88Ep66q79AFtnaW-fAPrdlSC_nvZ_7nXn1U9PlE0BnBFXPf7_1ezBKOqzWwLNYIunmOf8pHHsNN8IjYxVq2TynrRSwMc0h9M3d-rA30OUm/s1600/1.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZJt_b7N4BTA9yc0JUvTj9nXBOheVjPcNNM88Ep66q79AFtnaW-fAPrdlSC_nvZ_7nXn1U9PlE0BnBFXPf7_1ezBKOqzWwLNYIunmOf8pHHsNN8IjYxVq2TynrRSwMc0h9M3d-rA30OUm/s320/1.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
96. <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Palawan</b> is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_province" title="Island
97. province">island province</a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>  located in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIMAROPA" title="MIMAROPA">MIMAROPA</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_the_Philippines" title="Regions of the Philippines">region</a>. Its capital is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Princesa_City" title="Puerto
98. Princesa City">Puerto Princesa City</a>, and it is the largest province  in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of  Palawan stretch from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindoro" title="Mindoro">Mindoro</a> in the northeast to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borneo" title="Borneo">Borneo</a> in  the southwest. It lies between the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Sea" title="South China
99. Sea">South China Sea</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulu_Sea" title="Sulu Sea">Sulu Sea</a>.  The province is named after its largest island, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palawan_Island" title="Palawan
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102. Island">Palawan Island</a>, measuring 450 kilometers  (280 mi) long, and 50 kilometers (31 mi) wide.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-wow_2-0"></sup></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-wow_2-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palawan#cite_note-wow-2"></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-encarta_3-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palawan#cite_note-encarta-3"></a></sup></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
103. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Palawan is composed of the long and narrow <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palawan_Island" title="Palawan
104. Island">Palawan Island</a>, plus a number of other  smaller islands surrounding the main island. The <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamian_Group" title="Calamian
105. Group">Calamianes Group of Islands</a>, to the  northwest consists of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busuanga_Island" title="Busuanga
106. Island">Busuanga Island</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culion_Island" title="Culion Island">Culion Island</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coron_Island" title="Coron Island">Coron  Island</a>. Durangan Island almost touches the westernmost part of  Palawan Island, while <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balabac_Island" title="Balabac
107. Island">Balabac Island</a> is located off the southern tip, separated  from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borneo" title="Borneo">Borneo</a>  by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balabac_Strait" title="Balabac Strait">Balabac Strait</a>. In addition, Palawan covers  the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuyo_Islands" title="Cuyo
108. Islands">Cuyo Islands</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulu_Sea" title="Sulu Sea">Sulu Sea</a>.  The disputed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spratly_Islands" title="Spratly Islands">Spratly Islands</a>, located a few hundred  kilometers to the west is considered part of Palawan by the Philippines,  and is locally called the <i>Kalayaan Group of Islands</i>.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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110. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Palawan's almost 2,000 kilometers (1,200 mi) of irregular coastline  are dotted with roughly 1,780 islands and islets, rocky coves, and  sugar-white sandy beaches. It also harbors a vast stretch of virgin  forests that carpet its chain of mountain ranges. The mountain heights  average 3,500 feet (1,100 m) in altitude, with the highest peak rising  to 6,843 feet (2,086 m)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-encarta_3-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palawan#cite_note-encarta-3"></a></sup>  at <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Mantalingahan" title="Mount Mantalingahan">Mount Mantalingahan</a>.  The vast mountain areas are the source of valuable timber. The terrain  is a mix of coastal plain, craggy foothills, valley deltas, and heavy  forest interspersed with riverine arteries that serve as irrigation.</span><br />
