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The Premiere Citi Suites and Hotel is located relatively close to big malls — a walking distance to the Robinson mall in the uptown area and a 10-minute cab ride to the Ayala mall at Cebu Business Park. The hotel opened in 2011 and, as expected, the rooms look new…
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Most tourist visiting Puerto Princesa, Palawan will stop by Baker’s Hill. The main reason — to buy pasalubong (homecoming gift) for friends and family back home. In Baker’s Hill, the most famous pasalubong is the hopia (pastry filled with bean or purple yam or even meat). Ensaymada (a popular Filipino…
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The name says Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center, but once inside, you will realize that the Center is more of a crocodile farm than any other wildlife. In fact, the tour inside will begin with the story of the giant croc skin mounted on the wall. This crocodile skin…
Read moreThe World Economic Forum’s “Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report” 2011 has been released with Switzerland topping the latest global survey among 139 countries. The top 10 countries overall that are considered the most competitive in travel and tourism are Switzerland, Germany, France, Austria, Sweden, United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Canada…
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See who is in the Argao Mayor’s office? That’s me people! Mayor Edsel Galeos and I posed for a quick photo shoot after a good chat regarding the possibility of having a public library in the town. And my role — to help make the project a reality! When will…
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Argao, located in the south of the Cebu island Philippines, is a beautiful town. I never thought it is so beautiful until I visited the mountainous areas of the town lately. In all my years of living in the town’s lowlands, it just dawned on me that there is more…
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I have already visited the Red Box Karaoke at the Ayala Terraces in Cebu City. My sister and I were looking for a place to eat lunch and a friend referred us to Red Box, which just opened the day before. I thought at first that it may just be…
Read moreWhat a bad moment for my beloved country, the Philippines. First we missed the World’s Friendliest Country list. Now, we placed 130th among 149 countries in the just-released Global Peace Index (GPI) that ranked the world’s most peaceful nations based on the 2009 data. The Philippines, how pitiful, is in…
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