The Bicol region is one of the fastest growing regions of the Philippines and one of the country’s hottest tourist spots. With destinations like Mount Mayon, the Caramoan Islands, and Whale Shark Diving in Donsol,...
Yesterday, the Los Angeles Times published an article titled “Trouble in party paradise: Boracay Island in Philippines“. Read it here We do not copy the article but publish one reader’s post: It sounds like...
Starting June 1, there will be one less excuse for “Filipino time” – which is synonymous with always being late – as public clocks must be set to Philippine Standard Time following a new...
Supermarket chain Puregold Price Club Inc. has teamed up with Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. to launch a credit card which will be available for sari-sari store owners. A sari-sari store is a convenience store found in the Philippines....
The Cebu Pacific Air flights from Cebu to Camiguin are a great success. Cebu Pacific Air started this flights on April 15, 2013. See also here The 3 weekly flights are always fully booked. This...
Northern Panay is being upgraded. Northern Panay? Panay is the island from where you get to Boracay – there is no other way. Whether you land in Kalibo or Caticlan, you pass through Northern...
Saturday morning I went to Balbagon port in Camiguin to fetch friends. There I saw an astonishing kind of bus: The Justice on Wheels is an access to justice programme which was commenced in...
After the ridiculous air-condition problem in NAIA-3, we reported some days ago, Manila’s airport makes people laugh again. The newest staff to be hired will be goats! Photo courtesy of www.grit.com Goats to replace mowers...
NAIA is the best symbol of what is incorrigibly wrong about our country. NAIA stands for something no self respecting Filipino can be proud of. Mention NAIA and our heads bow in shame and...
No, I am not writing about the elections in the Philippines. They are not interesting because the results had already been known before the elections. That’s the Philippines – hmm, not much fun. Actors...
The next 5 days parts of the Philippines will be dry. From Thursday, May 9, until Monday, May 13, residents of Metro Manila are prohibited from selling, buying or consuming, particularly in public places,...
They are beautiful, they are intelligent, they are entrepreneurs – and they are blondes. I met Simone in Boracay. She created the Funboard Center on Bulabog Beach. Simone does surfing and interior design. I winter...
While CAAP is still struggling to bring the Philippines’ airspace out of Cat.2 and black-lists, a new airline announces its launch – “Fil-Asian Airways”. Well, it’s not really a new airline but a re-branded...
Our eastern neighbors in Palau, got a little problem. Palau Airways – P7, and its sister carrier, TonléSap Airlines – K9, have both suspended their flights effective immediately. It is understood that both airlines have temporarily ceased operations for the...
It’s the peak season for butanding, local name for the whale shark, in Donsol in the province of Sorsogon. But no whale sharks can be seem. Photo courtesy of www.byaherosnapshots.com A butanding interaction officer (BIO),...
Today I want to share with you an article written by Boo Chanco in the Philstar Business. The article starts as this: I don’t know how P-Noy feels about the attitude of DOTC officials regarding the...
Next Monday, April 22, 2013, the government will publish the bid documents worth PHP 434.5 million of contracts for upgrading night landing operations in 8 airports across the country. The introduction of the bid document reads: “The...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warns of eating of shellfish caught in Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur province, Murcielagos Bay in the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental, and...
We informed you already yesterday that there is an information problem about the moving of Cagayan de Oro airport from Lumbia to Laguindingan. The order, published in the Official Gazette of Malacanang Palace reads:...
If you live in Mindanao you have to drive your business on steam machines these days. During 5 to 8 hours every day electricity is not available. The Mindanao power grid has an average...
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