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113. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;reference&quot; id=&quot;cite_ref-wow_2-1&quot;&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;reference&quot; id=&quot;cite_ref-wow_2-1&quot;&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;reference&quot; id=&quot;cite_ref-wow_2-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palawan#cite_note-wow-2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/feeds/5567224187289230217/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/2010/04/palawan-province.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7732723484479804283/posts/default/5567224187289230217'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7732723484479804283/posts/default/5567224187289230217'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/2010/04/palawan-province.html' title='Palawan Province'/><author><name>ashertrix</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07420035604903860951</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYwWHXRzV1n70Vkjhvh3KURm7zgVDB-aqPldVc-AwPPFaKruUf8pte0G8kyUYwcGT-P1lHDDcNUQslasLDkhvJywwaA_R8e0kXDU1Pz2_Lxsmq4QOs2NMb0HWi6TOJw/s220/meh.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZJt_b7N4BTA9yc0JUvTj9nXBOheVjPcNNM88Ep66q79AFtnaW-fAPrdlSC_nvZ_7nXn1U9PlE0BnBFXPf7_1ezBKOqzWwLNYIunmOf8pHHsNN8IjYxVq2TynrRSwMc0h9M3d-rA30OUm/s72-c/1.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732723484479804283.post-3542395669671857723</id><published>2010-04-16T11:47:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2010-04-16T11:49:34.509+08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Beaches"/><title type='text'>Panglao Island in Bohol</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVz6Ii01OqIAvDI_7-6dFLvQjJsEtnkechvIyaMyyfxycI4CQ-2cQuMUDk97SrQvXdld0JItMjG-a4bnzw3wBsHjbDX1T3h7nMOODUAWZUTPua6nvlUOyH2e_Tjj-ZAT6DJGoK60c7Uwi5/s1600/1.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVz6Ii01OqIAvDI_7-6dFLvQjJsEtnkechvIyaMyyfxycI4CQ-2cQuMUDk97SrQvXdld0JItMjG-a4bnzw3wBsHjbDX1T3h7nMOODUAWZUTPua6nvlUOyH2e_Tjj-ZAT6DJGoK60c7Uwi5/s320/1.JPG&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
114. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Panglao</b> is an island in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>  located in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Visayas" title="Central Visayas">Central Visayas</a>. Politically, it is divided  into two municipalities: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauis,_Bohol" title="Dauis, Bohol">Dauis</a>  and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panglao,_Bohol" title="Panglao, Bohol">Panglao</a>, part of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohol_Province" title="Bohol
115. Province">Bohol Province</a>. Panglao is located  southwest of the island of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohol" title="Bohol">Bohol</a> and east of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu_Island" title="Cebu Island">Cebu</a>.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Currently Panglao is one of the top tourist destinations in the  Philippines, famous for its beautiful dive spots and its coral reef, as  well as many several islet ideal for beach bathing like the islets of  Gak-ang and Pontod.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
116. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I<span style="font-size: small;">n early history, Panglao was known to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" title="China">Chinese</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malays_%28ethnic_group%29" title="Malays (ethnic group)">Malay</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_people" title="Thai people">Siamese</a>  and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesian</a>  traders. In 1803, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spanish</a> explorers came to the shores of Panglao in  search of fresh water. At the time a couple of natives on the seashore  were making fishing devices called "panggaw". One of the Spaniards asked  what the name of the island was. The natives--who thought the visitors  were asking what they were making--then replied "panggaw". Hence, from  that term, was derived the name Panglao.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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118. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Panglao is just 30 minutes away from the Tagbilaran Airport by land.  Panglao Island as a sightseeing spot can present so much to the  adventurous traveler. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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121. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Manila</b> is the capital city of the Philippines. But we Filipinos call  Manila "The City of Our Affections." This phrase is taken from an old  Spanish writing; but it also expresses a modern sentiment. <br />
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123. Manila is all things for all Filipinos. It is the seat government  administration, the fashion center, the intellectual pacesetter, the  fountainhead of all religious and educational movements; and of course,  enormous shopping arcades. It is politics and art; markets and churches;  banks and universities - the whole life. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>     <span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
