Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga Jefferyi)
30 December 2007
This day, December 30, 2007, is the 111th death anniversary of the Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal, who was condemned to die by musketry by the abusive Spanish friars of his day.
The Philippines lost a genius that fateful morning, but the very same day 111 years ago, one of the largest eagles in the world, found only in the Philippines, was baptized and given a name: Pithecophaga Jefferyi. This was published officially by the British Ornithologists Club in London on December 30, 1896.
That eagle, then called monkey eating eagle, is now known as the great Philippine Eagle...
Picture of Philippine eagle taken during the 2006 Philippine Birdfest using a crappy camera phone
Philippine Eagle Trivia:
John Whitehead discovered the large raptor in the island of Samar in 1896.
Pithecophaga means "monkey eater," while Jefferyi was named after the father of British naturalist explorer John Whitehead: Jeffery Whitehead.
In a country where no tigers, lions or leopards roam as predators, the mighty raptor rules as king that's why it's called Haribon, short for Haring Ibon (Bird King) and looks down on the world with its unique blue-gray colored eyes, while soaring with an awe-inspiring wingspan of two meters.
The Philippine Eagle can only be found in rainforests of four major Philippine islands: Luzon, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao.
The Philippine Eagle was featured in the Flora and Fauna series coins of then Central Bank of the Philippines on the reverse side of the 50 centavo coin.
Similar to the fairly recent printing error of the P100 bill Arrovo instead of Arroyo (Tutubi has a specimen of this), in 1983, the scientific name of the Philippine eagle was erroneously minted as Pithecobhaga jefferyi instead of Pithecophaga jefferyi. Coins and bills like these are instant collectibles by numismatists!
The Philippine eagle is one of the world’s three largest eagles besides the harpy eagle of South America and Steller’s sea eagle.
Charles Lindberg, most famous as the first aviator to cross the Atlantic in 1927, as a representative of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), visited the country in the 1960s and called the Philippine eagle as "the world's noblest of fliers."
It's estimated that only 600 pairs remain in the wild.
Philippine Eagle Center in Davao, operated by the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF), is trying to save the endangered Philippine Eagle where in 1992, the first eagle hatched using artificial insemination gave birth to eaglets named Pagasa (Hope) and Pagkakaisa (Unity).
The 21st PEF-bred eagle was adopted by paint manufacturer Boysen and christened Pin-Pin, short for Pinturang Pinoy (Filipino paint). Boysen also replaced the American bald eagle with the Philippine eagle on its logo.
In April 2005, Kabayan, an eagle adopted by Philippine Vice-President "Kabayan" Noli de Castro, the first captive-bred eagle released in Asia, was electrocuted and died in Mount Apo Natural Park after nine months in the wild.
Formerly called monkey-eating eagle, since it thought to eat only monkeys, it was later named Philippine Eagle and designated as the national bird of the Philippines to promote awareness of its importance and sad plight.
The most recently-hatched eagle, the 22nd PEF-bred, still has no foster parents. (Are you to the challenge? To adopt it, inquire at the official website of PEF here)
How to go to Philippine Eagle Center, Davao:
According to PEF official website, "The Philippine Eagle Center (PEC) is about an hour drive from the city and can be reached either by private or public transport. Buses going to Calinan depart every 15 minutes from the Annil Terminal located at corner Quirino and San Pedro Extension. Bus fare is at P30. From Calinan, take a pedicab going to the PEC. The ride is about 10 minutes and will cost you P6. Before entering the PEC premises, the Davao City Water District will collect an entrance fee of P5 for adults and P3 for kids. PEC entrance costs P50 for adults and P30 for youth, 18 years old and below. Tour guiding and the use of kiosks are free of charge."
Tags: Eagles, Philippine Eagle, Philippine Eagle Trivia, 菲律賓, 菲律宾, 필리핀, フィリピン, Filippine, Philippinen, Filipinas, Filippijnen, Paradise Philippines
Read more after the jump!
The Philippines lost a genius that fateful morning, but the very same day 111 years ago, one of the largest eagles in the world, found only in the Philippines, was baptized and given a name: Pithecophaga Jefferyi. This was published officially by the British Ornithologists Club in London on December 30, 1896.
That eagle, then called monkey eating eagle, is now known as the great Philippine Eagle...
Picture of Philippine eagle taken during the 2006 Philippine Birdfest using a crappy camera phonePhilippine Eagle Trivia:
John Whitehead discovered the large raptor in the island of Samar in 1896.
Pithecophaga means "monkey eater," while Jefferyi was named after the father of British naturalist explorer John Whitehead: Jeffery Whitehead.
In a country where no tigers, lions or leopards roam as predators, the mighty raptor rules as king that's why it's called Haribon, short for Haring Ibon (Bird King) and looks down on the world with its unique blue-gray colored eyes, while soaring with an awe-inspiring wingspan of two meters.
The Philippine Eagle can only be found in rainforests of four major Philippine islands: Luzon, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao.
The Philippine Eagle was featured in the Flora and Fauna series coins of then Central Bank of the Philippines on the reverse side of the 50 centavo coin.
Similar to the fairly recent printing error of the P100 bill Arrovo instead of Arroyo (Tutubi has a specimen of this), in 1983, the scientific name of the Philippine eagle was erroneously minted as Pithecobhaga jefferyi instead of Pithecophaga jefferyi. Coins and bills like these are instant collectibles by numismatists!
The Philippine eagle is one of the world’s three largest eagles besides the harpy eagle of South America and Steller’s sea eagle.
Charles Lindberg, most famous as the first aviator to cross the Atlantic in 1927, as a representative of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), visited the country in the 1960s and called the Philippine eagle as "the world's noblest of fliers."
It's estimated that only 600 pairs remain in the wild.
Philippine Eagle Center in Davao, operated by the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF), is trying to save the endangered Philippine Eagle where in 1992, the first eagle hatched using artificial insemination gave birth to eaglets named Pagasa (Hope) and Pagkakaisa (Unity).
The 21st PEF-bred eagle was adopted by paint manufacturer Boysen and christened Pin-Pin, short for Pinturang Pinoy (Filipino paint). Boysen also replaced the American bald eagle with the Philippine eagle on its logo.
In April 2005, Kabayan, an eagle adopted by Philippine Vice-President "Kabayan" Noli de Castro, the first captive-bred eagle released in Asia, was electrocuted and died in Mount Apo Natural Park after nine months in the wild.
Formerly called monkey-eating eagle, since it thought to eat only monkeys, it was later named Philippine Eagle and designated as the national bird of the Philippines to promote awareness of its importance and sad plight.
The most recently-hatched eagle, the 22nd PEF-bred, still has no foster parents. (Are you to the challenge? To adopt it, inquire at the official website of PEF here)
How to go to Philippine Eagle Center, Davao:
According to PEF official website, "The Philippine Eagle Center (PEC) is about an hour drive from the city and can be reached either by private or public transport. Buses going to Calinan depart every 15 minutes from the Annil Terminal located at corner Quirino and San Pedro Extension. Bus fare is at P30. From Calinan, take a pedicab going to the PEC. The ride is about 10 minutes and will cost you P6. Before entering the PEC premises, the Davao City Water District will collect an entrance fee of P5 for adults and P3 for kids. PEC entrance costs P50 for adults and P30 for youth, 18 years old and below. Tour guiding and the use of kiosks are free of charge."
Tags: Eagles, Philippine Eagle, Philippine Eagle Trivia, 菲律賓, 菲律宾, 필리핀, フィリピン, Filippine, Philippinen, Filipinas, Filippijnen, Paradise Philippines
Labels: Davao, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippine Eagle, Wildlife
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Bagac Morong Bataan Beach Resorts
29 December 2007
List of Beach Resorts in Bataan are mostly in the towns of Morong and Bagac. Herewith is a list of resorts in the area with telephone numbers. Reviews and photos to follow once available. Please call the telephone number posted and/or visit the official websotes for room rates and other details
Most resorts there have either white sand or gray sand but not too crowded like other famous beaches
Morong Beach Resorts:
Anvaya Cove
Aplaya del Amor
Aspire Beach Resort
Astea Beach Resort 0917.517.7541
Bataan White Coral
Bustamante Beach Resort
Coralview Beach Resort
Crystal Water
Dar Star Beach Resort 0919.646.3237
Delia’s Beach Resort 0920.821.3139
Dorothy Beach Resort 0916.732.5568
East & West Beach Resort 0919.644.0870
Fine Sand Beach Resort 0918.902.3936
Gold Coast Resort +63.47.237.3170
Isabela Beach Resort
J & E De Leon Beach Resort 0919.200.6009
Jemacar Beach Resort
Joelyn Payumo Beach Resort
Morong Bay Beach Resort 0927.439.9244
Morong Star Beach Resort
Panibatuhan 0916.202.0466
Oro Grande Beach Resort 0916.352.8889
Paul’s Beach Resort 0920.586.6632
Sipwak Beach Resort
Summer Sea Beach Resort +63.02.714.6087
Sunshine Beach Resort +63.47.237.3124
Villa Milagrosa Beach Resort 0919-7696259
Waterfront Beach Resort 0918.508.6977
Bagac Beach Resorts
Bagac Bay Beach Resort
Barangay Pag-Asa, Bagac, Bataan
bagacbaybeachresort.multiply.com
Fajardo’s Beach Resort Bagac
0920.226.0342
Floen Beach Resort Bagac
0919.264.8382
Montemar Beach Club
Tel. No.: +63.2.892.6498
Morning Breeze Beach Resort
Bagac, Bataan
morningbreezebeach.multiply.comn
0918.903.7016
Sun Moon Beach Resort
0918.372.0561
UPDATED: April 4, 2008
How to get to Bataan:
Buses to Bataan are via Genesis or Bataan Transit with terminals in Cubao, QC, Sta. Cruz Manila and Pasay City. Travel time is around 3 hours.
Technorati Tags: Bataan Beach Resorts, Morong Beach Resorts, Bagac Beach Resorts,
Read more after the jump!
Most resorts there have either white sand or gray sand but not too crowded like other famous beaches
Morong Beach Resorts:
Anvaya Cove
Aplaya del Amor
Aspire Beach Resort
Astea Beach Resort 0917.517.7541
Bataan White Coral
Bustamante Beach Resort
Coralview Beach Resort
Crystal Water
Dar Star Beach Resort 0919.646.3237
Delia’s Beach Resort 0920.821.3139
Dorothy Beach Resort 0916.732.5568
East & West Beach Resort 0919.644.0870
Fine Sand Beach Resort 0918.902.3936
Gold Coast Resort +63.47.237.3170
Isabela Beach Resort
J & E De Leon Beach Resort 0919.200.6009
Jemacar Beach Resort
Joelyn Payumo Beach Resort
Morong Bay Beach Resort 0927.439.9244
Morong Star Beach Resort
Panibatuhan 0916.202.0466
Oro Grande Beach Resort 0916.352.8889
Paul’s Beach Resort 0920.586.6632
Sipwak Beach Resort
Summer Sea Beach Resort +63.02.714.6087
Sunshine Beach Resort +63.47.237.3124
Villa Milagrosa Beach Resort 0919-7696259
Waterfront Beach Resort 0918.508.6977
Bagac Beach Resorts
Bagac Bay Beach Resort
Barangay Pag-Asa, Bagac, Bataan
bagacbaybeachresort.multiply.com
Fajardo’s Beach Resort Bagac
0920.226.0342
Floen Beach Resort Bagac
0919.264.8382
Montemar Beach Club
Tel. No.: +63.2.892.6498
Morning Breeze Beach Resort
Bagac, Bataan
morningbreezebeach.multiply.comn
0918.903.7016
Sun Moon Beach Resort
0918.372.0561
UPDATED: April 4, 2008
How to get to Bataan:
Buses to Bataan are via Genesis or Bataan Transit with terminals in Cubao, QC, Sta. Cruz Manila and Pasay City. Travel time is around 3 hours.
Technorati Tags: Bataan Beach Resorts, Morong Beach Resorts, Bagac Beach Resorts,
Labels: Bataan, Hotels and Resorts, Resorts
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On Jose Rizal's Retraction: The Great Debate
Learning about Jose Rizal's life and works as part of college curriculum is mandated by Republic Act 1425 (RA1425), otherwise known as Rizal Law of 1956, sponsored by the nationalist senator Claro M. Recto. The law also required reading Rizal's scathing novels Noli me Tangere and El Flibusterismo in high school years.
At the end of the history lesson on Rizal, professors will always emphasize that after writing his two novels which are obviously attacks against "men in robes," Jose Rizal returned to the fold of the Catholic Church by signing a retraction on the eve of his execution on December 29, 1896 (similar to Voltaire again by the Jesuits).
The retraction text was published on the friar-controlled newspapers La Voz Española and Diaro de Manila on the day of execution, and on El Imparcial, the morrow.
The retraction document was never shown to curious people not even family of Rizal and was supposedly lost.
Almost forty years later, the supposed "original" retraction document was discovered by Fr. Manuel Garcia, C.M. in 1935, that states (in full text):
"Me declaro catolica y en esta Religion en que naci y me eduque quiero vivir y morir.
Me retracto de todo corazon de cuanto en mis palabras, escritos, inpresos y conducta ha habido contrario a mi cualidad de hijo de la Iglesia Catolica. Creo y profeso cuanto ella enseña y me somento a cuanto ella manda. Abomino de la Masonaria, como enigma que es de la Iglesia, y como Sociedad prohibida por la Iglesia. Puede el Prelado Diocesano, como Autoridad Superior Eclesiastica hacer publica esta manifastacion espontanea mia para reparar el escandalo que mis actos hayan podido causar y para que Dios y los hombers me perdonen.
Manila 29 de Deciembre de 1896
Jose Rizal
Jefe del Piquete
Juan del Fresno
Ayudante de Plaza
Eloy Moure"
Translated in English:
"I declare myself a Catholic and in this Religion in which I was born and educated I wish to live and die.
I retract with all my heart whatever in my words, writings, publications and conduct has been contrary to my character as son of the Catholic Church. I believe and I confess whatever she teaches and I submit to whatever she demands. I abominate Masonry, as the enemy which is of the Church, and as a Society prohibited by the Church. The Diocesan Prelate may, as the Superior Ecclesiastical Authority, make public this spontaneous manifestation of mine in order to repair the scandal which my acts may have caused and so that God and people may pardon me.
Manila 29 of December of 1896
Jose Rizal"
Analysis et al...
The contents of the document "found" in 1935 differed from the ones published by newspapers, La Voz Española and Diaro de Manila, and at the time of Rizal's death and El Imparcial, the day after the execution.
Fr. Balaguer, a priest allegedly present at Rizal's cell when Rizal wrote and signed the retraction document in front of him, Fr. Villaclara and another Jesuit priest, didn't report the presence of the retraction document to his higher-ups immediately but waited until Rizal is dead.
The "retracted" Jose Rizal was buried in an unmarked grave inside what is now Paco cemetery, and not in a Catholic cemetery where he should belong. Rizal's remains were later transferred to the present Rizal Monument in Rizal Park (Luneta) in 1911.
There no records of marriage between Rizal and Josephine Bracken as a reward if Rizal did retract. The love birds earlier sought this while Rizal was exiled in Dapitan (FYI, there's also a version of an earlier Dapitan retraction that Rizal signed but withdrawn at the right time. some sort of retraction retracted)
The "original" retraction document was never submitted to an independent testing body for authentication.
The blown-up picture of Rizal's execution, now displayed at the Manila City Hall, shows Rizal without a rosary in his hand like what Fr. Balaguer and biographers Guerrero and Cavanna have written.
All these arguments and counter-arguments continue to fuel one of the greatest debates on history and possibly the greatest hoax in history.
On Jose Rizal Retraction, did he or did he not?
Tags: Jose Rizal Retraction,
Read more after the jump!
At the end of the history lesson on Rizal, professors will always emphasize that after writing his two novels which are obviously attacks against "men in robes," Jose Rizal returned to the fold of the Catholic Church by signing a retraction on the eve of his execution on December 29, 1896 (similar to Voltaire again by the Jesuits).
The retraction text was published on the friar-controlled newspapers La Voz Española and Diaro de Manila on the day of execution, and on El Imparcial, the morrow.
The retraction document was never shown to curious people not even family of Rizal and was supposedly lost.
Almost forty years later, the supposed "original" retraction document was discovered by Fr. Manuel Garcia, C.M. in 1935, that states (in full text):
"Me declaro catolica y en esta Religion en que naci y me eduque quiero vivir y morir.
