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12th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

The Hot air balloons are back!
The annual Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (PIHABF) is the country’s biggest aviation sports event today. Hot air balloon and airplane pilots from all over the world fly into the Philippines to join their local counterparts in this breathtaking event. In addition to daily flights of the hot [...]

Popularity: 21% [?]

Ligligan Parul 2007

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

The City if San Fernando in the province of Pampanga will once again shine in its brightest as it holds the annual Ligligan Parul or the Giant Lantern Festival. The highlights of the event will be held at the SM San Fernando Ampitheater at around 7PM. Be there early as large crowds are expected to [...]

Popularity: 12% [?]

Nayong Filipino at Clark Field, Pampanga

Monday, September 10th, 2007

What should have been a boring visit to Clark Field Pampanga, turned into an educational tour of the Nayong Filipino in Clark.

Popularity: 16% [?]

Popularity: 16% [?]

Shroud of Turin Exhibit Opens in SM Pampanga

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

San Fernando, Pampanga is set to be the first of four Philippine cities to host the upcoming Shroud of Turin exhibit. After enlightening New Zealand, Shroud Exhibits International, Inc. presents the Philippine Exhibition of The Mystery of the Shroud of Turin, opening on July 20 at SM Pampanga.
Revered for hundreds of years as the burial [...]

Popularity: 9% [?]

Viajeng Cucina Matua

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Youth Tourism Response - Philippines (YTRiP), with the help of Alquimista, Inc. and the Sleepy Traveler is organizing a food trip to Pampanga this July.
Dubbed Viajeng Cucina Matua (The Old Kitchen Tour), the food trip is slated this July 22, 2007.
The Kapampangan cuisine is highly regarded as one of the most delicious in [...]

Popularity: 11% [?]

Pinoy Travel Blog Live in the Balloon Fiesta!

Friday, January 26th, 2007

Our Awesome Planet and Pinoy Travel Blog presents OAP and PTB Live in the 11th Intl Phil. Balloon Fiesta in Clark Field Pampanga!
Just join us if you want to witness these Awesome Balloons and have fun with photo hobbyists. Here are the details:

Popularity: 7% [?]

Popularity: 7% [?]

11th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, Pampanga

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

From February 8 till February 11, 2007 the 11th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon will be held at Omni Aviation Complex in Clark. This festival features much more than just hot-air balloons and represents just about every imaginable form of flying activity.

Amongst the many attractions, visitors can enjoy hot-air balloon rides, aircraft displays, sky diving [...]

Popularity: 17% [?]

Pampanga’s pride

Thursday, January 4th, 2007

Pampanga’s pride is indeed its heritage and cuisine. Here are some of the places you might want to try out while you are there:
In Everybody’s Cafe, Kapampangan food is available everyday in their turo-turo style display. Try out the pako salad, calderetang baka, morcon, chicharon bulaklak, tortang bangus, inihaw na hito or bulalo soup. For [...]

Popularity: 10% [?]

“Eat and be merry…” in Clark, Angeles, Pampanga

Monday, August 21st, 2006

“Eat and be merry, for tomorrow you will…”
One drizzly Sunday, 5 friends and I drove to Clark in Angeles, Pampanga. We had lunch at the Canteen of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Post 2495 (otherwise known as VFW Canteen). I ordered their famous Eggs Benedict. It came in [...]

Popularity: 9% [?]

Crucifixions and Flagellations, San Pedro Cutud, Pampanga.

Monday, April 3rd, 2006

The Cutud Lenten Rites are world-famous for the re-enactment of the Christ’s Passion and Death culminating with the actual nailing of people on a wooden cross. The Catholic Church dos not approve the crucifixions.

Popularity: 19% [?]

Popularity: 19% [?]