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Archive for March, 2006

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Aliwan Fiesta Contingents

Friday, March 31st, 2006

First of a series.
Introducing the group Lumad Basakanon of Cebu City’s famed Sinulog Festival

Popularity: 15% [?]

Popularity: 15% [?]

Tiendesitas, Ortigas, Pasig City

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Tiendesitas in Pasig City is a nice shopping destination. It sits on a 30,00O square meter area and houses twelve pavillons which are of Maranao-inspired architecture.

Popularity: 11% [?]

Popularity: 11% [?]

Air Philippines P1 Fare Promo

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Looks like the domestic air carrier battle is on!
Air Philippines is having its own “P1++”  air fare promo for domestic flights.  The P1 fare promo applies to any Air Philippines domestic route exclusive of applicable taxes. Reservation and ticketing should be done from the period April 1-15, 2006 only. Travel period is from June 16 [...]

Popularity: 16% [?]

Cebu Pacific 1 Peso Fare Promo

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Piso lang!
After the success of Cebu Pacific’s Php10 fare, an even cheaper/lower fare of Php1.00 is up!
About 50,000 seats will be made available for Php1 only for all domestic destination. Selling period is from March 29 to April 2, 2006 only, for travels scheduled from June 20 to October 18, 2006.
Just book and print your [...]

Popularity: 58% [?]

La Loma Lechon, Quezon City.

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

The most famous and popular dish of the Philippines is probably the lechon, which is prepared for fiestas, family celebrations (like parties and marriages) and also a favourite dish during Christmas time.

Popularity: 27% [?]

Popularity: 27% [?]

Bluewave Mall along Macapagal Highway

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

The Blue Wave Mall along Macapagal Highway in Pasay City brims will people all week long. The place is almost always full with people hanging around, eating at the various restos, drinking coffee or watching a band.

Popularity: 9% [?]

Popularity: 9% [?]

P400M for Mactan Airport

Monday, March 27th, 2006

In preparation for the upcoming ASEAN Summit in December, Mactan Airport will be spruced up with bigger VIP lounges and widening of parking spaces for jets of heads of state.  According to the news, to accomodate two 747 Boeing jets Japan will be using, two hectares will be added to the airport runway. The total [...]

Popularity: 4% [?]

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Bonifacio Global City.

Monday, March 27th, 2006

The hillside cemetery contains 17,000 white marble crosses remembering the military who died in World War II in the Pacific region (mainly in New Guinea and the Philippines).

Popularity: 6% [?]

Popularity: 6% [?]

Aliwan Fiesta 2006

Monday, March 27th, 2006

The country’s grandest festival showdown is set to take center stage next month along Roxas Boulevard, in the Grand Old City of Manila.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Popularity: 7% [?]

Flying with PAL’s Airbus A320

Sunday, March 26th, 2006

Haven’t flown for quite a while now. Much of my recent travels involved land trips because I feel that I could get much more out of it. While taking an airplane is definitely more convenient, I get to take a lot of pictures of people and places along the way when on the road.

Popularity: 7% [...]

Popularity: 7% [?]