124. In the days of the <b>Spanish Empire</b>, Manila was Spain's  seat of power in Asia and the Pacific. Today, the city and its people  are a mish-mash of the East and West. A string of harsh <b>invasions</b>  (Spain, USA, Japan) and a history of hardships moulded Filipinos into  resilient, good-humoured and resourceful people, traits that can be seen  in their everyday life.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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126. </span><span style="font-size: small;">The <b>friendliness</b> of Filipinos translates to <b>good  customer service</b> in hotels, businesses and malls. Most  residents speak English, so navigating the city is not a big problem.  These, plus the added purchasing value of the foreign exchange rate,  make Manila a great place for guests looking for luxury, pampering and  bargains.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
127. </span><span style="font-size: small;">     For most Filipinos - especially those who have yet to visit Manila -  it is a political and economic summit, the city of dreams. For the  millions eking out a living in its slums and its westernized middle  classes; it is an asphalt jungle - gaudy and ruthless but irresistible. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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129. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visitors to the Philippines cannot avoid using Manila as a starting point for their exploration of the other provinces and islands, because most charter flights to the outlying islands leave from the city's airport. The city is also within reach of day and weekend getaways on the island of Luzon; this makes it a good base for travellers intent on touring. One thing no visitor should miss is a famous Manila Bay sunset: a light show created out of the high humidity conditions coupled with the effects of cloud over the city's harbour. This remarkable sight allows a short respite from the more unpleasant aspects of the sprawling city. View the sunset from Rizal Park, Roxas Boulevard or from a cruise boat that plies around Manila Bay.</span><br />
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132. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The island province of Bohol, or “Bo-ol”, its original  name, lies in the  heart of the Visayas. </span><span style="font-size: small;">It is an island <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="Provinces of the Philippines">province</a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>  located in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Visayas" title="Central Visayas">Central Visayas</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_the_Philippines" title="Regions of the Philippines">region</a>, consisting of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohol_%28island%29" title="Bohol
133. (island)">Bohol Island</a> and 75 minor surrounding islands. Its capital is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagbilaran_City" title="Tagbilaran City">Tagbilaran City</a>. With a land area of  4,117.3 square kilometers (1,589.7 sq mi) and a coastline 261 kilometers  (162 mi) long, Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines. To the west of Bohol is <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu_Island" title="Cebu Island">Cebu</a>, to the northeast is the island of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyte_%28island%29" title="Leyte
134. (island)">Leyte</a> and to the south, across the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohol_Sea" title="Bohol Sea">Bohol  Sea</a> is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a>.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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136. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The province is a popular tourist destination with its beaches and  resorts.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-socioecon_2-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohol#cite_note-socioecon-2"></a></sup>  The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_Hills" title="Chocolate Hills">Chocolate Hills</a>, numerous mounds of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">limestone</a>  formation, is the most popular attraction. The island of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panglao" title="Panglao">Panglao</a>, located just southwest of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagbilaran_City" title="Tagbilaran
137. City">Tagbilaran City</a>, is famous for its diving locations and  routinely listed as one of the top ten diving locations in the world.  Numerous tourist resorts dot the southern beaches and cater to divers  from around the world. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Tarsier" title="Philippine
138. Tarsier">Philippine Tarsier</a>, considered the second-smallest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate" title="Primate">primate</a>  in the world, is indigenous to the island.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Boholanos refer to their island homeland as the "Republic of Bohol"  with both conviction and pride.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NSO_3-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohol#cite_note-NSO-3"></a></sup>A narrow strait separates the island of Cebu and Bohol and both share a  common language, but the Boholanos retain a conscious distinction from  the Cebuanos. Bohol's climate is generally dry, with maximum rainfall  between the months of June and October. The interior is cooler than the  coast.</span><br />
139. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is the home province of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_P._Garcia" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" title="Carlos P.
