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Cloud 9 Tower
November 8, 2013
As you may all know, Siargao Island is considered as the surfing capital of the Philippines, with plenty of surfing events and competitions being held on the east coast such... (read more)
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SCTEX–TPLEX Junction
November 3, 2013
Just in time for the All Saint’s Day long weekend, the soft opening of the first phase of the Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway or TPLEX finally proceeded last October 31. To celebrate this milestone (pun intended), we are marking the point where the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway ends and the TPLEX begins. The... (read more)
Fort Sto. Domingo
September 8, 2013
Fort Sto. Domingo is in the local Philippine news yet again. Unless you’re hiding under a rock, you should already know that Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged mastermind of the 10-billion-peso Pork Barrel Scam, is currently being detained within this fort. Prior to Mrs. Napoles, other high-profile personalities that have been... (read more)
Apo Island
September 1, 2013
I think the top tourist attraction of Negros Oriental outside of Dumaguete is Apo Island (Wikipedia). Famous for its excellent snorkeling and diving sites, the island and its surrounding waters is a very successful case study of developing a sustainable community-managed marine protected area. In the 1970s, fishing stocks around the... (read more)
Batangas Racing Circuit
August 25, 2013
I have previously featured a couple of motorsport racing circuits in the country and these are the Carmona Racing Circuit in Carmona, Cavite, and the Subic International Raceway in Subic Bay Freeport Zone. The track of the former is about 1 kilometer long, while the latter’s is 3 kilometers. Well,... (read more)
Willy’s Rock
August 18, 2013
No first-time visit to Boracay’s White Beach would be complete without taking at least one picture of the famous Willy’s Rock. You can either just take a photo of the intriguing rock formation from afar, or up close (like at the Marian grotto), or with yourself in the picture either... (read more)