Me retracto de todo corazon de cuanto en mis palabras, escritos, inpresos y conducta ha habido contrario a mi cualidad de hijo de la Iglesia Catolica. Creo y profeso cuanto ella enseña y me somento a cuanto ella manda. Abomino de la Masonaria, como enigma que es de la Iglesia, y como Sociedad prohibida por la Iglesia. Puede el Prelado Diocesano, como Autoridad Superior Eclesiastica hacer publica esta manifastacion espontanea mia para reparar el escandalo que mis actos hayan podido causar y para que Dios y los hombers me perdonen.
Manila 29 de Deciembre de 1896
Jose Rizal
Jefe del Piquete
Juan del Fresno
Ayudante de Plaza
Eloy Moure"
Translated in English:
"I declare myself a Catholic and in this Religion in which I was born and educated I wish to live and die.
I retract with all my heart whatever in my words, writings, publications and conduct has been contrary to my character as son of the Catholic Church. I believe and I confess whatever she teaches and I submit to whatever she demands. I abominate Masonry, as the enemy which is of the Church, and as a Society prohibited by the Church. The Diocesan Prelate may, as the Superior Ecclesiastical Authority, make public this spontaneous manifestation of mine in order to repair the scandal which my acts may have caused and so that God and people may pardon me.
Manila 29 of December of 1896
Jose Rizal"
Analysis et al...
The contents of the document "found" in 1935 differed from the ones published by newspapers, La Voz Española and Diaro de Manila, and at the time of Rizal's death and El Imparcial, the day after the execution.
Fr. Balaguer, a priest allegedly present at Rizal's cell when Rizal wrote and signed the retraction document in front of him, Fr. Villaclara and another Jesuit priest, didn't report the presence of the retraction document to his higher-ups immediately but waited until Rizal is dead.
The "retracted" Jose Rizal was buried in an unmarked grave inside what is now Paco cemetery, and not in a Catholic cemetery where he should belong. Rizal's remains were later transferred to the present Rizal Monument in Rizal Park (Luneta) in 1911.
There no records of marriage between Rizal and Josephine Bracken as a reward if Rizal did retract. The love birds earlier sought this while Rizal was exiled in Dapitan (FYI, there's also a version of an earlier Dapitan retraction that Rizal signed but withdrawn at the right time. some sort of retraction retracted)
The "original" retraction document was never submitted to an independent testing body for authentication.
The blown-up picture of Rizal's execution, now displayed at the Manila City Hall, shows Rizal without a rosary in his hand like what Fr. Balaguer and biographers Guerrero and Cavanna have written.
All these arguments and counter-arguments continue to fuel one of the greatest debates on history and possibly the greatest hoax in history.
On Jose Rizal Retraction, did he or did he not?
Tags: Jose Rizal Retraction,
Labels: Jose Rizal
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2008 Bamboo Organ Festival Las Pinas
Posting for your information the upcoming 2008 Bamboo Organ Festival schedules, details and programme.
33rd International Bamboo Organ Festival Las Pinas City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Festival Schedule and Programme:
Thursday, February 21, 2008 - GALA
Solo organ music - Ghislain Leroy (France)
Misa de Sales (1826), from Iglesia de Baclayon, Bohol - Las Pinas Boys Choir with Bamboo organ
Bach Cantata no. 82 – Noel Azcona, solo baritone, with Festival Ensemble conducted by Chino Toledo
Friday, February 22 - AN EVENING OF ORGAN MUSIC
Full program of organ music on Bamboo organ and Auditorium organ by Ghislain Leroy (France)
Saturday, February 23 - CONCERT UNDER THE TREES
Popular music performed in the church patio
Sunday, February 24 - Las Piñas Boys Choir In Concert
Monday, February 25 - ORGAN AND VOICES
Repeat of Gala concert
Wednesday and Friday, February 27 and 29 MESSA DI GLORIA
Celebration of the 150th birthday of Giacomo Puccini with a performance of his Messa di Gloria. Noel Azcona and Randy Gilongo, soloists, with Festival Orchestra conducted by Chino Toledo, and a mixed choir. The Concerto for Two Organs BWV 1061 will also be performed by Armando Salarza and Dr. Johann Trummer (Austria).
Ticket prices: P600.00, P400.00, P200.00
For inquiries, please call +63.2.510.3839.
How to get to St. Joseph's Church (Bamboo Organ), Las Pinas City, Metro Manila,
Driving Directions to Las Pinas Church: From Roxas Blvd going to Cavite, take the road going to Las Pinas at the end of Coastal Road. Turn left to the road just below the flyover then go straight till you see the Las Pinas Bamboo Organ Church on your left.
How to commute to Las Pinas Church: From Lawton and Taft Avenue, there are Zapote-bound buses that will take you to Las Pinas.
Other festival in Las Pinas is the erroneously called "water lily" festival.
Read more after the jump!
33rd International Bamboo Organ Festival Las Pinas City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Festival Schedule and Programme:
Thursday, February 21, 2008 - GALA
Solo organ music - Ghislain Leroy (France)
Misa de Sales (1826), from Iglesia de Baclayon, Bohol - Las Pinas Boys Choir with Bamboo organ
Bach Cantata no. 82 – Noel Azcona, solo baritone, with Festival Ensemble conducted by Chino Toledo
Friday, February 22 - AN EVENING OF ORGAN MUSIC
Full program of organ music on Bamboo organ and Auditorium organ by Ghislain Leroy (France)
Saturday, February 23 - CONCERT UNDER THE TREES
Popular music performed in the church patio
Sunday, February 24 - Las Piñas Boys Choir In Concert
Monday, February 25 - ORGAN AND VOICES
Repeat of Gala concert
Wednesday and Friday, February 27 and 29 MESSA DI GLORIA
Celebration of the 150th birthday of Giacomo Puccini with a performance of his Messa di Gloria. Noel Azcona and Randy Gilongo, soloists, with Festival Orchestra conducted by Chino Toledo, and a mixed choir. The Concerto for Two Organs BWV 1061 will also be performed by Armando Salarza and Dr. Johann Trummer (Austria).
Ticket prices: P600.00, P400.00, P200.00
For inquiries, please call +63.2.510.3839.
How to get to St. Joseph's Church (Bamboo Organ), Las Pinas City, Metro Manila,
Driving Directions to Las Pinas Church: From Roxas Blvd going to Cavite, take the road going to Las Pinas at the end of Coastal Road. Turn left to the road just below the flyover then go straight till you see the Las Pinas Bamboo Organ Church on your left.
How to commute to Las Pinas Church: From Lawton and Taft Avenue, there are Zapote-bound buses that will take you to Las Pinas.
Other festival in Las Pinas is the erroneously called "water lily" festival.
Labels: Festivals, Las Pinas, Metro Manila, National Capital Region
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Accommodations Donsol Beach Resorts
28 December 2007
Updated list of beach resorts and accommodations in Donsol, Sorsogon for your whale shark tours and firefly encounters
Donsol Accommodation: Beach Resorts and Homestay information:
Where to Stay in Donsol?
Amor Beach Resort
Dancalan, Donsol, Sorsogon
Telephone No.: +63.921.245.2028
Apuyan Residential Inn
Tres Maria, Donsol, Sorsogon
Hernandez Guest and Pension House
Poso, Donsol, Sorsogon
Inday Tourist Inn and Lodge
Poso, Donsol, Sorsogon
Santiago Tourist Inn
Poso, Donsol, Sorsogon
Vitton Beach Resort
Dancalan, Donsol, Sorsogon
Telephone No.: +63.927.912.6313
Woodland Beach Resort
Pangpang, Donsol, Sorsogon
Telephone No.: +63.920.863.0191
The cheapest accommodations in Donsol are homestays, houses who open their homes to tourists and transients. To look for Department of Tourism (DOT) accredited homestays, you may get in touch with Donsol Inn-Keepers Association (DIKA) at telephone number +63.906.762.5955.
Source: Donsol tourism brochure (given by Tutubi's friends who were there recently)
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Donsol Accommodation: Beach Resorts and Homestay information:
Where to Stay in Donsol?
Amor Beach Resort
Dancalan, Donsol, Sorsogon
Telephone No.: +63.921.245.2028
Apuyan Residential Inn
Tres Maria, Donsol, Sorsogon
Hernandez Guest and Pension House
Poso, Donsol, Sorsogon
Inday Tourist Inn and Lodge
Poso, Donsol, Sorsogon
Santiago Tourist Inn
Poso, Donsol, Sorsogon
Vitton Beach Resort
Dancalan, Donsol, Sorsogon
Telephone No.: +63.927.912.6313
Woodland Beach Resort
Pangpang, Donsol, Sorsogon
Telephone No.: +63.920.863.0191
The cheapest accommodations in Donsol are homestays, houses who open their homes to tourists and transients. To look for Department of Tourism (DOT) accredited homestays, you may get in touch with Donsol Inn-Keepers Association (DIKA) at telephone number +63.906.762.5955.
Source: Donsol tourism brochure (given by Tutubi's friends who were there recently)
Technorati Tags: Donsol Beach Resorts, Donsol Accommodations, Donsol Resorts
Labels: Donsol, Hotels and Resorts, Sorsogon
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La Union Beach Resorts: Bauang, San Fernando, San Juan
27 December 2007
Whether going to La Union to beach bum, surfing lessons or a veteran surfer yourself, La Union offers fine white sand beaches with surf breaks from the South China Sea.
herewith is a list of beach resorts in La Union for your information on your next vacation or company outing:
Beach Resorts in Aringay, La Union
Marimar Beach
Email: samara@dagupan.com
Official Website: http://www.dagupan.com/samara/
Beach Resorts in Bauang, La Union
Bali Hai Beach Resort,
Paringao, Bauang
Tel. 63-72-2425679
Bali Hai East
Paringao, Bauang
Tel. +63.72.242.0531
Fax: +63.72.242.0528
Official Website: http://www.balihai.com.ph
Blue Nile Beach Resort & Beach Club
(Formerly Southern Palms Beach Resort and Stiletto's Nightclub)
Pagdalagan Sur, Bauang
Tel. No.:+63.72.888.5384
Fax: +63.72.888.5529
Official Website: http://www.southernpalms.com.ph
Cabaña Beach Resort
Paringao, Bauang
Tel. No.: +63.72.242.5585
Fax: +63.72.242.3107
Cesmin Beach Cottages
Pagdalagan Sur, Bauang
Tel. No.:+63.72.888.2884
China Sea Beach Resort
Paringao, Bauang
Tel. +63.72.242.6101
Fax: +63.72.242.0822
Coconut Grove Beach Resort (Coco Grove)
Km 263 National Highway, Paringao, Bauang
Email address: resort@coco.com.ph
Telephone Number: +63.72.607.6604
Fax: +63.72.607.6621
Official Website: http://www.coco.com.ph
Long Beach Resort Hotel
Address: Paringao, Bauang
Tel. nos.: +63.72.242.0609; +63.72.705.0904
Official Website: http://www.longbeachresorthotel.com
North Pals Beach Resort
Paringao, Bauang, La Union
Ocean Breeze Resort Hotel
Paringao, Bauang
Tel. No.:+63.72.888.3530
Schweizergarten Resort
Paringao, Bauang
Tel. No.:+63.72.705.2300
Villa Estrella Beach Resort
Paringao, Bauang
Tel. No.:+63.72.2425644
Fax: +63.72.242.0652
Beach Resorts in Caba, la Union
EL CASERON Beach Resort
Santiago Norte, Caba, La Union
Tel. No.: +63.72.708.0078; +63.2.715.7146
Fax: +63.2.713.4705
Beach Resorts in San Fernando, La Union
Acapulco Beach Resort
Telephone: +63.72.242.5696
Blue Lagoon Resort
Canaoay, San Fernando City, La Union
Telephone: +63.72.888.2531
California Beach Resort
Barangay Pagudpud, San Fernando City, La Union
Tel. No.: +63.72.700.1375; +63.72.700.4950
Clarissa Jade Village Resort
Barangay Parian, San Fernando City, La Union
Tel. No.: +63.72.242.7550
Green Palm Beach Apartelle
Barangay Pagudpud, San Fernando City, La Union
La Mer Resort
Barangay Carlatan, San Fernando City, La Union
Meridian Beach Cottages
Barangay Pagudpud, San Fernando City, La Union
Tel. No.: +6372.888.5401
Tel. No.: +63.72.242.0962
Miramonte Beach Resort
Navy Road, Barangay Poro, San Fernando City, La Union
Naps Resort Hotel
Pennsylvania Avenue, Barangay Poro, San Fernando City, La Union
Tel. No.: +63.72.700.0053; +63.72.888.0053
Oasis Country Resort
National Highway, Barangay Sevilla, San Fernando City
Tel. No.: +63.72.242.5631; +63.72.242.5621; +63.72.242.5610
Ramon & Delfina Beach Resort
Barangay Pagudpud, San Fernando City
Tel. No.: +63.72.700.0589
Salangas Beach Cottages
Barangay Pagudpud, San Fernando City, La Union
Tel. No.: +63.72.888.3802
Sea Park Beach Resort & Restaurant
Barangay San Francisco, San Fernando City, La Union
Telephone: +63.72.888.2369
Official website: http://www.shipsideinc.com/seapark.html
Email: ssi_sflu@digitelone.com
Sunset Bay Beach Resort
Tel. No.: +63.72.607.5970
Official Website: http://sunsetbayphilippines.com
Email: sunsetbayresort@yahoo.com
Official Website: http://www.sunsetbayphilippines.com
Remarks: with infinity pool
West Meridian Beach
Barangay Pagudpud, San Fernando City, La Union
Tel. No.:+63.72.242.6438
Wil Jam Beach Cottages
Barangay Pagudpud, San Fernando City, La Union
Tel. No.: +63.72.700.0671
Beach Resorts in San Juan, La Union
Monaliza Resort
Urbiztondo, San Juan
San Juan Surf Resort
Urbiztondo, San Juan
Email: admin@sanjuansurfresort.com
Phone +63.72.720.0340
Official Website: http://www.sanjuansurfresort.com
Sebay Surf Resort & Entertainment Center
Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union
Tel. No.: +63.72.888.4075
Fax. +63.72.700.0849
Email: sebayresort@yahoo.com.ph
Official Website: http://www.sflu.com/yabes/sebay/sebay.htm
Las Villas Resort
Montemar Village, Ili Norte, San Juan
Tel. No.:+63.72.242.3770
Fax: +63.72.242.3769
Little Surf Maid Resort
70 Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union
Tel. No.: +63.72.888.5528; +63.72.888.5538
Sunset German Beach Resort
Montemar Village, Ili Norte, San Juan
TeleFax: +63.72.888.4719
Puerto de San Juan Resort Hotel,
Ili sur, San Juan
Tel No.:+63.72.607.4328; +63.72.607.4355; +63.72.607.4377; +63.72.242.5471; +63.72.720.0185; +63.72.720.0255 to 56
TeleFax: +63.72.720.0184
Email: psj@puertodesanjuan.com
Official Website: http://www.puertodesanjuan.com
Note: Please contact the resort directly using official websites or published contact numbers for cheapest rates, inquiries, room rates and cheap accommodations.
How to get to La Union:
Directions to La Union from Manila:
La Union via SCTEx is about 5 hours with NLEX Dau exit then entering SCTEx then Tarlac, Pangasinan via MacArthur Highway. In Rosario, La Union, turn left on a fork (where the right fork leads to Baguio via Kennon Road)
La Union from Baguio is just an hour via Naguillian Road
How to commute to La Union by bus:
From Manila, board bus bound for Laoag (Ilocos Norte), Vigan (Ilocos sur), Abra, La Union, Benguet, or Ilocos Sur and drop off in La Union (request the conductor to drop you off near the town or resort). Bus lines operating bus routes passing by La Union are Dominion Bus Lines, Philippine Rabbit, Partas Transit, Maria De Leon, Viron Transit, and Panther. No updated information on bus fares to La Union.