140. Garcia">Carlos P. Garcia</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">, the fourth </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" title="President of the Philippines">president</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> of the Republic of  the Philippines (1957-1961) who was born in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talibon,_Bohol" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" title="Talibon,
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151. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <b>El Nido Miniloc Island Resort, Palawan </b>sits on a cove on Miniloc  Island in the north of Palawan Province. In the style of a fishing  village, the resort is encircled by limestone cliffs and crystal clear  waters. The native style thatched roof cottages are built with natural  materials, each with a private verandah. From the pier, enjoy swimming  amongst the many colourful tropical fish.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
152. <span class="genTextBlack">Miniloc Island features dramatic cliffs and  hidden lagoons. Its unique rock formations lend an aura of mystery and  excitement that each guest feels upon approaching the island. The resort  is esconced in a cove, and its 31 rooms are made up of different types  of cottages. There are water cottages built on stilts over the water,  garden cottages surrounded by tropical flowers and cliff cottages  nestled on the hillside. There are also seaview rooms with an adjoining  verandah, directly overlooking the sea. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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154. <span style="font-size: small;">  There are no direct scheduled flights from either Manila International  Airport or Mactan International Airprt to the El Nido Miniloc Island  Resort. Guests can catch a flight from Manila International Airport or  Mactan International Airport to Puerto Princesa City Airport on Palawan  Island. From Puerto Princesa City Airport guests can either catch a  plane to El Nido Airport (flight time about 45 minutes) Upon arrival at  El Nido Airport guests need to take a 40 minute boat transfer to the El  Nido Miniloc Island Resort. Alternatively from Puerto Princesa City  Airport on Palawan Island guests can travel by bus or car via a rough,  uneven road to the El Nido Miniloc Island Resort. Journey time is about  10-12 hours. The fastest and easiest way to El Nido is via Island  Transvoyager Incorporated's (ITI) 19-seater Dornier aircraft. Daily  chartered flights, approximately 75 minutes, depart Manila at 7:30 AM  and 3:00 PM.  Return flights depart El Nido at 9:30 AM and 5:00 PM  daily. From the El Nido Airport, guests are to take a 40-minute scenic  boat ride to get to the resort.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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157. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Cebu City</b> is the capital city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu" title="Cebu">Cebu</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_second_cities" title="List
158. of second cities">second city</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>,  the second most <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Cebu" title="Metro Cebu">significant metropolitan centre</a> in the  Philippines and known as the oldest city in the country.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">city</a> is located on the eastern  shore of Cebu and was the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.  Cebu is the Philippines' main domestic shipping port and is home to  about 80% of the country's domestic shipping companies. Cebu also holds  the second largest international flights in the Philippines and is a  significant centre of commerce, trade and industry in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a>  and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a>  region. According to the 2007 Philippine census, the city has a  population of about 798,809 people.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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160. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><strong>Cebu City</strong> considered as one of the most progressive  cities in the Philippines. About 80 percent of the island vessels  operating in the country are also based there. Recently, the entry of  business process outsourcing (BPO) firms such as call centres have  contributed much to the growth of the local economy.<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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166. </span></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bantayan island, the          shining </span><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD6" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">tropical paradise</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">  in Asia is commonly known as an </span><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">island  paradise</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">          in Philippines. Tourists as far as Europe </span><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">fall in love</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> with its fine </span><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD12" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">white          sand</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> and </span><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD7" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">crystal clear</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">  blue waters. Many of these foreigners even settled          down on the island to spend the rest of their lives. They build  single-cottage          </span><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD11" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">beach