UPDATED: April 5, 2009
Read more after the jump!
herewith is a list of beach resorts in La Union for your information on your next vacation or company outing:
Beach Resorts in Aringay, La Union
Marimar Beach
Email: samara@dagupan.com
Official Website: http://www.dagupan.com/samara/
Beach Resorts in Bauang, La Union
Bali Hai Beach Resort,
Paringao, Bauang
Tel. 63-72-2425679
Bali Hai East
Paringao, Bauang
Tel. +63.72.242.0531
Fax: +63.72.242.0528
Official Website: http://www.balihai.com.ph
Blue Nile Beach Resort & Beach Club
(Formerly Southern Palms Beach Resort and Stiletto's Nightclub)
Pagdalagan Sur, Bauang
Tel. No.:+63.72.888.5384
Fax: +63.72.888.5529
Official Website: http://www.southernpalms.com.ph
Cabaña Beach Resort
Paringao, Bauang
Tel. No.: +63.72.242.5585
Fax: +63.72.242.3107
Cesmin Beach Cottages
Pagdalagan Sur, Bauang
Tel. No.:+63.72.888.2884
China Sea Beach Resort
Paringao, Bauang
Tel. +63.72.242.6101
Fax: +63.72.242.0822
Coconut Grove Beach Resort (Coco Grove)
Km 263 National Highway, Paringao, Bauang
Email address: resort@coco.com.ph
Telephone Number: +63.72.607.6604
Fax: +63.72.607.6621
Official Website: http://www.coco.com.ph
Long Beach Resort Hotel
Address: Paringao, Bauang
Tel. nos.: +63.72.242.0609; +63.72.705.0904
Official Website: http://www.longbeachresorthotel.com
North Pals Beach Resort
Paringao, Bauang, La Union
Ocean Breeze Resort Hotel
Paringao, Bauang
Tel. No.:+63.72.888.3530
Schweizergarten Resort
Paringao, Bauang
Tel. No.:+63.72.705.2300
Villa Estrella Beach Resort
Paringao, Bauang
Tel. No.:+63.72.2425644
Fax: +63.72.242.0652
Beach Resorts in Caba, la Union
EL CASERON Beach Resort
Santiago Norte, Caba, La Union
Tel. No.: +63.72.708.0078; +63.2.715.7146
Fax: +63.2.713.4705
Beach Resorts in San Fernando, La Union
Acapulco Beach Resort
Telephone: +63.72.242.5696
Blue Lagoon Resort
Canaoay, San Fernando City, La Union
Telephone: +63.72.888.2531
California Beach Resort
Barangay Pagudpud, San Fernando City, La Union
Tel. No.: +63.72.700.1375; +63.72.700.4950
Clarissa Jade Village Resort
Barangay Parian, San Fernando City, La Union
Tel. No.: +63.72.242.7550
Green Palm Beach Apartelle
Barangay Pagudpud, San Fernando City, La Union
La Mer Resort
Barangay Carlatan, San Fernando City, La Union
Meridian Beach Cottages
Barangay Pagudpud, San Fernando City, La Union
Tel. No.: +6372.888.5401
Tel. No.: +63.72.242.0962
Miramonte Beach Resort
Navy Road, Barangay Poro, San Fernando City, La Union
Naps Resort Hotel
Pennsylvania Avenue, Barangay Poro, San Fernando City, La Union
Tel. No.: +63.72.700.0053; +63.72.888.0053
Oasis Country Resort
National Highway, Barangay Sevilla, San Fernando City
Tel. No.: +63.72.242.5631; +63.72.242.5621; +63.72.242.5610
Ramon & Delfina Beach Resort
Barangay Pagudpud, San Fernando City
Tel. No.: +63.72.700.0589
Salangas Beach Cottages
Barangay Pagudpud, San Fernando City, La Union
Tel. No.: +63.72.888.3802
Sea Park Beach Resort & Restaurant
Barangay San Francisco, San Fernando City, La Union
Telephone: +63.72.888.2369
Official website: http://www.shipsideinc.com/seapark.html
Email: ssi_sflu@digitelone.com
Sunset Bay Beach Resort
Tel. No.: +63.72.607.5970
Official Website: http://sunsetbayphilippines.com
Email: sunsetbayresort@yahoo.com
Official Website: http://www.sunsetbayphilippines.com
Remarks: with infinity pool
West Meridian Beach
Barangay Pagudpud, San Fernando City, La Union
Tel. No.:+63.72.242.6438
Wil Jam Beach Cottages
Barangay Pagudpud, San Fernando City, La Union
Tel. No.: +63.72.700.0671
Beach Resorts in San Juan, La Union
Monaliza Resort
Urbiztondo, San Juan
San Juan Surf Resort
Urbiztondo, San Juan
Email: admin@sanjuansurfresort.com
Phone +63.72.720.0340
Official Website: http://www.sanjuansurfresort.com
Sebay Surf Resort & Entertainment Center
Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union
Tel. No.: +63.72.888.4075
Fax. +63.72.700.0849
Email: sebayresort@yahoo.com.ph
Official Website: http://www.sflu.com/yabes/sebay/sebay.htm
Las Villas Resort
Montemar Village, Ili Norte, San Juan
Tel. No.:+63.72.242.3770
Fax: +63.72.242.3769
Little Surf Maid Resort
70 Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union
Tel. No.: +63.72.888.5528; +63.72.888.5538
Sunset German Beach Resort
Montemar Village, Ili Norte, San Juan
TeleFax: +63.72.888.4719
Puerto de San Juan Resort Hotel,
Ili sur, San Juan
Tel No.:+63.72.607.4328; +63.72.607.4355; +63.72.607.4377; +63.72.242.5471; +63.72.720.0185; +63.72.720.0255 to 56
TeleFax: +63.72.720.0184
Email: psj@puertodesanjuan.com
Official Website: http://www.puertodesanjuan.com
Note: Please contact the resort directly using official websites or published contact numbers for cheapest rates, inquiries, room rates and cheap accommodations.
How to get to La Union:
Directions to La Union from Manila:
La Union via SCTEx is about 5 hours with NLEX Dau exit then entering SCTEx then Tarlac, Pangasinan via MacArthur Highway. In Rosario, La Union, turn left on a fork (where the right fork leads to Baguio via Kennon Road)
La Union from Baguio is just an hour via Naguillian Road
How to commute to La Union by bus:
From Manila, board bus bound for Laoag (Ilocos Norte), Vigan (Ilocos sur), Abra, La Union, Benguet, or Ilocos Sur and drop off in La Union (request the conductor to drop you off near the town or resort). Bus lines operating bus routes passing by La Union are Dominion Bus Lines, Philippine Rabbit, Partas Transit, Maria De Leon, Viron Transit, and Panther. No updated information on bus fares to La Union.
UPDATED: April 5, 2009
Labels: Hotels and Resorts, Ilocos Region, La Union
posted by backpacking philippines @ 10:52 PM,
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Sorsogon: Donsol Travel Guide: Whale Shark Tours Philippines
Looking for cheap whale shark tours in the Philippines? The cheapest of the cheap is the backpacking way. You can go there using public transportation while at the Donsol Visitor Center, everything is so easy for DIY budget travel enthusiast like Tutubi:
Tutubi was able to visit Donsol, in a spur-of-the-moment unplanned trip, and got to interact with the gentle butanding (local name for whale sharks, Scientific name: Rhincodon Typus), in April 2002 (Holy Week) and swears his Donsol butanding interaction Adventure is his most memorable experience so far.
Updated Information herewith (as of April 4, 2009):
When to Visit Donsol:
Recommended visit to Donsol for the butanding is from January to May when the abundance of plankton, whale shark's main food, make those gentle filter-feeders stay in Donsol Bay. There's also the Butanding Festival in April so be prepared for competition with tourists and higher rates.
Whale Shark Interaction Adventure Tour:
Upon reaching Donsol, register first at the Visitor Center located in Barangay Dancalan where you'll be shown a short video about the whale shark interaction then hire a tricycle to take you to the boat station.
Registration fee per tourist:
Local PhP 100.00
Foreigner PhP 300.00
(at least here, they provide discounts to locals unlike in most places where prices only cater to foreign tourists)
Visitor Center Opens at 6:00am
Whale shark interaction PhP 3,500.00 (per boat. price includes the three persons:
Skipper: who steers the boat for the tour
Spotter: stnading at the bow always on the lookout for whale sharks
Butanding Interaction Officer (BIO): directs the whale shark interaction
Firefly watching/river cruising PhP 1,250.00 (cost per boat)
If you're a solo backpacker, you can pay PhP500.00 Butanding interaction fee and share the boat with six others
Do take note of the rules and policies posted on the walls of the Visitor Center and reiterated during the video presentation:
1. No touching/riding on the butanding
2. Do not restrict the movement of the shark or block its natural path
3. Recommended distance from the whale shark is 3 meters from the head and body and 4 meters from the tail
4. No flash photography allowed (tip: you may buy inexpensive disposable and waterproof cameras for this, not sharp but passable for bragging rights)
5. No scuba, scooters, jet-ski or any motorized underwater propulsion
6. Strictly one boat per whale shark policy with a maximum of six (6) swimmers per whale shark
Other activities: Donsol River Cruise and Firefly Watching in the mangrove forest (optional but requires an overnight stay unlike the Butanding Interaction tours)
Whale shark picture and video here
Cheap hotels/resorts/accommodations and Where to Stay In Donsol Information:
Donsol Inn-keeper Association (DIKA): +63.906.762.5955
How to get to Donsol, Sorsogon for the whale shark tours (butanding adventure)
Donsol, Sorsogon can be reached via Legazpi City in Albay. Flights from Manila to Legazpi City and Cebu City to Legazpi City are available. Vans bound for Donsol are available at the Satellite Market for another one-hour ride. A short tricycle ride from the Visitor Center to the boat station is required.
Philippine Airlines, ZestAir and Cebu Pacific flies daily to Legazpi City daily. Donsol-bound vans are available at the Satellite Market for another one-hour ride.
For land travel (commute) to Donsol from Manila, buses are available in Cubao, Quezon City for a 12-hour ride to Legazpi City. These buses drop passengers at Satellite Market where one can get a van bound for Donsol.
Philtranco, with terminal in Cubao, has buses to Donsol. Inquire at their office or website for updated fares and trip schedules.
You may also hire vans in your area to drive you directly to Donsol then arrange the tour yourself to save on costs.
For your return trip, you may hire a tricycle (better to commission one in advance to fetch you at an appointed time to avoid waiting) to take you back to Brgy. Dancalan or the FX/Van terminal where vans going to Legazpi are available.
Note: other places where you can avail of whale shark tours are Puerto Bay in Palawan (where they're called tiki-tiki), in Bohol Island and in the waters of Calatagan, Batangas. Donsol is the most famous due to the high concentration of the butanding and already laid claim to the title "whale shark capital of the world."
Fare guide to Donsol, Sorsogon:
Tricycle from Legazpi Airport: PhP50.00/trip (good for 5 persons)
Van from Legazpi City terminal to Donsol: PhP60.00
Tricycle in Donsol to resort: P20.00/person
Besides Whale Sharks, sightings of rare megamouth sharks were recorded in Donsol bay wjile the nearby Ticao Pass is teeming with giant manta rays for sure sighting.
please leave comments for more tips
UPDATED: April 4, 2009
Related Posts:
Donsol Accommodations /Beach resorts
Read more after the jump!
Tutubi was able to visit Donsol, in a spur-of-the-moment unplanned trip, and got to interact with the gentle butanding (local name for whale sharks, Scientific name: Rhincodon Typus), in April 2002 (Holy Week) and swears his Donsol butanding interaction Adventure is his most memorable experience so far.
Updated Information herewith (as of April 4, 2009):
When to Visit Donsol:
Recommended visit to Donsol for the butanding is from January to May when the abundance of plankton, whale shark's main food, make those gentle filter-feeders stay in Donsol Bay. There's also the Butanding Festival in April so be prepared for competition with tourists and higher rates.
Whale Shark Interaction Adventure Tour:
Upon reaching Donsol, register first at the Visitor Center located in Barangay Dancalan where you'll be shown a short video about the whale shark interaction then hire a tricycle to take you to the boat station.
Registration fee per tourist:
Local PhP 100.00
Foreigner PhP 300.00
(at least here, they provide discounts to locals unlike in most places where prices only cater to foreign tourists)
Visitor Center Opens at 6:00am
Whale shark interaction PhP 3,500.00 (per boat. price includes the three persons:
Skipper: who steers the boat for the tour
Spotter: stnading at the bow always on the lookout for whale sharks
Butanding Interaction Officer (BIO): directs the whale shark interaction
Firefly watching/river cruising PhP 1,250.00 (cost per boat)
If you're a solo backpacker, you can pay PhP500.00 Butanding interaction fee and share the boat with six others
Do take note of the rules and policies posted on the walls of the Visitor Center and reiterated during the video presentation:
1. No touching/riding on the butanding
2. Do not restrict the movement of the shark or block its natural path
3. Recommended distance from the whale shark is 3 meters from the head and body and 4 meters from the tail
4. No flash photography allowed (tip: you may buy inexpensive disposable and waterproof cameras for this, not sharp but passable for bragging rights)
5. No scuba, scooters, jet-ski or any motorized underwater propulsion
6. Strictly one boat per whale shark policy with a maximum of six (6) swimmers per whale shark
Other activities: Donsol River Cruise and Firefly Watching in the mangrove forest (optional but requires an overnight stay unlike the Butanding Interaction tours)
Whale shark picture and video here
Cheap hotels/resorts/accommodations and Where to Stay In Donsol Information:
Donsol Inn-keeper Association (DIKA): +63.906.762.5955
How to get to Donsol, Sorsogon for the whale shark tours (butanding adventure)
Donsol, Sorsogon can be reached via Legazpi City in Albay. Flights from Manila to Legazpi City and Cebu City to Legazpi City are available. Vans bound for Donsol are available at the Satellite Market for another one-hour ride. A short tricycle ride from the Visitor Center to the boat station is required.
Philippine Airlines, ZestAir and Cebu Pacific flies daily to Legazpi City daily. Donsol-bound vans are available at the Satellite Market for another one-hour ride.
For land travel (commute) to Donsol from Manila, buses are available in Cubao, Quezon City for a 12-hour ride to Legazpi City. These buses drop passengers at Satellite Market where one can get a van bound for Donsol.
Philtranco, with terminal in Cubao, has buses to Donsol. Inquire at their office or website for updated fares and trip schedules.
You may also hire vans in your area to drive you directly to Donsol then arrange the tour yourself to save on costs.
For your return trip, you may hire a tricycle (better to commission one in advance to fetch you at an appointed time to avoid waiting) to take you back to Brgy. Dancalan or the FX/Van terminal where vans going to Legazpi are available.
Note: other places where you can avail of whale shark tours are Puerto Bay in Palawan (where they're called tiki-tiki), in Bohol Island and in the waters of Calatagan, Batangas. Donsol is the most famous due to the high concentration of the butanding and already laid claim to the title "whale shark capital of the world."
Fare guide to Donsol, Sorsogon:
Tricycle from Legazpi Airport: PhP50.00/trip (good for 5 persons)
Van from Legazpi City terminal to Donsol: PhP60.00
Tricycle in Donsol to resort: P20.00/person
Besides Whale Sharks, sightings of rare megamouth sharks were recorded in Donsol bay wjile the nearby Ticao Pass is teeming with giant manta rays for sure sighting.
please leave comments for more tips
UPDATED: April 4, 2009
Related Posts:
Donsol Accommodations /Beach resorts
Labels: Bicol, Bicol Region, Donsol, Ecotourism, Sorsogon, Travel Guides
posted by backpacking philippines @ 9:58 PM,
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Pangasinan: Bolinao Beach Resorts
The Cape Bolinao Beach, a long stretch of white beach in Barangay Patar is now a famous tourist destination. The surf is said to be ideal for board surfing.
List of Resorts in Bolinao, Pangasinan
Patar Beach Resorts (where fine white sand beaches are)
Arguero Beach Resort
Bing's Beach Resort
Tel. No.: +63.912.856.1585; +63.912.691.0082
Bolinao Treasures Beach Resort
Dutch Beach Resort
Kuroshark Beach Resort
Patar White Beach Resort
Polly's Beach Resort
Tropical Hut Beach Resort
Treasures of Bolinao
official website: http://www.treasuresofbolinao.com
Manila Office Tel. No. : +632.375.8884; +632.413.4914
Bolinao Office Tel. No.: +63.916.372-1979; +63.916.372.5365; +63.919.669.2390
Germinal Beach Resorts:
El Pescador Village Inn
Tel. No.: +63.75.554.2559
Celeste Seabreeze Inn & Restaurant
Tel. No.: +63.75.554.2035
A & E Garden
Rock Garden Resort & Rest.
Arnedo, Bolinao
Tel.No.: +63.75.554.2876; +63.912.313.9553
Balingasay Beach Resorts:
Balingasay Perpetual Beach Resort
Lady Irish Beach Resort
Estanza Beach Resorts
Verling Beach Resort
Ramos Villareal Beach Resort
Chiling And Balmer Beach Resort
Villa Soledad Beach Resort
Coco Beach Resort
Ilog-Malino Beach Resorts:
Garden Paradise Resort Ilog-Malino
Ilog Malino Hotel and Resort (http://sunrisebolinao.com)
Puerto del Sol Beach Hotel and Resort Club (most expensive)
Villa Vicente Leisure & Beach Resort Ilog-Malino
Luciente Beach Resorts:
Stefania Beach Resort
White Beach Resort 'Dutch Beach
Tel. No.: +63.75.554.2292
Email: dutch.beach.nl@wxs.nl
Note: Call the resorts for updated room rates, cheap accommodations and other stuff. No information yet on the cheapest one. Pictures/photos and resort reviews to follow.
Interesting Places to See in Bolinao (Tourist Spots):
Cape Bolinao Light house
Bolinao Museum
Located at Rizal Street across the Cape Bolinao High School, open from Monday to Saturday.
Church Of St. James Fortress (The Bolinao Church)
Agutayan Marine Sanctuary:
5 kilometers from the Poblacion, is the white island that dots Macajalar Bay and home to giant clams of U.P. Marine Science Institute
Santiago Island off the northeast coast of Bolinao teeming with corals and marine life is great for scuba diving
Enchanting Cave, Patar, Bolinao, Pangasinan
entrance fee P10 per head plus a P20 parking fee
Cindy's Cave, Patar, Bolinao, Pangasinan
entrance fee P75 for 1-5 persons or P20 each for groups with 6 persons or more
How to get to Bolinao, Pangasinan:
Driving Directions to Bolinao: Drive to SLEX then exit at Dau. Take road going to Tarlac then take the road going to Camiling/Bugallon. At the junction of Bugallon, turn left going to Sual, Alaminos then Bani. In Bani town proper, turn right going straight to Bolinao.
Commute: Buses to Bolinao are available at Victory Liner, Five Star, Dagupan Transit, with terminals on EDSA, Cubao, Quezon City or Pasay City and Philippine Rabbit (Avenida near LRT Recto). Fare is around P300 and travel time around 4 hours.
UPDATED: April 16, 2008
Technorati Tags: Bolinao, Bolinao Tourism, Bolinao Beach Resorts, Paradise Philippines
Read more after the jump!
List of Resorts in Bolinao, Pangasinan
Patar Beach Resorts (where fine white sand beaches are)
Arguero Beach Resort
Bing's Beach Resort
Tel. No.: +63.912.856.1585; +63.912.691.0082
Bolinao Treasures Beach Resort
Dutch Beach Resort
Kuroshark Beach Resort
Patar White Beach Resort
Polly's Beach Resort
Tropical Hut Beach Resort
Treasures of Bolinao
official website: http://www.treasuresofbolinao.com
Manila Office Tel. No. : +632.375.8884; +632.413.4914
Bolinao Office Tel. No.: +63.916.372-1979; +63.916.372.5365; +63.919.669.2390
Germinal Beach Resorts:
El Pescador Village Inn
Tel. No.: +63.75.554.2559
Celeste Seabreeze Inn & Restaurant
Tel. No.: +63.75.554.2035
A & E Garden
Rock Garden Resort & Rest.
Arnedo, Bolinao
Tel.No.: +63.75.554.2876; +63.912.313.9553
Balingasay Beach Resorts:
Balingasay Perpetual Beach Resort
Lady Irish Beach Resort
Estanza Beach Resorts
Verling Beach Resort
Ramos Villareal Beach Resort
Chiling And Balmer Beach Resort
Villa Soledad Beach Resort
Coco Beach Resort
Ilog-Malino Beach Resorts:
Garden Paradise Resort Ilog-Malino
Ilog Malino Hotel and Resort (http://sunrisebolinao.com)
Puerto del Sol Beach Hotel and Resort Club (most expensive)
Villa Vicente Leisure & Beach Resort Ilog-Malino
Luciente Beach Resorts:
Stefania Beach Resort
White Beach Resort 'Dutch Beach
Tel. No.: +63.75.554.2292
Email: dutch.beach.nl@wxs.nl
Note: Call the resorts for updated room rates, cheap accommodations and other stuff. No information yet on the cheapest one. Pictures/photos and resort reviews to follow.
Interesting Places to See in Bolinao (Tourist Spots):
Cape Bolinao Light house
Bolinao Museum
Located at Rizal Street across the Cape Bolinao High School, open from Monday to Saturday.
Church Of St. James Fortress (The Bolinao Church)
Agutayan Marine Sanctuary:
5 kilometers from the Poblacion, is the white island that dots Macajalar Bay and home to giant clams of U.P. Marine Science Institute
Santiago Island off the northeast coast of Bolinao teeming with corals and marine life is great for scuba diving
Enchanting Cave, Patar, Bolinao, Pangasinan
entrance fee P10 per head plus a P20 parking fee
Cindy's Cave, Patar, Bolinao, Pangasinan
entrance fee P75 for 1-5 persons or P20 each for groups with 6 persons or more
How to get to Bolinao, Pangasinan:
Driving Directions to Bolinao: Drive to SLEX then exit at Dau. Take road going to Tarlac then take the road going to Camiling/Bugallon. At the junction of Bugallon, turn left going to Sual, Alaminos then Bani. In Bani town proper, turn right going straight to Bolinao.
Commute: Buses to Bolinao are available at Victory Liner, Five Star, Dagupan Transit, with terminals on EDSA, Cubao, Quezon City or Pasay City and Philippine Rabbit (Avenida near LRT Recto). Fare is around P300 and travel time around 4 hours.
UPDATED: April 16, 2008
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Halal Restaurants in Manila, Philippines
26 December 2007
If you're looking for restaurants serving authentic halal food in Manila (Metro Manila that is), Makati has lots of them hidden in the cosmopolitan city's nooks and crannies as well as in tourist centers of Malate and Ermita in Manila and Islamic neighborhood of Quiapo, also in Manila, and Greehills Shopping Center in San Juan where many Muslim traders sell their wares like cheap pearls and jeweleries.
Halal, Arabic word for "permissible," is the term used to describe food permitted to be eaten by Muslims, opposed to haram, meaning not permitted or bawal in Filipino. It involves a ban on certain animal meat particularly pork, blood and others. Animals should also be butchered by a Muslim who utter the name of Allah.
Halal Certification Authority is still unestablished in the Philippines but there are certain bodies doing this is Muslim Mindanao verifying halal authenticity of the food served in some establishments.
Makati Halal Restaurants
Hosseins Persian Kebab
Type: Middle Eastern
Phone: +63(2) 890-6137
7857 Makati Avenue, Makati, The Phillipines 1103
authenticity: known Muslim restaurant
How to go there: walk towards Mandaluyong from Makati Avenue corner Gil Puyat (Buendia)
Jerusalem Restaurant
Type: Middle Eastern
Tel. No.: +63.2.897.2105
7880 Traveller's Inn Condominium, Makati Avenue, Makati City
Kashmir
Phone: +63.2.844.4924; +63.2.844.4977
Festejo Building, 816 Pasay Road, Makati City
Swagat Indian Restaurant
Phone: +63.2.752.5669
119 FCC Building, Rada Street, Legazpi Village, Makati City
Queen's Restaurant
Jupiter Street, Makati City
Mediterranean Café
Green Belt 1, Ayala Center, Makati City, Phillippines
Pasha
Type: Mediterranean
Green Belt 3, Ayala Center, Makati City
Ziggurat Cuisine
Email: info@zigguratcuisine.com
Type: Mediterranean
Phone: +63.2.897.5179
G/F Sunette Tower Building, Durban Street, Makati City, Phillippines
Manila Halal Restaurants
Ghazal Restaurant
Type: Mediterranean
Tel. No.: +63.2.521.1996
1551 A. Mabini Street, Ermita, Manila, Philippines
Commute: Jeepneys in Quiapo with Mabini signboard pass by the place
Moud's Chicken Halal
Tel. No.: +63.2.488.5006
827 Globo de Oro Street, Quiapo, Manila, Philippines
Comments: Owners are known Muslims
How to go there: From Quiapo Church, walk towards Quezon Bridge then turn left towards the Golden Mosque. Moud's is on the left side of Globo de Oro St.
Shawarma Snack Center
Type: Lebanese/Middle Eastern/Mediterranean
485B R. Salas Street, Ermita, Manila, Philippines
June-Nairah Halal Food Restaurant
Phone: +63.928.703.4843
826 Globo De Oro Street, Manila, The Phillipines
Halal authenticity: Owners are known Muslims
How to go there: From Quiapo Church, walk towards Quezon Bridge then turn left towards the Golden Mosque.
New Delhi
End of Osmena Highway, exit near the Petron Station, Manila
The Curry Leaf
Tel.No.: +63.2.776.3084
City Centre, Manila
Comments: Halal certificate on display
Assad's Café
Type: Halal Meat & Grocery
Phone: +63.2.526.1349
UN Avenue (opposite Unilever), Paco, Manila, Philippines
Directions: a short cab ride away from LRT UN Avenue station
Quezon City Halal Restaurants:
Persian Kabab
Quezon Avenue near corner West Avenue, Quezon City
How to go there: From MRT Quezon Avenue station, board any Quiapo-bound jeepney
or bus on Quezon Avenue. Alight in front of Persian Kabab just after the corner of West Avenue. (From Manila, the best way is via the jeeps plying Project 6 route)
Millenium Halal Cuisine
Phone: +63.917.523.9629
Foodcourt, Alimall, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
How to go there: walking distance from MRT Araneta-Cubao station
San Juan Halal Restaurant
Tasty Fresh Halal
Email: tastyfreshhalal@yahoo.com
Phone: +63.2.419.4979
Greenlanes Building 2nd Floor, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan City, Philippines
How to go there: (commute) From MRT Ortigas Station, walk towards Ortigas Avenue then take San Juan-bound jeepneys (or Quiapo-bound buses of RRCG/G Liner) get off in front of Greenhills Shopping Center.
Halal Southern Deli Restaurant
Email: halal_southerndeli@yahoo.com.ph
Type: Seafood
Phone: +63.2.494.3413
Car Park 2, Annapolis Street, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan
How to go there: from MRT Ortigas station walk towards Robinsons Galleria and Ortigas Avenue. Board San Juan-bound jeepneys or Quiapo-bound buses of G Liner/RRCG then drop off in front of Greenhills Shopping Center.
Taguig City Halal Restaurants
Prince of Jaipur
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Phillippines
Commute to Fort Bonifacio: From MRT Guadalupe station, walk towards Jollibee to for the jeepney terminal of Fort Bonifacio-bound jeeps to Gate 3 (other jeeps there go to Market! Market!, Pateros, and LRT-Taft)
Hossein
Type: Middle Eastern
Phone: 856-0632
Mc Kinley Parkway, Fort Bonifacio, Global City, Taguig City
Directions: On McKinley near MRT Ayala Station
Halal Food Restaurants outside Metro Manila:
Mabini Market Halal Canteen
Type: South Asian
Mabini Market, Mabini Street, Baguio City, Philippines
Halal authenticity: Owners are known Muslims
KFC
Various Locations in the Philippines
Certain Muslim-dominated areas ans cities like Zaboanga City and ARMM.
If you know of other restaurants and food stalls in the Philippines, please drop a comment for Tutubi to update this list of halal restos :P
Related Post:
Indian Restaurants in the Philippines
Tags: Muslim Restaurants, Halal Food, Halal Restaurants
Read more after the jump!
Halal, Arabic word for "permissible," is the term used to describe food permitted to be eaten by Muslims, opposed to haram, meaning not permitted or bawal in Filipino. It involves a ban on certain animal meat particularly pork, blood and others. Animals should also be butchered by a Muslim who utter the name of Allah.
Halal Certification Authority is still unestablished in the Philippines but there are certain bodies doing this is Muslim Mindanao verifying halal authenticity of the food served in some establishments.
Makati Halal Restaurants
Hosseins Persian Kebab
Type: Middle Eastern
Phone: +63(2) 890-6137
7857 Makati Avenue, Makati, The Phillipines 1103
authenticity: known Muslim restaurant
How to go there: walk towards Mandaluyong from Makati Avenue corner Gil Puyat (Buendia)
Jerusalem Restaurant
Type: Middle Eastern
Tel. No.: +63.2.897.2105
7880 Traveller's Inn Condominium, Makati Avenue, Makati City
Kashmir
Phone: +63.2.844.4924; +63.2.844.4977
Festejo Building, 816 Pasay Road, Makati City
Swagat Indian Restaurant
Phone: +63.2.752.5669
119 FCC Building, Rada Street, Legazpi Village, Makati City
Queen's Restaurant
Jupiter Street, Makati City
Mediterranean Café
Green Belt 1, Ayala Center, Makati City, Phillippines
Pasha
Type: Mediterranean
Green Belt 3, Ayala Center, Makati City
Ziggurat Cuisine
Email: info@zigguratcuisine.com
Type: Mediterranean
Phone: +63.2.897.5179
G/F Sunette Tower Building, Durban Street, Makati City, Phillippines
Manila Halal Restaurants
Ghazal Restaurant
Type: Mediterranean
Tel. No.: +63.2.521.1996
1551 A. Mabini Street, Ermita, Manila, Philippines
Commute: Jeepneys in Quiapo with Mabini signboard pass by the place
Moud's Chicken Halal
Tel. No.: +63.2.488.5006
827 Globo de Oro Street, Quiapo, Manila, Philippines
Comments: Owners are known Muslims
How to go there: From Quiapo Church, walk towards Quezon Bridge then turn left towards the Golden Mosque. Moud's is on the left side of Globo de Oro St.
Shawarma Snack Center
Type: Lebanese/Middle Eastern/Mediterranean
485B R. Salas Street, Ermita, Manila, Philippines
June-Nairah Halal Food Restaurant
Phone: +63.928.703.4843
826 Globo De Oro Street, Manila, The Phillipines
Halal authenticity: Owners are known Muslims
How to go there: From Quiapo Church, walk towards Quezon Bridge then turn left towards the Golden Mosque.
New Delhi
End of Osmena Highway, exit near the Petron Station, Manila
The Curry Leaf
Tel.No.: +63.2.776.3084
City Centre, Manila
Comments: Halal certificate on display
Assad's Café
Type: Halal Meat & Grocery
Phone: +63.2.526.1349
UN Avenue (opposite Unilever), Paco, Manila, Philippines
Directions: a short cab ride away from LRT UN Avenue station
Quezon City Halal Restaurants:
Persian Kabab
Quezon Avenue near corner West Avenue, Quezon City
How to go there: From MRT Quezon Avenue station, board any Quiapo-bound jeepney
or bus on Quezon Avenue. Alight in front of Persian Kabab just after the corner of West Avenue. (From Manila, the best way is via the jeeps plying Project 6 route)
Millenium Halal Cuisine
Phone: +63.917.523.9629
Foodcourt, Alimall, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
How to go there: walking distance from MRT Araneta-Cubao station
San Juan Halal Restaurant
Tasty Fresh Halal
Email: tastyfreshhalal@yahoo.com
Phone: +63.2.419.4979
Greenlanes Building 2nd Floor, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan City, Philippines
How to go there: (commute) From MRT Ortigas Station, walk towards Ortigas Avenue then take San Juan-bound jeepneys (or Quiapo-bound buses of RRCG/G Liner) get off in front of Greenhills Shopping Center.
Halal Southern Deli Restaurant
Email: halal_southerndeli@yahoo.com.ph
Type: Seafood
Phone: +63.2.494.3413
Car Park 2, Annapolis Street, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan
How to go there: from MRT Ortigas station walk towards Robinsons Galleria and Ortigas Avenue. Board San Juan-bound jeepneys or Quiapo-bound buses of G Liner/RRCG then drop off in front of Greenhills Shopping Center.
Taguig City Halal Restaurants
Prince of Jaipur
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Phillippines
Commute to Fort Bonifacio: From MRT Guadalupe station, walk towards Jollibee to for the jeepney terminal of Fort Bonifacio-bound jeeps to Gate 3 (other jeeps there go to Market! Market!, Pateros, and LRT-Taft)
Hossein
Type: Middle Eastern
Phone: 856-0632
Mc Kinley Parkway, Fort Bonifacio, Global City, Taguig City
Directions: On McKinley near MRT Ayala Station
Halal Food Restaurants outside Metro Manila:
Mabini Market Halal Canteen
Type: South Asian
Mabini Market, Mabini Street, Baguio City, Philippines
Halal authenticity: Owners are known Muslims
KFC
Various Locations in the Philippines
Certain Muslim-dominated areas ans cities like Zaboanga City and ARMM.
If you know of other restaurants and food stalls in the Philippines, please drop a comment for Tutubi to update this list of halal restos :P
Related Post:
Indian Restaurants in the Philippines
Tags: Muslim Restaurants, Halal Food, Halal Restaurants
Labels: Halal, Restaurants
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Christmas in the Philippines
25 December 2007
Filipinos' Christmas celebration is reputedly the longest in the world when, come the first day of September the "ber" months of the calendar starts, some radio stations start playing Christmas carols. This will continue until a few days before November when Halloween, All Saints Day and All Souls Day triumvirate will rule but immediately revert to Christmas-themed decorations.