houses</span> along the  shore but as time went by, construct a couple of          new cottages instead to accommodate the growing number of  tourists who          seeks safe haven on the splendid island paradise. Two of the <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD9" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">main attraction</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">          of the island is its crystal-clear waters and it's long stretch  of powdery          white sand. The stunning sunset will really spice those romantic  walks          </span><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD8" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">on the beach</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">. One of the  reasons the island is famous is its peacefulness,          the way a resort should be. Unsaturated beauty and a combination  of sweet          smiling natives made the island as it is now.</span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">         When you get to cool, crystal clear waters, white sandy beaches,  pleasant          town folk and delicious sea foods ... you're in the island of  Bantayan.          Coming to Bantayan is like coming out of a time machine. It's  like entering          the time and place when life was simple and quiet.</span></span></span></div><div align="justify"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxi7e3IDphoWtGT4c0xTigsIAY22AGKCe3RqCr30w05T0IJA5ZdaeQlxtlSetCp2nOWiUafPStYN-NJ8fmQjNn2Q4flVpuwhQRcVcrx-NF3eUQrKhgFyP2jsEuYcFPejnu4jQiySzxYHE/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxi7e3IDphoWtGT4c0xTigsIAY22AGKCe3RqCr30w05T0IJA5ZdaeQlxtlSetCp2nOWiUafPStYN-NJ8fmQjNn2Q4flVpuwhQRcVcrx-NF3eUQrKhgFyP2jsEuYcFPejnu4jQiySzxYHE/s320/2.jpg" /></a></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">         The island, which is composed of three municipalities,  specifically Bantayan,          Madridejos & </span><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Santa Fe</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">  is also generally known as the “Egg Basket”          in the neighboring regions because it has been generating over  one and          a half million eggs a day to supply the growing demand of eggs  for mainland          Cebu, Negros, Panay and even Leyte.</span></span>                  </span> </div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In                       Bantayan, there are 405-year-old church the                       one-and-a-half century house of Anun Escario,                       the Ogtong Cave and the rest of the ancient                       unarmed caves the old Spanish kota (fort) in                       Sta. Fe, the beautiful island in the district                       and the sunset at the pier.</span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">                  The people in Bantayan island is mostly Christian,                 aside from the fact that it has the oldest church                 in the Visayas and Mindanao, it is also named as                 the Lenten capital of the Visayas. Many people from                 Cebu and as far as Manila go to Bantayan not only                 for a swim and relaxation but also to witness the                 holy week procession and to observe the most solemn                 practice of faith. Because of this, almost all                 resorts double their rates at this time of                 year.</span></span></span><br />
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168. </b> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">How to get there:</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can go to  Bantayan island by plane from    Cebu or by Bus and Vans for Hire from the North Cebu Bus Terminal.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
169. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;                  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/feeds/4386911917804459954/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/2010/04/bantayan-island-in-cebu.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7732723484479804283/posts/default/4386911917804459954'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7732723484479804283/posts/default/4386911917804459954'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://philtourismspots.blogspot.com/2010/04/bantayan-island-in-cebu.html' title='Bantayan island in Cebu'/><author><name>ashertrix</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07420035604903860951</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYwWHXRzV1n70Vkjhvh3KURm7zgVDB-aqPldVc-AwPPFaKruUf8pte0G8kyUYwcGT-P1lHDDcNUQslasLDkhvJywwaA_R8e0kXDU1Pz2_Lxsmq4QOs2NMb0HWi6TOJw/s220/meh.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsXAXYmc7t_1pgVNpp-6sVx82OKHjcL9XZorQnQLs7uLtbO1V-wmijSh8aJXgJDmQqPbjRxFTl7uFN5vR4r9wCoFH2sQOqMASRGwwUAxMLa8UZf34Pn8xiofK9W-zI1hbWPAOjfsNInH8/s72-c/1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732723484479804283.post-751486248330376574</id><published>2010-04-14T16:35:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2010-04-14T16:35:32.419+08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Travel Destination"/><title type='text'>Davao City</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNX6L8X16dzOhf5omYITDzGpNJ6-ZkboeKmlhyVt7nxcRkBbO6odTjZ7cpNtOzktRhDZ5KLYRyqOxMlMCpXhxZDoxK8whL1l9JkHurF2EsMsDfh1IKAynmfuZRcJhuISwaU1q9ndmEtLP/s1600/1.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNX6L8X16dzOhf5omYITDzGpNJ6-ZkboeKmlhyVt7nxcRkBbO6odTjZ7cpNtOzktRhDZ5KLYRyqOxMlMCpXhxZDoxK8whL1l9JkHurF2EsMsDfh1IKAynmfuZRcJhuISwaU1q9ndmEtLP/s200/1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