As early as October, shoppers already looking for gift ideas to avoid the Christmas rush. Come December, malls, of which the Philippines has so many of, will be filled up with people that locals describe as "di mahulugan ng karayom (can't drop a needle)."
In Metro Manila, traffic will change from bad to worst particularly areas near shopping malls, bazaars and "tiangge," Divisoria with the stretch of Recto from Avenida transformed into pedestrian-only street swarmed with thousands of shoppers looking for big bargains, off-line ATMs will be commonplace due to low supply of cash particularly on the 15th of December (payday) and release of the mandatory 13th month pay and Christmas bonuses. Taxis will be very hard to flag down due to heavy traffic and volume of passengers.
Many parol, the Filipino version of Christmas lanterns, start to light up places while Christmas trees start to be visible including the traditional large one in Araneta Center, Cubao plus the mechatronic show at COD Cubao now transferred to Greenhills Shopping Center. Buildings in Makati start to display the belen (nativity scene) while Ayala Avenue will sparkle with Christmas lights like stars a-twinkling.
the belen a typical nativity scene displayed in houses and buidlings
Company activities include doing some sort of charity work by visiting orphanages, home for the aged then the company Christmas party will ensue with the ubiquitous raffle prizes awaited by attendees. Employees start receiving gifts from officemates, vendors, suppliers and other contacts.
At night, children and people will start caroling with children singing a capella or accompanied with improvised drums and maracas made from soda and beer crowns. Older people usually bring a guitar or a portable keyboard. (Tutubi during childhood brought an accordion played by his musically-gifted cousins). Street children would be oblivious to the danger of passing cars and jeepneys and serenade commuters and drivers trapped in traffic for loose change.
On December 16 up to the 24th, a unique Filipino tradition called "simbang gabi" will start with dawn masses for nine days before Christmas day. Churchgoers, still sleepy after mass, will eat or buy food at eateries (turo-turo or carinderia) selling puto bumbong, bibingka, goto/lugaw/arroz caldo (porridge) and other kakanin (sweet delicacies) associated with the holidays.
On Christmas eve, people will flock again to church for the midnight mass, usually 11pm where short plays narrating the flight of Joseph and Mary will be re-enacted. A sumptuous feast, called noche buena, the traditional Christmas eve dinner of Filipinos, will follow and won't be complete without the traditional queso de bola (cheese ball wrapped in red wax) and ham (any will do from cheap ones from the supermarket to popular Adelina's ham (kalentong) or Majestic)
On Christmas day, people begin the day with a mass before visiting relatives, friends, neighbors, family members especially their ninong (godfather) and ninang (godmother) either during binyag (baptism), kumpil (confirmation), kasal (wedding) sometimes even sponsors of boy scouts and girl scouts investitures.
New Year's eve in the Philippines is celebrated with a midnight mass then a traditional dinner called media noche amidst the noise and spectacle of firecrackers and fireworks to welcome the new year.
The Christmas spirit doesn't end there, the usual shopping and traffic will continue up to New Years Day when visits not performed on Christmas will be made on New Years day.
The end of Christmas celebration is now tagged at the feast of the Three Kings (Epiphany) on January 6 though some mark the day on the Sunday after the first Saturday of January.
Filipinos celebrating Christmas is long and unique though Tutubi prefers to go back to the true spirit of Christmas sans commercialization and lavish spending on "bago sa pasko (new for Christmas)."
There won't be updates here for a few days for Tutubi will celebrate with family in his hometown.
Kurisumas Omedeto Gozaimasu!
Joyeux Noel!
Feliz Navidad
Zalig Kerstfeest!
Gledelig Jul!
Merry Christmas!
Selamat Hari Natal!
Maligayang Pasko!
Related Post:
Thanksgiving in the Philippines
Read more after the jump!
As early as October, shoppers already looking for gift ideas to avoid the Christmas rush. Come December, malls, of which the Philippines has so many of, will be filled up with people that locals describe as "di mahulugan ng karayom (can't drop a needle)."
In Metro Manila, traffic will change from bad to worst particularly areas near shopping malls, bazaars and "tiangge," Divisoria with the stretch of Recto from Avenida transformed into pedestrian-only street swarmed with thousands of shoppers looking for big bargains, off-line ATMs will be commonplace due to low supply of cash particularly on the 15th of December (payday) and release of the mandatory 13th month pay and Christmas bonuses. Taxis will be very hard to flag down due to heavy traffic and volume of passengers.
Many parol, the Filipino version of Christmas lanterns, start to light up places while Christmas trees start to be visible including the traditional large one in Araneta Center, Cubao plus the mechatronic show at COD Cubao now transferred to Greenhills Shopping Center. Buildings in Makati start to display the belen (nativity scene) while Ayala Avenue will sparkle with Christmas lights like stars a-twinkling.
the belen a typical nativity scene displayed in houses and buidlingsCompany activities include doing some sort of charity work by visiting orphanages, home for the aged then the company Christmas party will ensue with the ubiquitous raffle prizes awaited by attendees. Employees start receiving gifts from officemates, vendors, suppliers and other contacts.
At night, children and people will start caroling with children singing a capella or accompanied with improvised drums and maracas made from soda and beer crowns. Older people usually bring a guitar or a portable keyboard. (Tutubi during childhood brought an accordion played by his musically-gifted cousins). Street children would be oblivious to the danger of passing cars and jeepneys and serenade commuters and drivers trapped in traffic for loose change.
On December 16 up to the 24th, a unique Filipino tradition called "simbang gabi" will start with dawn masses for nine days before Christmas day. Churchgoers, still sleepy after mass, will eat or buy food at eateries (turo-turo or carinderia) selling puto bumbong, bibingka, goto/lugaw/arroz caldo (porridge) and other kakanin (sweet delicacies) associated with the holidays.
On Christmas eve, people will flock again to church for the midnight mass, usually 11pm where short plays narrating the flight of Joseph and Mary will be re-enacted. A sumptuous feast, called noche buena, the traditional Christmas eve dinner of Filipinos, will follow and won't be complete without the traditional queso de bola (cheese ball wrapped in red wax) and ham (any will do from cheap ones from the supermarket to popular Adelina's ham (kalentong) or Majestic)
On Christmas day, people begin the day with a mass before visiting relatives, friends, neighbors, family members especially their ninong (godfather) and ninang (godmother) either during binyag (baptism), kumpil (confirmation), kasal (wedding) sometimes even sponsors of boy scouts and girl scouts investitures.
New Year's eve in the Philippines is celebrated with a midnight mass then a traditional dinner called media noche amidst the noise and spectacle of firecrackers and fireworks to welcome the new year.
The Christmas spirit doesn't end there, the usual shopping and traffic will continue up to New Years Day when visits not performed on Christmas will be made on New Years day.
The end of Christmas celebration is now tagged at the feast of the Three Kings (Epiphany) on January 6 though some mark the day on the Sunday after the first Saturday of January.
Filipinos celebrating Christmas is long and unique though Tutubi prefers to go back to the true spirit of Christmas sans commercialization and lavish spending on "bago sa pasko (new for Christmas)."
There won't be updates here for a few days for Tutubi will celebrate with family in his hometown.
Kurisumas Omedeto Gozaimasu!
Joyeux Noel!
Feliz Navidad
Zalig Kerstfeest!
Gledelig Jul!
Merry Christmas!
Selamat Hari Natal!
Maligayang Pasko!
Related Post:
Thanksgiving in the Philippines
Labels: Philippine Holidays
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Gift-Giving: Asilo de San Vicente de Paul, Pangarap Foundation and Bahay Maria Redux
20 December 2007
Just a two after Tutubi shared his time with the kids of Damas Filipinas orphanage in Manila, he again got up early on a Saturday morning to join officemates in giving gifts and cheer to underprivileged children of three orphanages and foundations the fist of which is Asilo de San Vicente de Paul in Manila, Pangarap Foundation in Pasay City and lastly Bahay Maria in Makati. He met up with the group at Starbucks, Pearl Plaza on Valero St, Salcedo Village before hying off to Asilo.
children of Asilo de San Vicente de Paul performing for their perennial guestsFrom Asilo the group drove on U.N. avenue passed by WPD headquarters, WHO office, Manila Pavilion then turned left at the corner of Roxas Boulevard, saw American Embassy, the new devoid-of-people Baywalk, CCP Complex, HK Sun Plaza, then left again at Libertad Street. A right turn Taft Avenue with the street filled with people buying or hawkers selling their wares on the busy street and newly-constructed Pasay Mall and Public Market.
The next stop was Pangarap Foundation where former street children are also housed. The children of Pangarap (Dream) performed a heartrending play as if to dramatize their plight before the foundation took them under its foster care.
two child actors of Pangarap
One of the skills taught the children at Pangarap is making art pieces made of candle. This coffee-scented candles can provide a different ambiance to your room or make it smell like starbucks. (You can actually visit the place to buy cheap candle works for giveaway or just helping the foundation and the kids.)
After the brief visit, headed back to Makati via rockwell where the skyscrapers of Rockwell Center welcomed the group to Bahay Maria, an orphanage at the heart of Bel-air 3 village just across Ateneo Graduate School of Business.
facade of Bahay Maria
Children of Bahay Maria's version of Panunuluyan, the plight of Joseph and Mary in BethlehemAfter the tiring but worthwhile "joyride," headed to Somerset Olympia near The Peninsula Manila for a well-deserved lunch.
Care to give to the needy? Directions and information on places mentioned
How to go to Bahay Maria:
Bahay Maria. Address:
95 Amapola Str. Bel-Air 3, Makati City
By car: from EDSA Ayala take the Estrella flyover going to Rockwell. You'll pass by Colegio de Sta. Rosa. On reaching the interserction of Rockwell drivewith Ateneo de Manila as landmark, turn left, enter the gate of Bel-air 3 then right at the first street. Bahay Maria is on your left just opposite Ateneo de Manila.
How to go to Pangarap Foundation, Pasay City
The place is just on Taft Ave. near Libertad market. From Makati via EDSA, turn right at the corner of Taft Avenue then make a U-turn. a blue gate plus the foundation's name is prominently displayed at the entrance. Commuting there is easiest via the LRT or a jeepney going to Pasay/Taft/Rotonda from Manila.
How to go to Asilo de San Vicente de Paul, Manila:
Asilo is on U.N. Ave in Manila just opposite Pope Pius XXII center. It's walking distance from LRT UN Avenue station where you'll pass by headquarters of Western Police District.
Related Posts:
Asilo de San Vicente de Paul, Bahay Maria, Pangarap Foundation and Missionaries of Charity 2006 edition
Damas Filipinas orphanage
Tags: Asilo de San Vicente de Paul, Bahay Maria, Pangarap Foundation, Gift Giving, 菲律賓, 菲律宾, 필리핀, フィリピン, Filippine, Philippinen, Filipinas, Filippijnen,
Labels: Charity
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Tutubi Meets Jollibee at Damas Filipinas in Manila
16 December 2007
A trip to an orphanage is one of Tutubi's "passion" so when he found the chance to tag along with a group doing a gift-giving activity at the Settlement House of Asociacion De Damas Filipinas (formerly Fundacion de Damas Filipinas) in Manila, he volunteered to join in the activity where an encounter with orphans, the iconic Jollibee and Tutubi took place:
Damas Filipinas is an orphanage in Manila that provides temporary shelter to street urchins and abandoned children, a part of Manila's cityscape.
Picture of facade of the Settlement House. This is a reconstruction of an original structure gutted by fire in 1998. The pres Erap funded the new building earning him a big media mileage or "pogi points." :P
Damas children enjoy their meal of Jollibee spaghetti and "Chicken Joy," a luxury for these less-fortunate children in Manila.
the iconic Jollibee dancing Papaya, the flavor of the airwaves that is making Tutubi's ears suffer from tinitus
a child joisn Jollibee dance
a group picture with the red bug in front
The children performed a number of song and dances after a street magician entertained them of his slight of hand tricks.
The marker on the facade of the building of Damas Filipinas reads:
"Settlement House
This building was first established in 1919 by the Association de Damas de Filipinas to extend temporary shelter, as well as foster service to disadvantaged children, who are either neglected, abandoned or orphaned at an early age, until it was razed by fire on the third day of December, 1998 killing twenty three children with five house parents.
Through the benevolence of hi excellency president Joseph Ejercito Estrada and as an expression of his sympathy and committed support to social development program this building was immediately restored.
This serves as a monument for the continuous care and development of needy children to afford a normal and meaningful existence.
This office is in memory of those who perished in the fire as a guiding light in the true essence of humanity in developing social welfare.
Inaugurated this fourteenth day of february,in the year of our Lord 1999."
How to get to Damas Filipinas, Paco, Manila
Commute:the place is near Philippine Columbian, Plaza Dilao, the old Paco train station on Quirino Avenue. The Sta. Ana (tulay) jeepney on Pedro Gil/Taft Avenue/LRT pass by the place.
By car: from Nagtahan bridge coming from Sampaloc, drive directly on Quirino avenue then turn right at Plaza Dilao/Philippine Columbian (Quirino Avenue extension). The orphanage is just on the left side so you need to make a U-turn at the nearest U-turn slot.
Coming from Makati via Osmena Highway, turn right Quirino Avenue then left at Plaza Dilao/Philippine Columbian when you see the old Paco train station.
Details:
Asociacion De Damas Filipinas
Quirino Avenue, Paco, Manila
Tel. No.: +63.2. 563.2309
Read more after the jump!
Damas Filipinas is an orphanage in Manila that provides temporary shelter to street urchins and abandoned children, a part of Manila's cityscape.
Picture of facade of the Settlement House. This is a reconstruction of an original structure gutted by fire in 1998. The pres Erap funded the new building earning him a big media mileage or "pogi points." :P
Damas children enjoy their meal of Jollibee spaghetti and "Chicken Joy," a luxury for these less-fortunate children in Manila.
the iconic Jollibee dancing Papaya, the flavor of the airwaves that is making Tutubi's ears suffer from tinitus 
a child joisn Jollibee dance
a group picture with the red bug in frontThe children performed a number of song and dances after a street magician entertained them of his slight of hand tricks.
The marker on the facade of the building of Damas Filipinas reads:
"Settlement House
This building was first established in 1919 by the Association de Damas de Filipinas to extend temporary shelter, as well as foster service to disadvantaged children, who are either neglected, abandoned or orphaned at an early age, until it was razed by fire on the third day of December, 1998 killing twenty three children with five house parents.
Through the benevolence of hi excellency president Joseph Ejercito Estrada and as an expression of his sympathy and committed support to social development program this building was immediately restored.
This serves as a monument for the continuous care and development of needy children to afford a normal and meaningful existence.
This office is in memory of those who perished in the fire as a guiding light in the true essence of humanity in developing social welfare.
Inaugurated this fourteenth day of february,in the year of our Lord 1999."
How to get to Damas Filipinas, Paco, Manila
Commute:the place is near Philippine Columbian, Plaza Dilao, the old Paco train station on Quirino Avenue. The Sta. Ana (tulay) jeepney on Pedro Gil/Taft Avenue/LRT pass by the place.
By car: from Nagtahan bridge coming from Sampaloc, drive directly on Quirino avenue then turn right at Plaza Dilao/Philippine Columbian (Quirino Avenue extension). The orphanage is just on the left side so you need to make a U-turn at the nearest U-turn slot.
Coming from Makati via Osmena Highway, turn right Quirino Avenue then left at Plaza Dilao/Philippine Columbian when you see the old Paco train station.
Details:
Asociacion De Damas Filipinas
Quirino Avenue, Paco, Manila
Tel. No.: +63.2. 563.2309
Labels: Charity, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Orphanages
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Picture of Tutubi: The Philippine Dragonfly
13 December 2007
Tutubi has been tagged several times by the meme "the face behind the blog" but he turned it down each time since he doesn't do memes unless it's related to the theme of this blog, besides his preference to make this blog a "faceless" one.
This time, however, he's going to show you his photos...
...of his cousin Dragonflies: the colorful helicopters of the insect world! :P
a green butterfly. photo taken at Mt. Romelo, Siniloan/Famy, Laguna near Sampaloc Falls (Canon Ixus 30 digital macro mode)
Brown dragonfly at The Orchidarium and Butterfly Pavilion, Rizal Park (Luneta), Manila (Canon Ixus 30 digital macro mode)
orange dragonfly at The Orchidarium and Butterfly Pavilion, Rizal Park (Luneta), Manila(Canon Ixus 30 macro mode)
Same Orange dragonfly asabove as close as Tutubi can get to it. Photo taken at The Orchidarium and Butterfly Pavilion, Rizal Park (Luneta), Manila(Canon Ixus 30 digital macro mode)
a red dragonfly at Wawa Park, Paete, Laguna (Canon EOS 300D, EF-S 18-55 f/3.5-5.6, cropped)
Dragonfly Trivia:
It's probable that tutubing karayom is the Filipino word for damselfly.