170. <div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>City of Davao</b> <span lang="tl" xml:lang="tl"></span>is the largest city  located on the island of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>. It  maintains the reputation of being largest city in the world by land  area. It is also one of the Philippines' most progressive cities. Its <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Bangoy_International_Airport" title="Francisco Bangoy International Airport">international airport</a>  and seaports are among the busiest cargo hubs in the southern part of  the Philippines.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Davao City is also one of several <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cities_in_the_Philippines" title="Cities in the Philippines">cities in the  Philippines</a> that are independent of any province. The city serves as  the regional center for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davao_Region" title="Davao Region">Davao  Region</a> (Region XI). It has a population of 1,363,330 and is named by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FDi_magazine" title="FDi magazine">Foreign Direct Investment Magazine</a> as the 10th  "Asian City of the Future".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davao_City#cite_note-0"><span> </span><span></span></a></sup>In recent years, Davao City has emerged as the business, investment and  tourism hub for the entire southern Philippines. The city boasts of  some of the finest beaches and mountain resorts in the country and its  proximity to the Philippines’ most captivating diving spots as well as  its highest peak, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Apo" title="Mount Apo">Mount Apo</a>.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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173. <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">With an altitude of 2,250 feet above sea  level, Tagaytay City enjoys a cool climate all year round. </span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This city perched on a ridge is located in the province of  Cavite, some 56 kilometers south of Manila. It overlooks Manila Bay on  the north, Taal Lake and Taal Volcano on the south, Laguna Bay on the  east and the China Sea on the west. The city is linked to the  Metropolitan Manila and the province of Batangas by the Aguinaldo  Highway.  </span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Among its attractions is the Tagaytay Picnic Grove where one can  get an unobstructed view of Taal Volcano, which lies within a lake.  Taal Volcano, which rises 406 meters from the lake, is reputedly the  world's smallest volcano. </span></span></span><br />
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178. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <b>City of Baguio</b> is a highly organized in Northern Luzon in  the Philippines. Baguio City was established by  Americans in 1900 at the site of an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibaloi" title="Ibaloi">Ibaloi</a>  village known as Kafagway. Baguio City was designated by the Philippines Commission as the Summer  Capital of the Philippines on June 1, 1903 and incorporated as a city by  the Philippines Assembly on September 1,  1909. Baguio is the seat of government of the Cordillera Administrative Region. The name of the city is derived from the word <i>bagiw</i>  in Ibaloi,  the indigenous language of the Benguet Region, meaning 'moss'. The city  is at an altitude of approximately 1500 meters (5100 ft) in a moist  tropical pine forest conducive to the growth of mossy plants and  orchids.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
179. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">According to the 2007 census, Baguio City has a population of  301,926.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-census.gov.ph_0-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baguio_City#cite_note-census.gov.ph-0"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The City of Baguio celebrated its Centennial on September 1, 2009.  The celebrations marked the first 100 years of the Baguio City Charter,  which was authored by former Philippines Supreme Court Justice George A.  Malcolm.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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181. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rising 1,500 meters above the sea, Baguio  City enjoys a relatively cool weather throughout the year. On the  average, Baguio is at least eight degrees cooler than any place in the  lowlands. Not surprisingly, Baguio has become the "summer capital" of  the country. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">  </span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
182. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">  </span><span style="font-size: small;">It is awarded with a variety of cultural,  historical and scenic attractions which make it an important and  interesting destination. As early as March, tourists and locals take the  six-hour trek up the zigzagging Kennon Road. Within a mile of the city,  the sweet scent of pine trees and flowers already permeate the air.  <br />
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184. Designed by Daniel Burnham during the American occupation,  Baguio City is situated in the midst of pine-covered hills and valleys  at the southern end of the Cordillera. Among its popular attractions are  the well-manicured lawns of Club John Hay, the Mansion House and the  Burnham Park.  <br />
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186. From Baguio City, one can proceed to the Banaue Rice Terraces,  also considered as the eighth wonder of the world. An engineering marvel, this "Stairways to the Sky" was constructed by  hand by the Ifugaos. </span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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189. <div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Camiguin Island, known          for its lanzones festival, offers white-sand beaches, spring  resorts and          magnificent caves untouched by industrial development. The  island lies off          the north coast of Mindanao. Aside from its beaches, Camiguin  boasts of          spring resorts and waterfalls. <br />