Damselflies and dragonflies, according to ecologists, are nature's best predator of disease-carrying mosquitoes.
The main difference between a dragonfly (Suborder: Anisoptera) and damselfly (Suborder: Zygoptera) is that a dragonfly at rest holds its wings away from its body, while a damselfly holds its wings close to its body.
Dragonflies are generally stronger and more robust than damselflies. They are also fast and agile fliers while damselflies have slender bodies and a weak, hovering flight. Damselflies' eyes are well separated unlike those of dragonflies.
An adult dragonfly has 28,000 eyes (Tutubi has two, myopic eyes)
Dragonfly in differentlanguages: Tutubi in Filipino (now you know what Tutubi means), 蜻蜓 in Chinese, Libelle in German, libellule in French, 잠자리 in Korean, libélula in Spanish, トンボ in Japanese/Nihongo, and libel in Dutch.
They have been known to exist for over 300 million years, spend only a very short part of their life span as actual dragonflies, living as nymphs for up to four years, shed their skin up to 15 times, and survive only for a few months as mature adult dragonflies.
Scientific names of the above species to follow since Tutubi doesn't have reference materials to identify the dragonfly species' featured here.
A highly recommended guide to catching and preserving dragonflies is available here.
Tags: Odonata, Philippine Odonata, Damselflies, Philippine Dragonfly, 菲律賓, 菲律宾, 필리핀, フィリピン, Filippine, Philippinen, Filipinas, Filippijnen, Paradise Philippines
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This time, however, he's going to show you his photos...
...of his cousin Dragonflies: the colorful helicopters of the insect world! :P
a green butterfly. photo taken at Mt. Romelo, Siniloan/Famy, Laguna near Sampaloc Falls (Canon Ixus 30 digital macro mode)
Brown dragonfly at The Orchidarium and Butterfly Pavilion, Rizal Park (Luneta), Manila (Canon Ixus 30 digital macro mode)
orange dragonfly at The Orchidarium and Butterfly Pavilion, Rizal Park (Luneta), Manila(Canon Ixus 30 macro mode)
Same Orange dragonfly asabove as close as Tutubi can get to it. Photo taken at The Orchidarium and Butterfly Pavilion, Rizal Park (Luneta), Manila(Canon Ixus 30 digital macro mode)
a red dragonfly at Wawa Park, Paete, Laguna (Canon EOS 300D, EF-S 18-55 f/3.5-5.6, cropped)Dragonfly Trivia:
It's probable that tutubing karayom is the Filipino word for damselfly.
Damselflies and dragonflies, according to ecologists, are nature's best predator of disease-carrying mosquitoes.
The main difference between a dragonfly (Suborder: Anisoptera) and damselfly (Suborder: Zygoptera) is that a dragonfly at rest holds its wings away from its body, while a damselfly holds its wings close to its body.
Dragonflies are generally stronger and more robust than damselflies. They are also fast and agile fliers while damselflies have slender bodies and a weak, hovering flight. Damselflies' eyes are well separated unlike those of dragonflies.
An adult dragonfly has 28,000 eyes (Tutubi has two, myopic eyes)
Dragonfly in differentlanguages: Tutubi in Filipino (now you know what Tutubi means), 蜻蜓 in Chinese, Libelle in German, libellule in French, 잠자리 in Korean, libélula in Spanish, トンボ in Japanese/Nihongo, and libel in Dutch.
They have been known to exist for over 300 million years, spend only a very short part of their life span as actual dragonflies, living as nymphs for up to four years, shed their skin up to 15 times, and survive only for a few months as mature adult dragonflies.
Scientific names of the above species to follow since Tutubi doesn't have reference materials to identify the dragonfly species' featured here.
A highly recommended guide to catching and preserving dragonflies is available here.
Tags: Odonata, Philippine Odonata, Damselflies, Philippine Dragonfly, 菲律賓, 菲律宾, 필리핀, フィリピン, Filippine, Philippinen, Filipinas, Filippijnen, Paradise Philippines
Labels: Dragonflies, Philippines
posted by backpacking philippines @ 9:59 PM,
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Manila Orphanages, Charitable Institutions and Foundations
12 December 2007
Tutubi, in his various travels in the metro also visited several orphanages and home for the aged, sick and abandoned children. Some others he was able to visit was the National Center for Mental Health (Mental Hospital) in Mandaluyong, the Correctional also in Mandaluyong, Missionaries of Charity in Manila (the most depressing, actually), Damas Filipinas in Manila, Pangarap Foundation in Pasay, Asilo de San Vicente de Paul in Manila
Metro Manila Orphanages, NGOs and Charitable Institutions
Alay Pag-asa Christian Life Foundation
32 Arayat Street corner Road 1, Barangay Malamig,
Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines
+63.2.532-6433; +63.2.532.3250
Website: http://alaypagasa.org
Asilo de San Vicente de Paul
UN Avenue, Manila
+63.2.523.3829; +63.2.523-1460; +63.2.523.5264
Asian Social Institute/ Senden Home
Manila
+63.2.523.8266
Asociacion De Damas Filipinas
Quirino Avenue, Paco, Manila
Tel.No.:+63.2.563.2309
(formerly Fundacion de Damas de Filipinas Settlement House, near Plaza Dilao)
Childhope Asia Philippines
1210 Peñafrancia Street
Paco 1007 Manila
Tel. No.: +63.2.563.4647
Fax. +63.2.563.2242
Email. chap@childhope.org.ph
website: http://www.childhope.org.ph/
Christian Light Foundation
Quezon City
+63.2.924.1622; +63.2.373-0469
Concordia Children Services
Sta. Mesa, Manila
+63.2.716.0031; +63.2.713.3462
Create Responsive Infants by Sharing, Phils. (CRIBS, Phils.)
Marikina City
+63.2. 681-5921/681-8078
DSWD Nayon ng Kabataan
Pasay City
+63.2.832.2681
DSWD Reception and Study Center for Children (RSCC)
Quezon City
+63.2. 927.4244
DSWD Sanctuary Center
Mandaluyong City
+63.2.532.1164
Friendship Home of Fr. Luis Amigo
Makati City
+63.2.844-5754
Hospicio de San Jose
Ayala Bridge, Manila
+63.2. 527.1547 (to 48)
Founded in 1810, the oldest charitable institution in the Philippines
House of Refuge Foundation, Inc.
(Bahay-Kanlungan)
Quezon City
+63.2.947.3726
International Alliance for Children
Quezon City
+63.2.924.1920
Kabalikat ng Pamilyang Pilipino Foundation
Makati City
+63.2.893.9534; +63.2.813.0478; +63.2.813.6476
Kaibigan Ermita Outreach Program
Manila
+63.2.563.9022
Leto Christian Center
Pasig City
+63.2.6336879; +63.2.633.6911
Mabuhay Deseret Foundation
Cubao, Quezon City
Missionaries of Charity
Tayuman St., Manila
NORFIL Foundation
Quezon City
+63.2.372.3577; +63.2.372.7879
Pangarap Fondation
Taft Avenue, Pasay City
Tel. No.: +63.2. 551-3733; +63.2.831.0700; +63.2.834.1061
Paraciete Foundation
Manila
+63.2.711.4766
Shepherd of the Hills Children’s Home
Quezon City
+63.2. 438-5295
Tuloy Foundation, Inc.
Makati City (now in Alabang, Muntinlupa)
+63.2.892.4788 (to 89)
White Cross
San Juan, Metro Manila
+63.2.724.2145
Outside Metro Manila:
Child and Family Service
Baguio City
+63.74.442-6156
Christian Praise Children’s Home
San Fernando, La Union
Gethsemane Children’s Home
Beckel, La Trinidad, Benguet
+63.74.442.5118
Jewels of Yahweh Children’s Home
San Carlos Heights, Irisan
Baguio City
Miracle Home for Children
P.O. Box 100, Pagdaraoan
San Fernando, La Union
+63.72.413-031; +63.72.414.265
Noah’s Ark Home for Children
Portay, Banawe, 3601 Ifugao
DSWD Lingap Center
San Felipe, Ilagan, Isabela
+63.78.62028
Helgamosey Children’s Home
Divisoria, 311 Santiago City
Childhood for Children Preda Foundation
Upper Kalaklan, Olongapo City
+63.47.222.4994; +63.47.222.5572
DSWD RSCC
Pandan, Angeles City
+63.45.602.3306
King’s Garden Children’s Home
Palonatin Road, Sabatan
Orion, Bataan
Munting Tahanan Apostolate Foundation
Sitio Mathay, Tugo
Balanga, Bataan
Shepherd of the Hills
San Antonio, Zambales
+63.47.4307
DSWD Lingap Center
Jacob Ext. Liboton, Naga City
DSWD RSCC
Bitano, Legaspi City
+63.52.243.343
DSWD Lingap Center
Bo. Obrero, Lapuz
Lapaz, IloIlo City
+63.33.73785
DSWD Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth
Brgy. Concordia, Nueva Valencia
Guimaras
Children of Cebu Foundation Parian Drop-in Center
Cebu City
+63.32.93823
David Livingston Ministry Foundation
Jubay, Cebu City
+63.32.62498
Rainbow Orphanage of Dumaguete
Hibbardd Ave., Bantayan
Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental
+63.35.225.0888
Sunshine Corner Ministry of Encouragement
Door 2, Southland Bldg.
Lopez Jaena St., Cebu City
Balay sa Gugma Foundation
22nd St. Nazareth
Cagayan de Oro City
DSWD Lingap Center
Zamboanga City
+63.62.991.6056; +63.62.991.6030
DSWD Lingap Center
Mintal, Davao City
+63.82.221.2922
Foundation of Balay Pagsilungan
815 Datu St., Bankerohan
8000 Davao City
Note: Telephone numbers and contact information may be outdated. please leave a comment for any error. Thank You
Read more after the jump!
Metro Manila Orphanages, NGOs and Charitable Institutions
Alay Pag-asa Christian Life Foundation
32 Arayat Street corner Road 1, Barangay Malamig,
Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines
+63.2.532-6433; +63.2.532.3250
Website: http://alaypagasa.org
Asilo de San Vicente de Paul
UN Avenue, Manila
+63.2.523.3829; +63.2.523-1460; +63.2.523.5264
Asian Social Institute/ Senden Home
Manila
+63.2.523.8266
Asociacion De Damas Filipinas
Quirino Avenue, Paco, Manila
Tel.No.:+63.2.563.2309
(formerly Fundacion de Damas de Filipinas Settlement House, near Plaza Dilao)
Childhope Asia Philippines
1210 Peñafrancia Street
Paco 1007 Manila
Tel. No.: +63.2.563.4647
Fax. +63.2.563.2242
Email. chap@childhope.org.ph
website: http://www.childhope.org.ph/
Christian Light Foundation
Quezon City
+63.2.924.1622; +63.2.373-0469
Concordia Children Services
Sta. Mesa, Manila
+63.2.716.0031; +63.2.713.3462
Create Responsive Infants by Sharing, Phils. (CRIBS, Phils.)
Marikina City
+63.2. 681-5921/681-8078
DSWD Nayon ng Kabataan
Pasay City
+63.2.832.2681
DSWD Reception and Study Center for Children (RSCC)
Quezon City
+63.2. 927.4244
DSWD Sanctuary Center
Mandaluyong City
+63.2.532.1164
Friendship Home of Fr. Luis Amigo
Makati City
+63.2.844-5754
Hospicio de San Jose
Ayala Bridge, Manila
+63.2. 527.1547 (to 48)
Founded in 1810, the oldest charitable institution in the Philippines
House of Refuge Foundation, Inc.
(Bahay-Kanlungan)
Quezon City
+63.2.947.3726
International Alliance for Children
Quezon City
+63.2.924.1920
Kabalikat ng Pamilyang Pilipino Foundation
Makati City
+63.2.893.9534; +63.2.813.0478; +63.2.813.6476
Kaibigan Ermita Outreach Program
Manila
+63.2.563.9022
Leto Christian Center
Pasig City
+63.2.6336879; +63.2.633.6911
Mabuhay Deseret Foundation
Cubao, Quezon City
Missionaries of Charity
Tayuman St., Manila
NORFIL Foundation
Quezon City
+63.2.372.3577; +63.2.372.7879
Pangarap Fondation
Taft Avenue, Pasay City
Tel. No.: +63.2. 551-3733; +63.2.831.0700; +63.2.834.1061
Paraciete Foundation
Manila
+63.2.711.4766
Shepherd of the Hills Children’s Home
Quezon City
+63.2. 438-5295
Tuloy Foundation, Inc.
Makati City (now in Alabang, Muntinlupa)
+63.2.892.4788 (to 89)
White Cross
San Juan, Metro Manila
+63.2.724.2145
Outside Metro Manila:
Child and Family Service
Baguio City
+63.74.442-6156
Christian Praise Children’s Home
San Fernando, La Union
Gethsemane Children’s Home
Beckel, La Trinidad, Benguet
+63.74.442.5118
Jewels of Yahweh Children’s Home
San Carlos Heights, Irisan
Baguio City
Miracle Home for Children
P.O. Box 100, Pagdaraoan
San Fernando, La Union
+63.72.413-031; +63.72.414.265
Noah’s Ark Home for Children
Portay, Banawe, 3601 Ifugao
DSWD Lingap Center
San Felipe, Ilagan, Isabela
+63.78.62028
Helgamosey Children’s Home
Divisoria, 311 Santiago City
Childhood for Children Preda Foundation
Upper Kalaklan, Olongapo City
+63.47.222.4994; +63.47.222.5572
DSWD RSCC
Pandan, Angeles City
+63.45.602.3306
King’s Garden Children’s Home
Palonatin Road, Sabatan
Orion, Bataan
Munting Tahanan Apostolate Foundation
Sitio Mathay, Tugo
Balanga, Bataan
Shepherd of the Hills
San Antonio, Zambales
+63.47.4307
DSWD Lingap Center
Jacob Ext. Liboton, Naga City
DSWD RSCC
Bitano, Legaspi City
+63.52.243.343
DSWD Lingap Center
Bo. Obrero, Lapuz
Lapaz, IloIlo City
+63.33.73785
DSWD Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth
Brgy. Concordia, Nueva Valencia
Guimaras
Children of Cebu Foundation Parian Drop-in Center
Cebu City
+63.32.93823
David Livingston Ministry Foundation
Jubay, Cebu City
+63.32.62498
Rainbow Orphanage of Dumaguete
Hibbardd Ave., Bantayan
Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental
+63.35.225.0888
Sunshine Corner Ministry of Encouragement
Door 2, Southland Bldg.
Lopez Jaena St., Cebu City
Balay sa Gugma Foundation
22nd St. Nazareth
Cagayan de Oro City
DSWD Lingap Center
Zamboanga City
+63.62.991.6056; +63.62.991.6030
DSWD Lingap Center
Mintal, Davao City
+63.82.221.2922
Foundation of Balay Pagsilungan
815 Datu St., Bankerohan
8000 Davao City
Note: Telephone numbers and contact information may be outdated. please leave a comment for any error. Thank You
Labels: Charity, Orphanages
posted by backpacking philippines @ 8:44 PM,
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Baguio City's Famous Pasalubong, Good Shepherd Ube Halaya/Dimples, Now Available in Tagaytay
10 December 2007
A visit to Baguio City, north of Manila, won't be complete without a brief stop at Good Shepherd Sister's place to buy ube jam (purple yam), peanut brittle, strawberry jam and other goodies as pasalubong to loved ones back home.
Some time ago, the sisters opened a "sister" store in the mountain city of Tagaytay, closer to Manila, and made available the famous pasalubong of the former hill station of the Americans to Metro Manilans who frequent the city overlooking Taal Volcano.
After the golf tournament at Splendido Taal Golf Course, Tutubi and friends passed by Good Shepherd Sisters in Maryridge, Tagaytay City to buy ube jam (ube halaya), ube dimples, and tawilis in olive oil. (Tawilis is a freshwater sardine, endemic to the Philippines, found only in Taal lake)
The interiors of the small store
Ube halaya on display, nice to have a fridge full of those sweet purple yam
photo of sugar-coated ube dimples up close
Pictures of Ube Dimples, Ube Jam and Tawilis in olive oil
After the sidetrip, the tired "slaves" had dinner of crispy tawilis, grilled maliputo, bulalo etc at Kaye Ryan Grill restaurant near the new Tagaytay Econo Inn.
Prices and Details of Good Shepherd Sisters, Tagaytay City:
Ube Jam: P160
Ube Dimples: P70
Tawilis in olive oil: P80
Bahay Pastulan (Good Shepherd Sisters)
Telephone Number: +63.46.413.3590
How to get to Good Shepherd:
Bahay Pastulan is on a narrow alley very near kilometer 61 of the highway about a kilometer away from Picnic Grove. A sign that says Maryridge will point the way to the single-lane street.
The original Good Shepherd Convent in Baguio is located on Gibraltar Road, Mines View Barangay (walking distance from the souvenir shops of Mines View Park). They also sell fruit preserves, strawberry jam, cashew and peanut brittle, and coco jam.
Read more after the jump!
Some time ago, the sisters opened a "sister" store in the mountain city of Tagaytay, closer to Manila, and made available the famous pasalubong of the former hill station of the Americans to Metro Manilans who frequent the city overlooking Taal Volcano.
After the golf tournament at Splendido Taal Golf Course, Tutubi and friends passed by Good Shepherd Sisters in Maryridge, Tagaytay City to buy ube jam (ube halaya), ube dimples, and tawilis in olive oil. (Tawilis is a freshwater sardine, endemic to the Philippines, found only in Taal lake)
The interiors of the small store
Ube halaya on display, nice to have a fridge full of those sweet purple yam
photo of sugar-coated ube dimples up close
Pictures of Ube Dimples, Ube Jam and Tawilis in olive oilAfter the sidetrip, the tired "slaves" had dinner of crispy tawilis, grilled maliputo, bulalo etc at Kaye Ryan Grill restaurant near the new Tagaytay Econo Inn.
Prices and Details of Good Shepherd Sisters, Tagaytay City:
Ube Jam: P160
Ube Dimples: P70
Tawilis in olive oil: P80
Bahay Pastulan (Good Shepherd Sisters)
Telephone Number: +63.46.413.3590
How to get to Good Shepherd:
Bahay Pastulan is on a narrow alley very near kilometer 61 of the highway about a kilometer away from Picnic Grove. A sign that says Maryridge will point the way to the single-lane street.
The original Good Shepherd Convent in Baguio is located on Gibraltar Road, Mines View Barangay (walking distance from the souvenir shops of Mines View Park). They also sell fruit preserves, strawberry jam, cashew and peanut brittle, and coco jam.
Labels: Metro Tagaytay, Pasalubong, Tagaytay City
posted by backpacking philippines @ 9:32 PM,
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Healing Priest Father Fernando Suarez and Montemaria Shrine Batangas City
08 December 2007
IF you've been glued to the tv lately, chances are you've already seen the hordes of people lining up everywhere the healing priest Fr. Fernando Suarez holds his healing ministry.
On tv, thousands of devotees and sick people attend his masses while some bishops denounce him for not coordinating with them or selling items with supposedly healing powers that bishops liken to money-making.
What caught Tutubi's attention to the media frenzy over Fr. Suarez is his foundation, Mary Mother of the Poor Foundation, which Father Suarez heads, and which is reportedly building a shrine in Montemaria shrine planned to be finished in September this year, and where the funds earned from healing were diverted.
Montemaria in Matuko Point, Batangas City will become the center of Father Suarez’s healing ministry and other spiritual activities. Set on a hill on, the center of the Oratory of the Blessed Virgin will have chapels, prayer gardens, Stations of the Cross, retreat houses, campsites, lodging houses, a center for the poor and even a replica of Mary’s house in Ephesus. The place is sure to be a pilgrimage center similar to Fr. Faller, another healing priest, Lucban's Kamay ni Hesus. The centerpiece is the 33-story-high statue of Mary Mother of the Poor.
Click here for Fr. Fernando Suarez's official website, telephone numbers, schedules and other ways to contact him and invite to your place.
Tags: Father Fernando Suarez, Fr. Suarez, Healing Priest, Montemaria, Filippine, Philippinen, Filipinas, Filippijnen, Paradise Philippines
Read more after the jump!
On tv, thousands of devotees and sick people attend his masses while some bishops denounce him for not coordinating with them or selling items with supposedly healing powers that bishops liken to money-making.
What caught Tutubi's attention to the media frenzy over Fr. Suarez is his foundation, Mary Mother of the Poor Foundation, which Father Suarez heads, and which is reportedly building a shrine in Montemaria shrine planned to be finished in September this year, and where the funds earned from healing were diverted.
Montemaria in Matuko Point, Batangas City will become the center of Father Suarez’s healing ministry and other spiritual activities. Set on a hill on, the center of the Oratory of the Blessed Virgin will have chapels, prayer gardens, Stations of the Cross, retreat houses, campsites, lodging houses, a center for the poor and even a replica of Mary’s house in Ephesus. The place is sure to be a pilgrimage center similar to Fr. Faller, another healing priest, Lucban's Kamay ni Hesus. The centerpiece is the 33-story-high statue of Mary Mother of the Poor.
Click here for Fr. Fernando Suarez's official website, telephone numbers, schedules and other ways to contact him and invite to your place.
Tags: Father Fernando Suarez, Fr. Suarez, Healing Priest, Montemaria, Filippine, Philippinen, Filipinas, Filippijnen, Paradise Philippines
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Green is IN at Splendido Taal Golf Course, Metro Tagaytay
06 December 2007
A rare chance to be part of a corporate golf tournament, privilege to travel for free and opportunity to take picture of the spanking Splendido Taal Residential, Golf, and Country Club in Alfonso, Cavite in the vicinity of Tagaytay City found itself in Tutubi even for a short notice of the engagement of just two days.
Packing his bag and getting ready with his camera, Tutubi traveled on a Friday evening to Tagaytay City, checking in at the swanky Taal Vista Hotel for a couple of hours sleep before waking up early, much too early actually for a weary corporate slave, for the golf tournament that usually begins at daybreak when the heat of the sun is still bearable.
With the tee off starting after a hearty breakfast, Tutubi took pictures of the vast estate and playground of the rich and famous that is Splendido Taal Golf Course.
Splendido Taal Golf Course, an 18-hole Par 72 signature championship golf course by Greg Norman, comes with a golf clubhouse, country clubhouse and residential community for those who got money to burn. Future Developments in the pipeline include a town center, hotel and resort, townhouses, condotels.
Let these pictures show you around the place:
Splendido Taal's Golf Clubhouse
The opening remarks before the official tee-off
The golf cart used by Tutubi
A huge crater, called a bunker, in golf courses
seeing green is the in thing!
All the caddies of the golf course are girls wearing white long sleeve shirts
Didn't Tutubi tell you that the food at Splendido Taal are also splendid particularly their paella and beef salpicao the the Golf Clubhouse?
The only problem with Splendido Taal was the absence of a system of fast counting/ tallying of scores so much like the Comelec. You know what that is.
How to go to Splendido Taal, Alfonso, Cavite:
The entrance to Splendido Taal is about 13 kilometers from the Tagaytay city rotunda (roundabout) and near the Tagaytay City-Alfonso boundary (remember Sonya's Garden?). If you want to take a peek, suggest you inform the guard that you're making an inquiry about the place for possible wedding or other events venue.
Related Posts:
Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club
Tagaytay Highlands Golf & Country Club
Philippine Golf Courses
Technorati Tags: Splendido Taal
Read more after the jump!
Packing his bag and getting ready with his camera, Tutubi traveled on a Friday evening to Tagaytay City, checking in at the swanky Taal Vista Hotel for a couple of hours sleep before waking up early, much too early actually for a weary corporate slave, for the golf tournament that usually begins at daybreak when the heat of the sun is still bearable.
With the tee off starting after a hearty breakfast, Tutubi took pictures of the vast estate and playground of the rich and famous that is Splendido Taal Golf Course.
Splendido Taal Golf Course, an 18-hole Par 72 signature championship golf course by Greg Norman, comes with a golf clubhouse, country clubhouse and residential community for those who got money to burn. Future Developments in the pipeline include a town center, hotel and resort, townhouses, condotels.
Let these pictures show you around the place:
Splendido Taal's Golf Clubhouse
The opening remarks before the official tee-off
The golf cart used by Tutubi
A huge crater, called a bunker, in golf courses
seeing green is the in thing!
All the caddies of the golf course are girls wearing white long sleeve shirtsDidn't Tutubi tell you that the food at Splendido Taal are also splendid particularly their paella and beef salpicao the the Golf Clubhouse?
The only problem with Splendido Taal was the absence of a system of fast counting/ tallying of scores so much like the Comelec. You know what that is.
How to go to Splendido Taal, Alfonso, Cavite:
The entrance to Splendido Taal is about 13 kilometers from the Tagaytay city rotunda (roundabout) and near the Tagaytay City-Alfonso boundary (remember Sonya's Garden?). If you want to take a peek, suggest you inform the guard that you're making an inquiry about the place for possible wedding or other events venue.
Related Posts:
Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club
Tagaytay Highlands Golf & Country Club
Philippine Golf Courses
Technorati Tags: Splendido Taal
Labels: Calabarzon, Cavite, Golf, Golf Courses, Metro Tagaytay, Southern Tagalog
posted by backpacking philippines @ 9:15 PM,
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Golf in the Philippines: Golf Courses, Driving Ranges and Country Clubs
05 December 2007
History of Golf in the Philippines and Golf Trivia
Irish engineers building the Panay railroad introduced the game in the country.
Santa Barbara Golf Course, established in 1908, in Iloilo was the first golf club in the Philippines (not the golf course around Intramuros).
According to pop historian Ambeth Ocampo, "Wack-Wack Golf and Country Club was founded by William Shaw because his wife and 'mestizo' child were not welcome in the Manila Golf Club then in Caloocan" back in those days when Filipinos were separated from the Americans due to segregation (and you thought the Americans treated Filipinos fairly, huh?)
Since then the Philippines became a golfing paradise and mecca!
List of Golf Courses in the Philippines
Golf Courses in Metro Manila
Wack-Wack Golf and Country Club
Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila.
Tel. Nos.: +63.2.723.0665 to 72
Fax: +63.2.723.8558
Philippine Open and the World Cup of 1977 (East Course)
Manila Golf and Country Club
private club
Harvard Road, Forbes Park, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel. Nos.: +63.2815.2641; +63.2.817.4948
Fax: +63.2.816.0162.
Club Intramuros Golf Course
public club
Bonifacio Drive cor. Aduana Street, Port Area, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
Tel. No.: +63.2.527.2887; +63.2.527.6612
par 60
(walking distance from Manila Hotel)
Veterans Golf Club
public club
Gate 2 Mindanao Ave, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel. No.: +63.2.927.64276
Villamor Golf Club
public club
Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel. Nos.: +63.2.833.8630; +63.2.832.0987
Fax: +63.2.833.8631
Email: vgcgm@skyinet.net
18 hole par 72
Home of the Philippine Masters and located near Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Manila Domestic Airport
Philippine Navy Golf Club
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines
par 69
Fort Bonifacio Golf Club
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Capitol Hills Golf and Country Club
Brgy. Capitol Hills, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Telephone: 931-3050
private club
Par: 72
Camp Aguinaldo Golf Club
public club
Camp Aguinaldo, EDSA, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Phone: +63.2.911.6536; +63.2.911.8142
Website: http://www.aguinaldogolf.com
par 68
Valley Golf Club
Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Telephone: +63.2.665.8565
Semi-private
Alabang Country Club
Alabang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines
Telephone: 842-3530 or 842-3531
Design: Robert Trent Jones Jr.
private club
par 72
Canlubang Golf & Country Club
Canlubang Sugar Estate, Canlubang, Laguna, Philippines
Designer: Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Tel. Nos.: +63.49.549.1362; +63.49.549.1363; +63.2.890.9321; +63.2.897.6887;
Par: 72, 36 holes
FAT Filipinas Golf Club
Address: Narra Road, San Antonio, San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines
Telephone: +63.2.846.0694
Fax: +63.2.846.1601
Par 72
Formerly Holiday Hills Golf and Country Club
Ayala Greenfield Estates Golf & Leisure Club
Calamba, Laguna, Philippines
Sta. Elena Golf Club
Barrio Malitlit, Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Philippines
Tel. No.: +63.49.549.1277; +63.49.549.1278
Designer: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club
Address: Cabilang Baybay, Carmona, Cavite, Philippines
Designer: Jack Nicklaus
Telephone: +63.46.430.0262; +63.46.430.0268
Website: http://www.manilasouthwoods.com
Par 72
Venue of the World Amateur Golf Championship 1996
Splendido Taal Golf Club
private club
Alfonso, Cavite, Philippines
Designer: Greg Norman
Eagle Ridge Golf & Country Club
General Trias, Cavite
The Orchard Golf & Country Club
Aguinaldo Highway, Dasmarinas, Cavite
Tel. No.: +63.2.842.8344; +63.2.842.8355
Venue of the 1995 Johnnie walker classic
Two 18-hole courses: Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.
Riviera Golf & Country Club
Aguinaldo Highway, Silang, Cavite
Tel. No.: +632.807.7061; +632.807.7076; +63.46.414.2821; +63.46.414.2838; +63.46.414.2839
Royale Tagaytay Country Club
Buck Estate, Alfonso, Cavite
Sherwood Hills
Trece Martirez City, Cavite
Tel. No.: +63.46.419.2841; +63.46.419.2855; +63.46.419.2843
Designed by Jack Nicklaus
Eastridge Golf Club
private club
Bilibiran, Binangonan, Rizal, Philippines
Tel. No.: +63.2.651.2298; +63.2.648.7777; +63.2.651.2240
Telefax: +63.2.651.2270
Email: eastridge@manila-online.net
nice location near Angono, Rizal and Fiesta Resort Casino and Angono Petroglyphs
Forest Hills Golf & Country Club
Cogeo, Antipolo City, Rizal, Philippines
Valley Golf & Country Club
Antipolo City, Rizal, Philippines
Tel. No. +63.2.658.4901
Royal Northwoods Golf Club
Coral Na Bato, San Rafael, Bulacan, Philippines
Tel. No. +63.2.443.1656; +63.44.766.0278
Designer: Graham Marsh
Tagaytay Highlands International Golf Club
Tagaytay City, Cavite, Philippines
private club
Telephone: +63.2.815.8026; +63.2.815.8470; +63.46.413.0888
Fax: +63.2.815.8024
Riviera Golf and Country Club
Aguinaldo Highway, Silang, Cavite, near Tagaytay.
Tel. Nos.: +63.46.414.2838; +63.46.414.2839
Designer: Fred Couples
Ponderosa Golf Club
9 hole golf club
Puerto Azul Beach & Country Club
Barangay Sapang, Ternate, Cavite, Philippines
Telephone: +63.2.525.9248 loc.7643; +63.2.521.0004
Designed by Gary Player
One of the most scenic in the country with the largest water hazard
The Orchard Golf & Country Club
Dasmarinas, Cavite, Philippines
Telephone Number: +63.2.843.8344
Website: http://www.theorchardgolf.com
Calatagan Golf Club
Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines
Design: Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Telephone: 813-2636
Near Punta Baluarte Beach Resort
Semi-private
Evercrest Golf Club and Resort
Address: Km. 72, Batulao, Nasugbu, Batangas, Philippines
Telephone No.: +63.2.712.9293, +63.2.712.9298, +63.2.712.9299
Private
Designer: Arnold Palmer
Club Punta Fuego
Nasugbu, Batangas
Remarks: Private, 9 hole golf course
Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club
Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines
Design: J. Michael Poellet Design Group
Website: http://www.malarayat.com
Summit Point Golf & Country Club
Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines
Camp John Hay Golf Course
Club John Hay, Loakan Road, Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
Telephone: +63.74.442.2101; +63.74.442.2102; +63.74.442.7902;
Fax: +63.74.442.6798
Designer: Jack Nicklaus
par 69
Home of Men's Fil-Am International Golf Tournament.
Cliffs Golf and Beach Club
Poro Point Freeport Zone
La Union
Baguio Country Club
South Drive, Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
Par: 61
Telephone: Tel. No. +63.74.442.5060; +63.74.442.5069
one of the oldest in the country
Mimosa Golf and Country Club
Clark Air Base, Angeles City, Pampanga
Formerly Clark Golf Club
Air Force Golf Course
Address: Clark Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines
Holes: 9
Formerly Mekeni
Subic Bay Golf and Country Club
Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
Telephone: +63.47.222.5453
The Luisita Golf and Country Club
Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac
Designer: Robert Trent Jones
Tel. No.: +63.2.817.9309;
18 hole, par 72 championship course.
considered to be the toughest in the Philippines
Fort Ilocandia Golf Club
Address: Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Private
Apuao Grande Island Golf Course
Mercedes, Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines
formerly Swagman Golf Club
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Golf Courses in Palawan are all in the exclusive Amanpulo Island:
Blue Canyon country Club
Phuket Country Club
Laguna Golf Club
Tai Muang Golf Course
Golf Courses in the Visayas:
Iloilo Golf and Country Club
Iloilo City, Panay, Philippines
formerly Sta. Barbara Golf Course, the first golf course in the Philippines
Cebu International Golf and Resort
Address: Barangay Lambug, Badian, Cebu, Philippines
Par 72
Tel. No: +63.32.345.3339
Semi-private.