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191. The 62-square kilometer          island-province has more volcanoes per square kilometer than any  other          island on Earth. Most famous of the island's seven volcanoes is  Mt. Hibok-Hibok          whose last eruption was recorded in 1951.</span><br />
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194. Among its popular attractions are the Ardent Spring Resort run  by the          Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA), the Mt. Hibok-Hibok itself,  Santo          Niño Cold Spring, Medano Islet, Mantigue Island and the lanzones           festival. </span><br />
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197. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Situated on the southern entrance to Manila Bay and opposite Corregidor  Island is Puerto Azul, a beach resort that offers a breathtaking sight  with all its elegance and mystique.</span></span><br />
198. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Puerto Azul, a tourists'  paradise in the outskirts of Ternate town in Cavite, boasts of flowery  bushes, verdant hills and forests, blue sea, and fine sand beaches.  Here, one can imagine one's self in the Biblical Garden of Eden (a  little bit in the modern era, though).</span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The resort complex, which  nestles within a 3,300-hectare nature reserve, houses two entities: the  Puerto Azul Beach Hotel and the Puerto Azul Beach and Country Club. The  club manages a world-class golf course designed by Gary Player and Ron  Kirby and completed in 1978. It is now a popular venue for many  prestigious championship tournaments.</span></span><br />
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200. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3c_CNETQ_4w2xuGGKfJS7CsDwOfIqi192vfd3kfB9C9FB_nN-2Vgjqxy8yTlXEzXdeFxDfQOKEgoy9p5CtYpPHBMX5L-7W88yJYaoPACpBI7QLGuvGXW6gUpHv7g4MFABjtOOfOojsxmR/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3c_CNETQ_4w2xuGGKfJS7CsDwOfIqi192vfd3kfB9C9FB_nN-2Vgjqxy8yTlXEzXdeFxDfQOKEgoy9p5CtYpPHBMX5L-7W88yJYaoPACpBI7QLGuvGXW6gUpHv7g4MFABjtOOfOojsxmR/s200/2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Though Puerto Azul has  always been synonymous with golf and the beach, now there are other  things that one can do within the complex. Puerto Azul Beach Hotel has,  in fact, prepared 30 fun-filled activities which can be done on one's  own or with family.</span></span><br />
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203. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Glan, the largest town in the  Sarangani province, boasts of world-class          beach resorts and rich fishing grounds. The terrain of Glan is  characterized          by flatlands, rolling hills and mountains. Most land areas have  been converted          to agriculture and fishponds. <br />
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205. The town of Glan is          bounded on the east by Davao Del Sur, on the north by Malapatan  town,          on the west by the South China Sea, and on the south by  Sarangani Bay.          <br />
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207. Many foreign and local          tourists flock to the area during summer because of its splendid  beach          resorts. The sorrounding waters, particularly in Gumasa, Baliton  and Margus          areas are rich fishing grounds. As many as 2,400 species of  marine animals          have been found in the bay. The dominant catch include  yellow-fin tuna,          shipjack, and mackerel.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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209. Glan can be reached          from Manila and Cebu by airplane going to General Santos City  and a 45-minute          drive from the airport. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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213. <div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Island Garden City of Samal</b> is a 2nd class <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_city" title="Philippine
214. city">city</a> in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_province" title="Philippine province">province</a> of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davao_del_Norte_province" title="Davao del Norte province">Davao del Norte</a>,  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>.  The name is often abbreviated into <b>IGaCoS</b>. According to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000" title="2000">2000</a> census,  it has a population of 82,609 people in 17,388 households.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Island Garden City of Samal is now a part of (Metropolitan Davao)  Metro Davao.</span></div><br />
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216. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Samal Island</b> offers unending  fascination with its white-sand beaches,          thick mangroves, coral reefs, rolling hills and rock  formations.It is an archipelago          of nine islands located in the Davao Gulf about 700 meters south  of Davao          City. An ideal model for resort and development, Samal Island  provides          a fabulous site for sunrise and sunset. </span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">         Samal Island, like the rest of Mindanao, is outside of the  typhoon belt,          and enjoys relatively calm weather. Its coastline is  characterized by          tall, swaying coconut trees, white sand beaches, rock  formations, mangroves,          coral reefs, and small fishing villages, all suggestive of a  tropical          island paradise. </span></span></span><br />
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