Cebu Country Club
Private club
Address: Gov. M Cuenco, Banilad, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Tel. No.: +63.32.231.0345
Email: cebucountryclub@yahoo.com
Alta Vista Golf and Country Club
Private club
Address: Aznar Road, Pardo Hills, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Tel. No.: +63.32.272.7971 (to 75)
Par 72
Verdemar Golf & Dive Resort, Bogo, Cebu
Address: 203 GCA Bldg., 13 Banilad Rd, Banilad, San Remigio, Cebu, Philippines
Telephone: +63.32.344.6181
Email Address: info@verdemar-golf.com
Web Site: http://www.verdemar-golf.com
Par 71
Mercedes Plantation Golf Club
Bogo, Cebu
Mactan Island Golf Club
Dumaguete Golf and Country Club
Address: Sibulan, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Semi-Private
Fairways and Bluewater Resort Golf and Country Club
Newcoast, Boracay, Malay, Aklan
Tel. No.: +63.36.288.5437
Designer: Graham V. Marsh
Par 72 World-Class Golf Course
Semi-private.
Bacolod Golf and Country Club, Inc.
Address: Hacienda Binitin, Murcia, Murcia, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Email: bacgolf@bacolod.worldtelphil.com
Private
Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club
Bata Subdivision, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Golf Courses in Mindanao:
Del Monte Golf Club
Cawayanon, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, Bukidnon, Philippines
par 72
Pueblo de Oro Golf & Country Club
Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
Lanang Country Club
Km. 6, Lanang, Davao City, Davao Del Sur, Philippines
Apo Golf and Country Club
Bago, Davao City, Davao Del Sur, Philippines
Par: 72
Zamboanga Golf and Country Club
Upper Calarian, Zamboanga City.
(near Arcillas Beach Resort and Vista del Mar Beach Resort)
Tel. Nos.: 991.1796; 991.3817.
Fax No.: 991.1796
Rancho Palos Verdes
Davao
Driving Ranges:
South Point Driving Range
Address: Parkway cor Spectrum Midway, Alabang
Phone: + 63 2 850 5952
Directions: Neighboring Festival Mall and The Palms Country Club
Golf Associations and Federations:
National Golf Association of the Philippines
Rm. 209, 2F, PSC Administration Bldg.,
Rizal Memorial Sports Complex,
Pablo Ocampo Sr. St. (Vito Cruz near Taft Avenue)
Malate, Manila, Philippines 1004
Tel. Nos.: +63.2.525.6987; +63.2.524.5160
Federation of Golf Clubs of the Philippines
4/F Makati Golf Club,
7232 Malugay St., Brgy. Bel-Air, Makati City, Philippines
Tel. Nos.: +63.2.840.3951
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Irish engineers building the Panay railroad introduced the game in the country.
Santa Barbara Golf Course, established in 1908, in Iloilo was the first golf club in the Philippines (not the golf course around Intramuros).
According to pop historian Ambeth Ocampo, "Wack-Wack Golf and Country Club was founded by William Shaw because his wife and 'mestizo' child were not welcome in the Manila Golf Club then in Caloocan" back in those days when Filipinos were separated from the Americans due to segregation (and you thought the Americans treated Filipinos fairly, huh?)
Since then the Philippines became a golfing paradise and mecca!
List of Golf Courses in the Philippines
Golf Courses in Metro Manila
Wack-Wack Golf and Country Club
Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila.
Tel. Nos.: +63.2.723.0665 to 72
Fax: +63.2.723.8558
Philippine Open and the World Cup of 1977 (East Course)
Manila Golf and Country Club
private club
Harvard Road, Forbes Park, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel. Nos.: +63.2815.2641; +63.2.817.4948
Fax: +63.2.816.0162.
Club Intramuros Golf Course
public club
Bonifacio Drive cor. Aduana Street, Port Area, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
Tel. No.: +63.2.527.2887; +63.2.527.6612
par 60
(walking distance from Manila Hotel)
Veterans Golf Club
public club
Gate 2 Mindanao Ave, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel. No.: +63.2.927.64276
Villamor Golf Club
public club
Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel. Nos.: +63.2.833.8630; +63.2.832.0987
Fax: +63.2.833.8631
Email: vgcgm@skyinet.net
18 hole par 72
Home of the Philippine Masters and located near Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Manila Domestic Airport
Philippine Navy Golf Club
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines
par 69
Fort Bonifacio Golf Club
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Capitol Hills Golf and Country Club
Brgy. Capitol Hills, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Telephone: 931-3050
private club
Par: 72
Camp Aguinaldo Golf Club
public club
Camp Aguinaldo, EDSA, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Phone: +63.2.911.6536; +63.2.911.8142
Website: http://www.aguinaldogolf.com
par 68
Valley Golf Club
Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Telephone: +63.2.665.8565
Semi-private
Alabang Country Club
Alabang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines
Telephone: 842-3530 or 842-3531
Design: Robert Trent Jones Jr.
private club
par 72
Canlubang Golf & Country Club
Canlubang Sugar Estate, Canlubang, Laguna, Philippines
Designer: Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Tel. Nos.: +63.49.549.1362; +63.49.549.1363; +63.2.890.9321; +63.2.897.6887;
Par: 72, 36 holes
FAT Filipinas Golf Club
Address: Narra Road, San Antonio, San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines
Telephone: +63.2.846.0694
Fax: +63.2.846.1601
Par 72
Formerly Holiday Hills Golf and Country Club
Ayala Greenfield Estates Golf & Leisure Club
Calamba, Laguna, Philippines
Sta. Elena Golf Club
Barrio Malitlit, Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Philippines
Tel. No.: +63.49.549.1277; +63.49.549.1278
Designer: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club
Address: Cabilang Baybay, Carmona, Cavite, Philippines
Designer: Jack Nicklaus
Telephone: +63.46.430.0262; +63.46.430.0268
Website: http://www.manilasouthwoods.com
Par 72
Venue of the World Amateur Golf Championship 1996
Splendido Taal Golf Club
private club
Alfonso, Cavite, Philippines
Designer: Greg Norman
Eagle Ridge Golf & Country Club
General Trias, Cavite
The Orchard Golf & Country Club
Aguinaldo Highway, Dasmarinas, Cavite
Tel. No.: +63.2.842.8344; +63.2.842.8355
Venue of the 1995 Johnnie walker classic
Two 18-hole courses: Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.
Riviera Golf & Country Club
Aguinaldo Highway, Silang, Cavite
Tel. No.: +632.807.7061; +632.807.7076; +63.46.414.2821; +63.46.414.2838; +63.46.414.2839
Royale Tagaytay Country Club
Buck Estate, Alfonso, Cavite
Sherwood Hills
Trece Martirez City, Cavite
Tel. No.: +63.46.419.2841; +63.46.419.2855; +63.46.419.2843
Designed by Jack Nicklaus
Eastridge Golf Club
private club
Bilibiran, Binangonan, Rizal, Philippines
Tel. No.: +63.2.651.2298; +63.2.648.7777; +63.2.651.2240
Telefax: +63.2.651.2270
Email: eastridge@manila-online.net
nice location near Angono, Rizal and Fiesta Resort Casino and Angono Petroglyphs
Forest Hills Golf & Country Club
Cogeo, Antipolo City, Rizal, Philippines
Valley Golf & Country Club
Antipolo City, Rizal, Philippines
Tel. No. +63.2.658.4901
Royal Northwoods Golf Club
Coral Na Bato, San Rafael, Bulacan, Philippines
Tel. No. +63.2.443.1656; +63.44.766.0278
Designer: Graham Marsh
Tagaytay Highlands International Golf Club
Tagaytay City, Cavite, Philippines
private club
Telephone: +63.2.815.8026; +63.2.815.8470; +63.46.413.0888
Fax: +63.2.815.8024
Riviera Golf and Country Club
Aguinaldo Highway, Silang, Cavite, near Tagaytay.
Tel. Nos.: +63.46.414.2838; +63.46.414.2839
Designer: Fred Couples
Ponderosa Golf Club
9 hole golf club
Puerto Azul Beach & Country Club
Barangay Sapang, Ternate, Cavite, Philippines
Telephone: +63.2.525.9248 loc.7643; +63.2.521.0004
Designed by Gary Player
One of the most scenic in the country with the largest water hazard
The Orchard Golf & Country Club
Dasmarinas, Cavite, Philippines
Telephone Number: +63.2.843.8344
Website: http://www.theorchardgolf.com
Calatagan Golf Club
Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines
Design: Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Telephone: 813-2636
Near Punta Baluarte Beach Resort
Semi-private
Evercrest Golf Club and Resort
Address: Km. 72, Batulao, Nasugbu, Batangas, Philippines
Telephone No.: +63.2.712.9293, +63.2.712.9298, +63.2.712.9299
Private
Designer: Arnold Palmer
Club Punta Fuego
Nasugbu, Batangas
Remarks: Private, 9 hole golf course
Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club
Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines
Design: J. Michael Poellet Design Group
Website: http://www.malarayat.com
Summit Point Golf & Country Club
Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines
Camp John Hay Golf Course
Club John Hay, Loakan Road, Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
Telephone: +63.74.442.2101; +63.74.442.2102; +63.74.442.7902;
Fax: +63.74.442.6798
Designer: Jack Nicklaus
par 69
Home of Men's Fil-Am International Golf Tournament.
Cliffs Golf and Beach Club
Poro Point Freeport Zone
La Union
Baguio Country Club
South Drive, Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
Par: 61
Telephone: Tel. No. +63.74.442.5060; +63.74.442.5069
one of the oldest in the country
Mimosa Golf and Country Club
Clark Air Base, Angeles City, Pampanga
Formerly Clark Golf Club
Air Force Golf Course
Address: Clark Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines
Holes: 9
Formerly Mekeni
Subic Bay Golf and Country Club
Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
Telephone: +63.47.222.5453
The Luisita Golf and Country Club
Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac
Designer: Robert Trent Jones
Tel. No.: +63.2.817.9309;
18 hole, par 72 championship course.
considered to be the toughest in the Philippines
Fort Ilocandia Golf Club
Address: Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Private
Apuao Grande Island Golf Course
Mercedes, Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines
formerly Swagman Golf Club
\
Golf Courses in Palawan are all in the exclusive Amanpulo Island:
Blue Canyon country Club
Phuket Country Club
Laguna Golf Club
Tai Muang Golf Course
Golf Courses in the Visayas:
Iloilo Golf and Country Club
Iloilo City, Panay, Philippines
formerly Sta. Barbara Golf Course, the first golf course in the Philippines
Cebu International Golf and Resort
Address: Barangay Lambug, Badian, Cebu, Philippines
Par 72
Tel. No: +63.32.345.3339
Semi-private.
Cebu Country Club
Private club
Address: Gov. M Cuenco, Banilad, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Tel. No.: +63.32.231.0345
Email: cebucountryclub@yahoo.com
Alta Vista Golf and Country Club
Private club
Address: Aznar Road, Pardo Hills, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Tel. No.: +63.32.272.7971 (to 75)
Par 72
Verdemar Golf & Dive Resort, Bogo, Cebu
Address: 203 GCA Bldg., 13 Banilad Rd, Banilad, San Remigio, Cebu, Philippines
Telephone: +63.32.344.6181
Email Address: info@verdemar-golf.com
Web Site: http://www.verdemar-golf.com
Par 71
Mercedes Plantation Golf Club
Bogo, Cebu
Mactan Island Golf Club
Dumaguete Golf and Country Club
Address: Sibulan, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Semi-Private
Fairways and Bluewater Resort Golf and Country Club
Newcoast, Boracay, Malay, Aklan
Tel. No.: +63.36.288.5437
Designer: Graham V. Marsh
Par 72 World-Class Golf Course
Semi-private.
Bacolod Golf and Country Club, Inc.
Address: Hacienda Binitin, Murcia, Murcia, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Email: bacgolf@bacolod.worldtelphil.com
Private
Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club
Bata Subdivision, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Golf Courses in Mindanao:
Del Monte Golf Club
Cawayanon, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, Bukidnon, Philippines
par 72
Pueblo de Oro Golf & Country Club
Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
Lanang Country Club
Km. 6, Lanang, Davao City, Davao Del Sur, Philippines
Apo Golf and Country Club
Bago, Davao City, Davao Del Sur, Philippines
Par: 72
Zamboanga Golf and Country Club
Upper Calarian, Zamboanga City.
(near Arcillas Beach Resort and Vista del Mar Beach Resort)
Tel. Nos.: 991.1796; 991.3817.
Fax No.: 991.1796
Rancho Palos Verdes
Davao
Driving Ranges:
South Point Driving Range
Address: Parkway cor Spectrum Midway, Alabang
Phone: + 63 2 850 5952
Directions: Neighboring Festival Mall and The Palms Country Club
Golf Associations and Federations:
National Golf Association of the Philippines
Rm. 209, 2F, PSC Administration Bldg.,
Rizal Memorial Sports Complex,
Pablo Ocampo Sr. St. (Vito Cruz near Taft Avenue)
Malate, Manila, Philippines 1004
Tel. Nos.: +63.2.525.6987; +63.2.524.5160
Federation of Golf Clubs of the Philippines
4/F Makati Golf Club,
7232 Malugay St., Brgy. Bel-Air, Makati City, Philippines
Tel. Nos.: +63.2.840.3951
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SpiderMan: Death of a Fighting Spider
02 December 2007
Playing with spiders is a popular past time and hobby of many kids particularly in the provinces where many species of "toy" arachnids can be caught in homes, fields and mountains. Some people even make a living selling fighting exotic spiders to children near churches and public squares and making spider fighting a part of Philippine culture similar to the grown-up's addiction to sabong (cockfighting).
Tutubi, in his childhood at one time, got hooked on it but mostly with spiders caught at home, used a stick from a walis tingting (broom made from sticks of coconut leaves), pitted two spiders on a death match.
He espied a spiderman doing the same thing somewhere, and using using his Canon 50mm lens, took pictures of the eight-legged creature on stick with the other spider already dead and "mummified" with spiderweb.
meet Spiderman, locally known as gagamboy, playing with common Philippine spiders
spider wrestling over: gagamboy's printed shirt provided the colorful backdrop to the spider picture added with a nice bokeh courtesy of the canon prime lens
As close as Tutubi can get to the spider limited by the lens' minimum focusing distance and away from the danger the spider poses to the dragonfly
Note: Tutubi does not advocate nor promote catching spiders particularly the rare species, knowing the importance of spiders to ecology as well as the danger of the depletion of spider population in the Philippines can lead to to an increase in number of mosquitoes and other natural preys of spiders. Philippine spiders are mostly small, non-dangerous ones unlike the popular and venomous tarantulas and poisonous black widows usually seen in horror movies. Tarantulas can be bought in several exotic pet shops in Metro Manila.
Tags: Spider Wrestling, Spider+Fight, arañas, 蜘蛛, Spinnen, 거미, araignée, くも
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Tutubi, in his childhood at one time, got hooked on it but mostly with spiders caught at home, used a stick from a walis tingting (broom made from sticks of coconut leaves), pitted two spiders on a death match.
He espied a spiderman doing the same thing somewhere, and using using his Canon 50mm lens, took pictures of the eight-legged creature on stick with the other spider already dead and "mummified" with spiderweb.
meet Spiderman, locally known as gagamboy, playing with common Philippine spiders
spider wrestling over: gagamboy's printed shirt provided the colorful backdrop to the spider picture added with a nice bokeh courtesy of the canon prime lens
As close as Tutubi can get to the spider limited by the lens' minimum focusing distance and away from the danger the spider poses to the dragonflyNote: Tutubi does not advocate nor promote catching spiders particularly the rare species, knowing the importance of spiders to ecology as well as the danger of the depletion of spider population in the Philippines can lead to to an increase in number of mosquitoes and other natural preys of spiders. Philippine spiders are mostly small, non-dangerous ones unlike the popular and venomous tarantulas and poisonous black widows usually seen in horror movies. Tarantulas can be bought in several exotic pet shops in Metro Manila.
Tags: Spider Wrestling, Spider+Fight, arañas, 蜘蛛, Spinnen, 거미, araignée, くも
Labels: Fauna, Flora and Fauna, Philippine Games, Spiders
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